Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-69 |
Corporate Name: | J. H. and J. W. Sewell |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | J. H. and J. W. Sewell |
Location: | Precinct 7, 1880 U.S. Census, post office at Linden |
County: | Cass |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1879 |
End Year: | 1880 |
Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
Town: | Precinct 7, post office at Linden |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Steam
Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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Maximum Capacity: | |
Capacity Comments: | 300,000 board feet during reporting period |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Circular sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | The Sewell sawmill operated for ten months at three-quarters time during the census year ending May 31, 1880. It was valued at $2,000 and the Sewell's paid $1.00 per day for eleven-hour shifts to three men normally and six men at peak production and logging. The Sewells paid out a total of $600 in wages. The mill produced three hundred thousand board feet valued at $2,800 from $1,600 in sawlogs and supplies. |
Research Date: | JKG 12-29-93, MCJ 04-03-96 |
Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |