| Alpha-Numeric Key: | GR-35 |
| Corporate Name: | Post & Terrell. Wiley Post. Port & Terrell. |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Post & Terrell |
| Location: | Precinct 1, with offices at Montgomery in 1884 |
| County: | Grimes |
| Years in Operation: | 26 years |
| Start Year: | 1859 |
| End Year: | 1884 |
| Decades: | 1850-1859,1860-1869,1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1859 to 1884 |
| Town: | Precinct 1 |
| 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: | 1860: 20-horsepower. 1870: 45-horsepower. 1880: Two engines totaling 50-horsepower.
| 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: | 6000: 1880 |
| Capacity Comments: | 1860: 960,000 board feet
1870: 500,000 board feet
1880: 1,500,000 board feet |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Double circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Railway and express |
| Historicial Development: | The Post [Port & Terrell] sawmill can be traced from the census of 1860 to a railroad directory of 1884. It used a 20-horsepower steam engine enumerated in the census of 1860. It had a capital investment of $6,000. With $4,000 of raw materials, the plant cut 960,000 in board feet during the period of enumeration to a gross value of $14,400. Ten men were employed at an average monthly salary of $15 each.
The outfit, valued at $3,000, was enumerated in the census of 1870 under the name of Wiley Post. The engine had been increased to 45-horsepower and cut 500,000 feet of lumber worth $7,500 from $1,500 in raw materials. Ten employees were paid a total of $3,000 in ten months.
This sawmill was listed at Montgomery in an 1884 railroad directory. The census of 1880 notes that the mill was, in fact, located in Precinct 1 of Grimes County. It was d to be a value of $6,000, employing fifteen to twenty men. They received daily wages of $1.00 to $3.00 and were paid a combined wage of $3,000. The mill operated at three-quarters time for twelve months during the reporting period. From raw materials valued at $9,300, the mill cut 1,500,000 board feet of lumber valued at $16,000. The company did its own logging in Grimes County.
It is not known if Post maintained a commissary or other company-provided services for its employees. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |