Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-132 |
Corporate Name: | Samuel (?) |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Spelling is illegible in the manuscript |
Location: | Beat No. 9, U. S. Census, 1860 |
County: | Panola |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1859 |
End Year: | 1860 |
Decades: | 1850-1859,1860-1869 |
Period of Operation: | 1859 to 1860 |
Town: | Beat No. 9, U. S. Census 1860 |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber and grain
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: | 400,00 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the Census |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Saw and grist mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | These steam mills had a capital investment of $1,000 in the saw mill and $1,500 in the grist mill with raw materials of $500 in timber and $1,400 in corn. The employer hired two men to whom he paid a total monthly wage of $40. The saw mill manufactured 400,000 feet of lumber valued at $4,000, and the grist mill produced 2,500 bushels of cornmeal valued at $3,000. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-08-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |