Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

RR-1

Corporate Name:

A. J. Dimwiddy

Local Name:

Owner Name:

A. J. Dimwiddy

Location:

In 1880, at Precinct 5

County:

Red River

Years in Operation:

2 years

Start Year:

1879

End Year:

1880

Decades:

1870-1879,1880-1889

Period of Operation:

1879 to 1880

Town:

Precinct 5

Company Town:

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

Power Source:

30-horsepower steam engine

Horse	Mule	Oxen	Water
Water Overshot	Water Turbine	Diesel	Unknown
Pit	Steam	Steam Circular	Steam Band
Gas	Electricity	Other

Maximum Capacity:

Capacity Comments:

250,000 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

Equipment:

Circular sawmill

Company Tram:

Associated Railroads:

Unknown

Historicial Development:

A. J. Dimwiddy operated a steam-powered sawmill, worth $3,000, in Red River County ,during 1879 to 1880, according to the Census. The firm employed six men at peak production and four normally. The men earned $1.00 to $2.00 daily, working ten-hour shifts during the winter and twelve-hours shifts during the summer. The firm paid out $500 total in wages. In four months, the sawmill manufactured from $1,375 of supplies and sawlogs a total of 250,000 feet of lumber, valued at $2,500.

Research Date:

MCJ 04-05-96

Prepared By:

M. Johnson