Alpha-Numeric Key: | RR-76 |
Corporate Name: | Montgomery Wilkinson & Co. |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Montgomery Wilkinson & Co. |
Location: | Unknown |
County: | Red River |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1849 |
End Year: | 1850 |
Decades: | 1840-1849,1850-1859 |
Period of Operation: | 1849 to 1850 |
Town: | Unknown |
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: | 5000: 1850 |
Capacity Comments: | 1,000,000 feet during the reporting period of the Census of 1850 |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | The Montgomery Wilkinson & Co. mill in 1850 was one of the biggest in the state of Texas. Valued at $23,000, it cut one million feet of lumber valued at $15,000. Eighteen men, averaging $12 each monthly, and two women, averaging $8 each monthly, worked at the mill. Raw materials included 100,000 logs at $2,700.
The mill is not listed in the Census of 1860. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-05-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |