| Alpha-Numeric Key: | RU-25 |
| Corporate Name: | Caleb G. (Cole) Garrison |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Caleb G. (Cole) Garrison |
| Location: | In 1870, post office Henderson. |
| County: | Rusk |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1869 |
| End Year: | 1870 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1870 |
| Town: | P.O. Henderson |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Cornmeal and lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| 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 |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | 200,000 feet of lumber and 2,000 bushels of cornmeal 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: | Circular sawmill and grist mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Railway and express at Henderson in 1870 |
| Historicial Development: | Cole Garrison was enumerated as having a sawmill and grist mill in Precinct 4, Rusk County, in 1870. The mills were worth, respectively, $1,500 each. The sawmill, from $3,000 in raw materials, milled 200,000 feet of lumber worth $4,000, and the grist mill, from $1,500 worth of 2,000 corn bushels, ground $1,800 worth of meal. Three men were paid a total wage of $600 for eight months fulltime work. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |