Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: RU-73
Corporate Name: M. K. Stroud
Local Name:
Owner Name: M. K. Stroud
Location: In 1870, Precinct 4 with post office at 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: In 1870, post office at Henderson
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: In 1870, lumber and cornmeal
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Steam
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: In 1870, milled 100,000 board feet and ground $900 worth 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
Equipment: In 1870, sawmill and grist mill with a saw and a stone.
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: The M. K. Stroud sawmill and grist mill was enumerated in the 1870 Census at Precinct 3, Rusk County. It was a combination mill, producing 100,000 board feet of lumber worth $2,000 and cornmeal valued at $790. Each mill was d to be a capital value of $3,500 and $1,500, respectively. The mill operated eight months of the reporting period and employed four men, who received a combined total wage of $800.
Research Date: MCJ 02-12-96
Prepared By: M Johnson