Alpha-Numeric Key: | RU-89 |
Corporate Name: | Utzman |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Utzman |
Location: | Post office: Mt. Enterprise |
County: | Rusk |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1859 |
End Year: | 1860 |
Decades: | 1850-1859,1860-1869 |
Period of Operation: | 1859 to 1860 |
Town: | Post office at Mt. Enterprise |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber, sheathing, and cornmeal
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: | 800,000 feet of lumber and 100,000 feet of sheathing 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 mills |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | The Utzman sawmill ran on a steam engine and was d a capital value in the 1860 Census of $5,000. Eight men in the mills were paid a total monthly wage of $212. The value of production 800,000 feet of lumber and 100,000 feet of sheathing was $8,500. The value of the cornmeal was $10,000. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-12-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |