Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-164 |
Corporate Name: | Riley & Smith |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Riley & Smith |
Location: | Unknown |
County: | San Augustine |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1879 |
End Year: | 1880 |
Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
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: | 16-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: | 167,000 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 |
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Equipment: | Circular sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | The 1880 Special Schedules of Manufactures, Schedules 5 and 6, list Riley & Smith as operating a sawmill industry with a capitalization of $1000. Operating on a ten-hour daily summer and an eight-hour daily winter schedule, the five employees were paid at the rate of $1.00 a day for a skilled mechanic and $.75 a day for unskilled labor. The annual wages paid totaled $200 for three operational months. Raw materials were valued at $835 for logs and $100 for mill supplies. The mill produced 167,000 feet of lumber for a total value of $1,670. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |