| Alpha-Numeric Key: | TI-15 |
| Corporate Name: | Hays & Bivion |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Hays & Bivion |
| Location: | Precinct 2 |
| County: | Titus |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
| Town: | Precinct 2 |
| 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: | 25-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 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Hays & Bivion were listed in the 1880 Census in Precinct 2 as owing and operating a steam-powered, circular sawmill worth $2,500. They employed ten men at peak production and six normally. The workers were paid $.80 to $1.00 daily for ten-hour shifts; the firm paid out a total wage of $360. In three fulltime months, the sawmill, from $1,100 in supplies and sawlogs, milled 200,000 feet of lumber worth $2,000.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 04-20-96
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| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |