Alpha-Numeric Key: | TY-50 |
Corporate Name: | R. J. Hart |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | R. J. Hart |
Location: | Unknown |
County: | Tyler |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1869 |
End Year: | 1870 |
Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1870 |
Town: | Unknown |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber 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: | 20-horsepower water wheel
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: | 100,000 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: | A mill with one saw, grist mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | According to the 1870 census records, Hart's water-powered saw and grist mill valued at a $3,000 capital investment manufactured 100,000 feet of lumber worth $1,500 and ground $3,300 of cornmeal. He paid three men $1,000 in twelve months. Raw materials included 3,000 bushels of corn valued at $3,000 and 500 logs valued at $200. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-21-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |