Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	UP-135
Corporate Name:	W. & H. Wilkins Lumber Mill & Cotton Gin
Local Name:
Owner Name:	W. & H. Wilkins Lumber Mill & Cotton Gin
Location:	Unknown
County:	Upshur
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 cotton Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	50-horsepower steam engine Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	932,000 feet of pine, sweetgum, and walnut 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:	Sawmill and cotton gin
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	The Wilkins Lumber Mill & Cotton Gin firm with its sawmill and cotton gin operation was d a capital investment of $5,300, according to the Census of 1870. Raw materials included $4,000 worth of pine logs at $2,000, thirty sweetgum logs worth $15, fifty walnut logs at $75, and 21,600 pounds of raw cotton worth $844. Eight men were employed in the sawmill for twelve months at a total wage of $3,500, and two men at the gin for two months at a total wage of $83. The operation manufactured 900,000 feet of pine lumber valued at $9,000; 12,000 feet of sweetgum lumber valued at $240; 20,000 feet of walnut lumber valued at $600; and ginned 7,200 pounds of cotton valued at $1,269.
Research Date:	MCJ 05-03-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson