Alpha-Numeric Key: | WD-47 |
Corporate Name: | M. Morris |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | M. Morris |
Location: | Precinct No. 2 and 3, Census, 1870, Wood County |
County: | Wood |
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 grain
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 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: | 104,000 feet 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 and grist mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | In 1870, the capital investment of M. Morris, according to that year's Census Products of Industry Schedule, was d to be $1,000. In two months of operations, three men were employed at a total wage of $300. The sawmill manufactured 104,000 feet of lumber valued at $2,080 The grist mill produced cornmeal (2,000 bushels at $2,000) for a value of $3,500. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96
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Prepared By: | M. Johnson |