Alpha-Numeric Key: | WD-84 |
Corporate Name: | Warren & Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Warren & Company |
Location: | Precinct No. 4, Census, 1880, Wood County |
County: | Wood |
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: | 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: | 238,000 feet 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: | One circular and muley saw |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | In 1880, the Warren & Company sawmill was enumerated in Precinct 4 in the Census of that year. It had a capital value of $1,500. It employed eight men at peak production and five men normally. They were paid $1.00 per day for unskilled labor, working ten-hour shifts in the summer and nine-hour shifts in the winter. Warren & Company paid $500 in total for wages. From $1,300 in supplies and sawlogs, the sawmill manufactured 238,000 feet of lumber worth $2,400. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96
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Prepared By: | M. Johnson |