| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-39 |
| Corporate Name: | Jacob Croft |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Jacob Croft. Croft & James. |
| Location: | Spring Creek, about a mile north of Houston |
| County: | Harris |
| Years in Operation: | 11 years |
| Start Year: | 1840 |
| End Year: | 1850 |
| Decades: | 1840-1849,1850-1859 |
| Period of Operation: | Spring Creek, about a mile north of Houston |
| 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: | Hotchkiss 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: | 600,000 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: | Sawmill and grist mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | The Houston Morning Star reported in 1840 that “Messers Croft & James have erected a water-powered saw and grist mill on Spring Creek, Harris County.” The Democratic Telegraph & Texas Register in 1848 noted that Croft was located a mile above Houston and that the mill employed a Hotchkiss water wheel. According to census records for the year ending June 1, 1850, Jacob Croft's water-powered sawmill and grist mill produced 600,000 feet of lumber and 1,200 bushels of corn meal during the census year. Raw materials included 600 logs at $1,800 and 1,000 bushels of corn at $1,000. Croft employed four men, each averaging $25 monthly, during that time, and d the mill's value at $3000. The d value of the lumber produced was $9000, and the d value of the meal was $1500.
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| Research Date: | JKG 10-13-93, MCJ 05-09-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson, J. Gerland |