Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	HO-35
Corporate Name:	Enoch Broxson
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Enoch Broxson
Location:	Enumeration District 23
County:	Houston
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1879
End Year:	1880
Decades:	1870-1879,1880-1889
Period of Operation:	1879 to 1880
Town:	Enumeration District 23
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
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
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
Equipment:	Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	Enoch Broxson operated a sawmill in Houston County during the enumeration period of the Census of 1880. The mill was capitalized at $1,000. Work required five male employees, two of whom were children under the age of sixteen. Broxson paid his workers seventy-five cents per each ten-hour day, spending $200 total in wages during the four months of mill operations. The power plant consisted of a 20-horsepower steam engine with a boiler. Cutting equipment included a circular saw. From raw materials and mill supplies worth $700, Payne's mill produced 100,000 feet of lumber for a gross value of $1,200. The mill did no remanufacturing. Broxson did his own logging near the mill. Aldrich noted that Broxson served as the county surveyor in 1892.
Research Date:	MCJ 02-20-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson