| Alpha-Numeric Key: | GR-18 |
| Corporate Name: | ILLEGIBLE |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | ILLEGIBLE |
| Location: | Plantersville Precinct |
| County: | Grimes |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
| Town: | Plantersville Precinct |
| 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: | 45-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: | 10000: 1880 |
| Capacity Comments: | Two million board feet produced 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 |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | The Schedules of Manufactures from the 1880 Census reveal that Plantersville Precinct had a sawmill that produced two million board feet of lumber in the reporting period. The ownership is uncertain because of the illegibility of the names on the manuscript. The mill was powered by a steam boiler and engine, generating forty-five horsepower. The mill force included fifteen to twenty-five men who earned between $1.25 to $3.00 per each ten-hour day and were paid a combine wage of $4,000. Two million board feet were produced from $12,500 worth of raw materials and was valued at $21,500. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |