| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-100 |
| Corporate Name: | M. E. Boyle |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | M. E. Boyle |
| Location: | Precinct 7, 1880 U.S. Census. Post office at Linden |
| County: | Cass |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
| Town: | Precinct 7, post office at Linden |
| 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: | Steam
| 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: | 12000: 1880 |
| Capacity Comments: | 3,000,000 board feet produced during reporting period. |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Three circular sawmills |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The M. E. Boyle sawmill operated the entire year during the census year ending May 31, 1880. It was valued at $9,000. Boyle paid from $1.25 to $2.50 per day in wages to fifteen men normally and twenty-five at peak production and logging. He paid out $6,000 total in wages. The work day was ten to eleven hours depending on the season. Boyle did his own logging. From $16,000 in sawlogs and supplies, the sawmill produced three million board feet valued at $24,000.
The sawmill was the largest in Cass County at the time and one of the larger ones in Texas. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-29-93, MCJ 4-04-96 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |