| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-101 |
| Corporate Name: | Wickham & Byer |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Wickham & Byer or possibly Bynum and Wickbain |
| Location: | Precinct 4, 1880, near Queen City |
| 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 4, 1880 |
| 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: | 12-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: | 400,000 board 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: | Circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Census records reveal that the firm of Wickham & Byer ran a lumber mill in Precinct 4, Cass County, during the census year ending May 31, 1880. They had a d $1,800 invested in the steam-powered operation. Employing from six to eight men, the firm paid from $1.25 to $2.00 for a ten-hour shift; the firm paid a total wage of $800. From $2,000 in sawlogs and supplies, the sawmill cut 400,000 board feet valued at $3,600.
Wickham or Wickbain is probably the individual referred to by John D. Hanes in his unpublished work. He noted that a Mr. Wickham opened a mill near Atlanta but places the date in 1885. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-29-93, MCJ 04-02-96 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |