Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	OR-40
Corporate Name:	R. A. Neyland and Company
Local Name:
Owner Name:	R. A. Neyland
Location:	Orange
County:	Orange
Years in Operation:	4 years
Start Year:	1857
End Year:	1860
Decades:	1850-1859,1860-1869
Period of Operation:	1857 to 1860
Town:	Orange
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Some rough lumber but primarily shingles Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	Steam Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	3,000 to 4,000 shingles daily
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Shingle shaver
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	None
Historicial Development:	According to the 1860 Census, R. A. Neyland's operated a Steam Shingle Mill at Orange, Texas. It had a capitalization of $4,000. Neyland paid total monthly wages of $180 for his crew. From raw material worth $1,000 for 1,000 cypress logs, the mill manufactured shingles worth $11,522. W. T. Block wrote in Cotton Bales, Keelboats and Sternwheelers: A History of the Sabine River and Trinity River Cotton Trades, 1837-1900 that by 1853 sawmill operations near Orange included those of John Merriman, R. A. Neyland, R. H. Jackson, Brosser Wood and Co., and the Empire Mills.
Research Date:	MCJ 03-24-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson