| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-50 |
| Corporate Name: | Joshua McEhelung (?) |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Joshua McEhelung (?) |
| Location: | Mt. Carmel Beat, U. S. Census, 1860 |
| County: | Smith |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1859 |
| End Year: | 1860 |
| Decades: | 1850-1859,1860-1869 |
| Period of Operation: | 1859 to 1860 |
| Town: | Mt. Carmel Beat, U. S. Census, 1860 |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Finished furniture
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
 Other |
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| Power Source: | Animals: horses
| 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: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Furniture factory |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Joshua McEhelung operation (worth a capital investment of $300) as recorded in the 1860 Census is a cabinet shop, not a saw mill. It is included because it demonstrates a certain level of diversification and sophistication in the Texas lumber wood-fiber industry prior to the Civil War. The shop kept two employees busy at an average monthly wage of $25 each. With raw materials including 5,000 feet of pine ($100) and 4,000 feet of ash and oak and etc ($100), the shop produced thirty bedsteads worth a total value of $300, five bureaus worth $120, four sofas worth $100, and eighty chairs worth $100. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-16-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |