Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: TI-21
Corporate Name: John Allen Sawmill
Local Name:
Owner Name: John Allen
Location: Unknown
County: Titus
Years in Operation: 2 years
Start Year: 1869
End Year: 1870
Decades: 1860-1869,1870-1879
Period of Operation: 1869 to 1870
Town: Unknown
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Hardwood lumber
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: 24-horsepower port. steam engine
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: 164,000 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
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: The John Allen Sawmill, according to the 1870 Census, produced lumber with a capital investment of $8,000. He paid five men in two months of operation a total wage of $500. Raw materials included $2,000 in logs, and the sawmill manufactured 164,000 feet of lumber worth $3,280.
Research Date: MCJ 04-20-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson