Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: TI-26
Corporate Name: Rice & Roberts (?)
Local Name:
Owner Name: Rice & Roberts (?)
Location: Subdivision 27, U. S. Census, 1860
County: Titus
Years in Operation: 2 years
Start Year: 1859
End Year: 1860
Decades: 1850-1859,1860-1869
Period of Operation: 1859 to 1860
Town: Subdivision 27, U. S. Census, 1860
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Lumber, cornmeal, wheat
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: 750,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the 1860 Census
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill and grist mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: None
Historicial Development: Rice and Roberts, according to the 1860 Census, operated a multi-mill combination producing lumber, meal, and flour, with capital investments of $1,000 invested in the sawmill and $1,000 in the grist mill. They paid six men and one woman total monthly wages of $120 and $12 in lumber operations, and two men $40 monthly at the grist mill. Raw materials included $5,000 in trees, $5,000 in corn, and $200 in wheat. The mills manufactured 750,000 feet of lumber worth $13,900, 7,800 bushels of meal worth $7,800, and 40 bushels of flour worth $320.
Research Date: MCJ 04-20-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson