| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WD-5 |
| Corporate Name: | B. Goodson |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | B. Goodson |
| Location: | Precinct No. 4, Census, 1870, Wood County |
| County: | Wood |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1869 |
| End Year: | 1870 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1870 |
| Town: | Precinct No. 4 |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber and cornmeal
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 35-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: | 1,537,000 feet feet of lumber 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: | Sawmill and grist mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | In 1870, the capital investment of the B. Goodson sawmill, according to that year's Census Products of Industry Schedule, was d to be $6,000. Ten men earned earned $4,000 in ten months. Raw materials included $5,300 worth of logs and and $1,000 in unmilled corn. The sawmill manufactured 1,537,000 feet of lumber valued at $31,000. The grist mill produced cornmeal valued at $1,700. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96
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| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |