| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WD-50 |
| Corporate Name: | Miles Morris |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Miles Morris |
| Location: | 1880: Precinct 4; 1870: Precinct No. 4; 1860: P. O., Quitman |
| County: | Wood |
| Years in Operation: | 22 years |
| Start Year: | 1859 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1850-1859,1860-1869,1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1859 to 1880 |
| Town: | Unknown |
| 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: | 24-horsepower steam engine in 1860 and a 20-horsepower engine in 1870 and 1880.
| 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: | 1860: 750,000 feet. 1870: 104,000 feet of lumber and 2,000 bushels of cornmeal. 1880: 700,000 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: | In 1860, a sawmill. In 1870, a sawmill and grist mill. In 1880, a circular and muley sawmill. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The sawmill of Miles Morris in Wood County is one of very few in East Texas history to survive from before the Civil War and continue manufacturing lumber continually for parts of four decades.
This sawmill operation, according to the 1860 Census Products of Industry Schedule, was d to be a capital investment of $19,150, with $2,500 invested in 5,000 sawlogs. Nine men were employed at a total monthly wage of $225. The sawmill manufactured 750,000 feet of pine lumber valued at $7,500.
In 1870, the capital investment, according to that year's Census Products of Industry Schedule, was d to be $1,000, with $234 invested in mill supplies and 2,000 bushels of all grains. In two months of operations, three men were employed at a total wage of $300. The sawmill manufactured 104,000 feet of lumber valued at $2,080. The grist mill produced cornmeal valued at $3,500.
In 1880, the capital investment was $3,500. Twelve men worked at peak production and eight normally. They received $1.00 for unskilled labor, working eleven-hour shifts in the summer and nine-hour shifts in the winter. Morris paid a total of $1,400 in wages. From $3,850 in supplies and sawlogs, the sawmill manufactured 700,000 feet of lumber worth $7,000. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96
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| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |