Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

WD-63

Corporate Name:

R. Marshall Kay & Co.

Local Name:

Owner Name:

R. Marshall Kay & Co. Kay & Kay.

Location:

Northwest several miles of Hawkins

County:

Wood

Years in Operation:

11 years

Start Year:

1868

End Year:

1878

Decades:

1860-1869,1870-1879

Period of Operation:

1868 to 1878

Town:

Hawkins

Company Town:

Peak Town Size:

Unknown

Mill Pond:

Type of Mill:

Lumber

Sawmill	Pine Sawmill	Hardwood Sawmill	Cypress Sawmill
Planer	Planer Only	Shingle	Paper
Plywood	Cotton	Grist	Unknown
Other

Power Source:

Probably steam

Horse	Mule	Oxen	Water
Water Overshot	Water Turbine	Diesel	Unknown
Pit	Steam	Steam Circular	Steam Band
Gas	Electricity	Other

Maximum Capacity:

Capacity Comments:

Unknown

Produced:

Rough Lumber	Planed Lumber	Crossties	Timbers
Lathe	Ceiling	Unknown	Beading
Flooring	Paper	Plywood	Particle Board
Treated	Other

Equipment:

Sawmill

Company Tram:

Associated Railroads:

Texas & Pacific

Historicial Development:

Timothy K. Perttula et al. noted that the Kay & Kay sawmill was located several miles northwest of present-day Hawkins. Kay & Kay were succeeded by R. Marshall Kay & Co in 1870. n 1870, the capital investment of the Kay & Co. sawmill, according to that year's Census Products of Industry Schedule, was d to be $7,000. In ten months of operations, ten men were employed at a total wage of $3,600. Six men worked at the grist mill for six months. The sawmill manufactured 1,000,000 feet of lumber valued at $20,000. The grist mill produced cornmeal valued at $1,300.

Research Date:

MCJ 04-22-96

Prepared By:

M. Johnson