| Alpha-Numeric Key: | RR-59 |
| Corporate Name: | John Allison Sawmill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | John Allison Sawmill |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | Red River |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1869 |
| End Year: | 1870 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1870 |
| Town: | Unknown |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| 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: | Steam
| 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: | 1,200,000 feet feet during the reporting period of the Census of 1870 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The John Allison mill, according to the Census of 1870, was valued at $4,000 and employed ten men who earned $3,000 total in ten months. Raw materials included 5,000 logs worth $5,000. It produced 1,200,000 feet of pine lumber valued at $18,000.
This may be the same John Allison who had a sawmill in Cass County enumerated in the 1880 Census. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-05-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |