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H. Frank Craddock (HO-47)
| sawmill id: | 10785 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-47 |
| corporate name: | H. Frank Craddock |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | H. Frank Craddock |
| location: | Five miles east of Crockett |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 2 |
| start year: | 1859 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1860 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1850-1859 1860-1869 |
| period of operation: | 1859 to 1860 |
| town: | East of Crockett |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | Unknown |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Lumber and cornmeal |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | |
| grist: | Yes |
| unknown: | |
| other: | |
| power source: | Steam |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | Yes |
| steam circular: | |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | |
| other: | |
| unknown: | |
| maximum capacity: | |
| (qual) | |
| capacity comments: | 314,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the Census |
| rough lumber: | Yes |
| planed lumber: | |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | Yes |
| equipment: | Saw and grist mill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | None |
| historical development: | The Frank Craddock multi-purpose mill manufactured lumber and ground meal. Valued at $4,000, it had raw materials including $614 in sawlogs and $4,200 worth of corn. It carried a monthly payroll of four men averaging $15 each. It produced 314,000 feet of lumber valued at $1,400 and 3,700 bushels of cornmeal valued at $4,800. Aldrich, quoting the Crockett Printer of November 11, 1860, noted that lumber ?was dressed by hand. . . . and will grind (corn) on Wednesdays. He also advertises that he will grind wheat into the highest grade of flour for one-sixth toll. He states his mill will saw 32-foot lumber if necessary.? |
| research date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | M. Johnson |
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| bibliography: | Census of 1860. Houston County, Texas. Schedule No. 5, Products of Industry. Microfilm Records, East Texas Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University. Nacogdoches, Texas. A. A. Aldrich. The History of Houston County, Texas. San Antonio: 1943. 50, 178. W. T. Block. ?Some Early Sawmills, Log Tram Roads, and Logging Camps of Houston County, Texas.? Nederland, Texas: unpublished manuscripts, 1994. |
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