M. C. Lively
The M. C. Lively sawmill operated for eleven months during the census year ending May 31, 1880. Employing six men normally and ten at peak, Lively paid $1.00 daily for nine-hour shifts in the winter and eleven-hour shifts in the summer. He paid out $2000 total in wages. From $4,000 worth of sawlogs and supplies, the sawmill produced a value of $7,600 in lumber (about 750,000 board feet) and another $2,000 in other products.
Lively operated for a short time beginning in 1883 a sawmill at or near Atlanta.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
CS
Owner Name
Mark C. Lively
Location
Precinct 7, 1880 U.S. Census Post office at Linden
County
Cass
Years in Operation:
2
Start Year:
1879
End Year:
1880
Decades:
1870-1879,1880-1889
Period of Operation:
1879 to 1880
Town:
Post office at Linden
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2