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M. W. Caudle
M. W. Caudle operated a steam-powered sawmill, worth $2,000, in Red River County during the census period of 1880. The firm employed seven men at peak production and four normally. The men earned $1.00 to $2.00 daily, working ten-hour shifts during the winter and eleven-hours shifts during the summer. The firm paid out $700 total in wages. In six months, the sawmill manufactured from $1,925 of supplies and sawlogs a total of 350,000 feet of lumber, valued at $3,500.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
RR
Owner Name
M. W. Caudle
Location
In 1880, at Precinct 5
County
Red River
Years in Operation:
2
Start Year:
1879
End Year:
1880
Decades:
1870-1879,1880-1889
Period of Operation:
1879 to 1880
Town:
Precinct 5
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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