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Stone & Wooten

The Stone & Wooten sawmill in Precinct 6 during 1879 to 1880 was d a capital value of $4,000 in the 1880 Census. It employed fifteen men at peak production and eight workers normally, earning from $1.25 to $2.50 daily for ten-hour shifts in the winter and eleven-hour shifts in the summer. Stone & Wooten paid out a total of $2,500 in wages for ten months of operations. From $6,000 in supplies and sawlogs, the sawmill manufactured 600,000 feet of lumber valued at $10,500.

Mill Details

Alpha Numeric Key:

RR

Owner Name

R. G. Edwards Sawmill

Location

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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