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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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