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Philips and McNeil (AN-57)

sawmill id:	9564
alpha-numeric key:	AN-57
corporate name:	Philips and McNeil
local name:
owner affiliation:	Philips and McNeil
location:	Squirrel Creek, Precinct 3, 1880 Census
county:	Anderson
years in operation:	2
start year:	1879
(qual)	*
end year:	1880
(qual)	*
decades:	1870-18791880-1889
period of operation:	1879 to 1880
town:	Squirrel Creek
company town:	?
peak town size:	Unknown
mill pond:	?
type of mill:	Lumber
sawmill:	Yes
pine sawmill:
hardwood sawmill:
cypress sawmill:
planer:
planer only:
shingle:
paper:
plywood:
cotton:
grist:
unknown:
other:
power source:	25-horsepower steam engine
horse:
mule:
oxen:
water:
water overshot:
water turbine:
pit:
steam:	Yes
steam circular:	Yes
steam band:
gas:
diesel:
electric:
other:
unknown:
maximum capacity:
(qual)
capacity comments:	Unknown
rough lumber:	Yes
planed lumber:
crossties:
timbers:
lathe:
ceiling:
unknown:
beading:
flooring:
paper:
plywood:
particle board:
treated:
other:
equipment:	Circular sawmill
company tram:	No
associated railroads:	Unknown
historical development:	Philips and McNeil ran a saw mill on Squirrel Creek for four months during the census year ending May 31, 1880. The mill was worth $1200, and it employed ten hands (including four children under the age of sixteen). Six hundred dollars in wages were paid during those four months at $1 to $2 per day. The business did its own logging but produced no remanufactures. Two circular saws were used. From $1,200 in logs and mill supplies, the mill cut 400,000 board feet for a gross value of $4,000.
research date:	JKG 9-28-93, MCJ 03-06-96
research by:	J. Gerland, M. Johnson
historical interpretation:
interpretation by:
interpretation date:
bibliography:	Census Records of 1880. Anderson County, Texas. Special Schedules Nos. 5 and 6. Microfilm Records. East Texas Research Center. Stephen F. Austin State University. Nacogdoches, Texas.