Smith County, Texas

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PRODUCTS OF INDUSTRY - SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS

YEAR ENDING JUNE 1, 1860
Enumerator - J. J. Stanford, Ass't Marshall

 

1. Name of Corporation, Company, or Individual, producing articles to the annual value of $500.
2. Name of Business, Manufacture, or Product.
3. Capital Invested in real and personal estate, in the Business
Raw Material Used, Including Fuel
4. Quantities.
5. Kinds.
6. Value.
7. Kind of Motive Power, Machinery, Structure, or Resource.
Average Number of Hands Employed.
8. Male.
9. Female.
Wages
10. Average monthly cost of male labor.
11. Average monthly cost of Female labor.
Annual Product
12. Quantities
13. Kinds.
14. Values.

Note: There were no women employed in the county so this category was left out in the tables. For best results in printing, use the landscape option. MLB

INDEX

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POST OFFICE - Garden Valley

 Company Business  Investment Quantities   Kinds Value  Power  Men  Cost Quantities Kinds Values 
J. L. Davidson  Grist Mill  $3,000  12000 bush  Corn  9000  12 Horse 3 75 1/6 tole 12000 bush Meal 10500
      8000 bush Wheat 8000 Steam        
      Other Articles, fuel    150            
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
E. M. Priest Wagon Shop  $800   1000 ft  Pine Lum   100  No Mach 2 50  15 Wagons 300
    1200 ft Oak Lum 200 Except Hand     Miscellaneous 300

Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Patrick Garner Saddle Shop  $400  500 lbs  Leather 200 No Mach 2 50  50 Saddles 1250
    40 Hog Skins 100 Except Hand     Miscellaneous 200
      10  Deer " 20            
       40 Goat " 30            
      40  Sheep " 60            
      Other Articles & c 60            


POST OFFICE - Flora Beat

Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Farthing & Cheek  Slk Smith Shop 600 6000 lb Bar Iron 500 No Mach 2 75 Ironing 6 Wagons 300
      3000 bush  CharCoal 240 Except hand     100 Ploughs 150
                  Other Work 2160
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
John W Wooten  Blk Smith Shop 700 5000 lbs Bar Iron 500 No Mach 2 75 Ironing 5 Wagons 250
      3000 bus CharCoal 200 Except hand     80 Ploughs 120
                  Other Work 1,400
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
H Kirkpatrick  Tannery 2000 3000 Hides 700 No Mach 1 25 1000 lbs Sole Leather 350
      30 cords  Tanbark 100 Except hand     100 sides Upper " 400
      Other Articles 50       1500 lbs Harness " 670

POST OFFICE - Mt. Vernon Beat

Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Stephen Erwin  Blk Smith Shop 1000 4000 lbs Bar Iron 400 No Mach 2 75 Ironing 8 Wagons 600
      2000 bus CharCoal 200 Except hand     50 Ploughs 70
                  Other work 400
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
W. S. N. Biscoe  Blk Smith Shop 400 2500 lb Bar Iron 300 No Mach 2 70 Ironing 2 Wagons 100
      900 bus Charcoal 80 Except hand     50 Ploughs 60
                  Other work 700
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
J. F. Gibson  Wagon Shop 300 8000 ft Oak Lum 200 No Mach 1 25 6 Wagons 300
      2000 ft. Pine " 60 Except Hand    Other Work 600

POST OFFICE - Jones Beat

Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Richard Carlton  Blk Smith 200 3000 lbs Bar Iron 240 No Mach 1 60 Ironing 2 Wagons 100
      1000 bush CharCoal 100 Except Hand     Other Work 800

POST OFFICE - Mt Carmel Beat

Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Wm McDonald  Wagon Shop 300 4000 ft. Oak Lum 100 No Mach 2 50 10 Wagons 600
      2000 " Pine " 50 Except Hand     Other Work 400

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Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
John Johnson  Blk Smith Shop  200 5000 lbs Bar Iron 400 No Mach 2 60 Ironing Ten wagons 680
      1200 bus CharCoal 120 Except Hand Other Work 300
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Joshua McClung  Cabinet Shop 300 5000 ft Pine Lum 100 Horse 1 50 30 BedSteads 300
      4000 " Oak & Ash Lum 100       6 Bureaus 120
                  4   Safes 100
                  80   Chairs 100

POST OFFICE - Jamestown Beat

Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
B. J Cone  Wagon Shop 500 6000 ft Oak Lum 180 No mach 2 10 Eleven Wagons 700
      4000 " Pine " 80 Except Hand     Miscellaneous 400
      Other Articles 100            
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
W. M Bradford  Blk Smith Shop 300 6000 lbs Bar Iron 480 No mach 2 70 Ironing Twelve wagons 1000
      1200 bush CharCoal 100 Except Hand   Miscellaneous 1200
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
J. M. Whitehead  Cabinet Shop 1000 8000 ft Pine Lum 160 No mach 3 50 Fifty Bedsteads 600
      2000 ft Oak "  100 Except Hand   5 Bureaus 100
                  6   Safes 100
                  Other work 100
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Josiah Reynolds  Blk Smith Shop 350 5500 lbs Bar Iron 500 No mach 2 80 4 Wagons 300
      1100 bush CharCoal 100 Except Hand     80 Ploughs 120
                  Miscellaneous 400
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
C. B. Bacon  Blk Smith Shop 800 6500 lbs Bar Iron 500 No mach 2 75 8 wagons 500
      1500 bush CharCoal 100 Except Hand     100 Ploughs 150
                  Miscellaneous 700
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
W. C. Wilkerson  Wagon Shop 500 4000 ft Oak Lum 100 No mach 2 50 12 Wagons 600
      2000 ft   Pine " 40 Except Hand     Miscellaneous 400
      Other Articles 100            
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
W. W. Kennedy  Blk Smith Shop 500 5000 lbs Bar Iron 350 No Mach 2 60 Ironing 6 Wagons 300
      2000 bus CharCoal 100 Except Hand     60 Ploughs 100
                  Miscellaneous 800

POST OFFICE - Starrville Beat

Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
David Hill  Sawmill 3000 4000 Pine Logs 1200 20 Horse 10 300 500,000 ft Sawed Pine Lum 5000
      2000 Oak Logs 600 Steam     200,000  Sawed Oak Lum 2500
      Other Articles including Fuel 400            

Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
J. P. Lowery  Sawmill 2000 1500 Pine Logs 700 Water 3 70 200,000 ft Sawed Pine Lum 2000
      500 Oak Logs 200        50,000 ft Sawed Oak Lum 1000
      Other Articles including fuel 100            

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Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Stanford Burton Saddle Shop 400 300 lbs Sole Leather 200 No mach 2 40 40 Saddles 800
      50 Hog Skins 100       Miscellaneous 300
      20 Deer " 40            
      70  Goat " 50            
      80  Sheep " 90            
      Other Articles 100            
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Richard Clark  Wagon Shop 500 4000 ft Oak Lum 280 No mach 1 25 6 Wagons 360
      1200 " Pine " 40 Except Hand     Repairing & C 400
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
J. W. Pittman  Blk Smith S 400 4000 lbs Bar Iron 300 No mach 2 70 Ironing 6 Wagons 300
      100 bush CharCoal 100       80 Ploughs 100
            Other work 800
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Jas Lowrey  Boots & Shoes 200 100 lbs Sole Leath 80 No mach 1 40 10 Prs Coarse Boots 60
      40 Sides Upper " 120 Except Hand      100 Prs Fine Boots 200
      20 Calf Skins 40       100 Prs fine Shoes 200
      Other Articles 20       Repairing & C 100
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
J McCormick  Blk Smith Shop 200 2000 lbs Bar Iron 170 No mach 1 40 150 Ploughs 400
      800 bush CharCoal 80       Miscellaneous 100
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
McCorkle & Wells  Sawmill 4,000 2000 Pine Logs 700 18 horse 6 120 700,000 ft Sawed Pine Lum 7000
      1000 Oak " 300       100,000 " Sawed Oak Lum 2000
      Other Articles including fuel 400            
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
 R. T. McFarland Sawmill 3,000 2500 Pine Logs 900 20 horse 6 130 820,000 ft Sawed Pine Lum 8000
      1000 Oak " 100 Steam     80,000 ft Sawed Oak Lum 1000
      Other Articles inculding fuel 400            
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
R. T. McFarland  Grist Mill 2,000 7000 bus Corn 6000 10 horse 3 70 7060 bush Meal 7166
      10000 " Wheat 10000 Steam     200 barrels Flour 11400
 

POST OFFICE - Canton Beat

Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Elkins & Fields  Wagons & Cabinets Shop 300 2000 ft Pine Lum 50 No mach 2 25 2 Wagons 100
      2000 " Oak " 100 Except hand     Repairing Wagons 200
      Other articles 200       4 Bed Steads 40
                  Different kinds furniture  300 
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
H & J Floore  Blk Smith Shop 250 5000 lbs Bar Iron 600 No mach 2 100 Ironing 4 Wagons 200
      1200 bush CharChoal 75 Except hand     200 Ploughs 450
            Miscellaneous 1200

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Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
George Eaton  Distillery 300 700 bush Corn 400 No mach 2 30 1400 gal Corn Whiskey 1900
      200 bush Rye 200 Except Hand      200 gal Rye Whiskey 200
                 
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Sol Lanham  Saw Mill 2500 1500 Pine Logs 700 20 Horse 4 100 400,000 ft Pine Lum Sawed 4000
      500 Oak " 100 Steam     1000,000 ft Oak Lum 2000
      Other Articles including fuel 200            

POST OFFICE - Tyler Beat

Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
J N McKinley  Saw Mill 9000 4500 Pine Logs 800 20 Horse 7 170 750,000 ft Pine Lum Saw 1000
      500 Oak " 100 Steam     50,000 Oak " 1000
      Other Articles including fuel 200            
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
 S S Gibbs Saddle Shop 1400 1600 Leather 760 No Power 2 100 96 Saddles 2400
      100 Hog Skins 80       Miscellaneous 1000
      40 Deer " 160            
      180  Goat " 180            
      180  Sheep " 100            
      Other Articles 100            
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
T Albertson  Boots & Shoes 200 1000 lbs Sole Leather 300 No Power 1 25 50 prs Fine Boots 470
      40 sides Upper " 100       40 " Coarse Shoes 80
      50  Calf Skins 150       60 "  Fine " 180
      Other Articles 50       Repairing & c 100
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Martin Horn  Tin & Sheet Iron 500 300 Boxes Tin plate 3000 No Power 2 80 Tin Ware 6,000
      2000 lb Sheet Iron 160       6,000 Sheet Iron 300
      Other Articles including fuel 1000       Other Articles 100
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Smith & Thompson  Tailor Shop 200 40 yds Broad Cloth 200 No Power 2 50 20 Coats 600
      80 " Casimer 120       30 prs pants 300
      25 "  Vestings 60       20 Vests 160
      Trimings & c 120       Miscellaneous 200
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
W. J. Smith  Carding Machine Wool 500 5000 lbs Wool 1500 Water 2 50 1400 lbs Rolls 300
      Buys 1000 lbs Wool 350       1000 Rolls 400
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
J. G. Human  Boots & Shoes 400 400 lbs Soled Leather 200 No mach 2 60 50 pr Coarse Boots 300
      120 Calf Skins 400       100 " fine Boots 900
      Other Articles 100       40 "  Coarse Shoes 100
                  60 "  fine shoes 200
                  Miscellaneous 150

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Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Venerable & Clarry  Blk Smith 200 3000 lb Bar Iron 360 No Mach 2 60 Ironing 7 Wagons 280
      1000 bush CharCoal 100       50 Ploughs 100
            Miscellaneous 300
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
E. R. Clary  Wagon Shop 320 4000 ft Oak Lum 140 No Mach 2 40 5 Wagons 290
      2000 ft Pine " 60       Miscellaneous 400
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
S. C. Crone  Cabinet Shop 300 8000 ft Pine Lum 180 1 Horse 1 40 30 Bedsteads 240
      4000 ft Oak " 80 Power     3 Safes 30
            60   Chairs 60
                  Wardrobes Bureaus & c 300

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Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
John Winship  Gin Shop 1800 5000 ft Pine Lum 270 1 Horse 5 200 50 Cotton Gins 7,500
      Other Articles 1000 Power      Repairing Cotton Gins 500
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
G. W. Longley  Carpenter Shop 700 2000 ft Pine Lum 400 1 Horse 1 20 Sash & Doors 400
      Other Articles 100 Power     Miscellaneous 350
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Rodgers & Shepard  Cabinet Shop 1700 15,000 ft Pine Lum 300 1 Horse 2 120 75 Bed Steads 1000
      5,000 " Oak " 100       Bureaus Wardrobes & c 1200
            Other furniture 800
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Jas O Ramsour  Blk Smith S 1000 8000 lbs Bar Iron 640 No Power 3 100 70 Ploughs 100
      3000 bush CharCoal 180 Except Hand     Work on Wagons 400
            Work on Buggies & c  400
                  Other Work 1200
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
J & G Adams  Blk Smith S 1000 8000 lbs Bar Iron 500 No Power 3 100 Ironing 4 Wagons 400
      3000 bush CharChoal 180 Except Hand     100 Ploughs 140
            Other Work    2800
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
T. G. Erwin & Co  Distellery 700 400 bush Corn 250 No Power 1 25 600 Gal Corn Whiskey 600
      100 " Rye 100 Except Hand     100 gal Rye Whiskey 100
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Jones & Lilly  Wagon Shop 200 2000 ft Pine Lum 60 No Power 2 60 6 Wagons 360
      Other Articles 100 Except Hand     Repairing Wagons & c 800
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
A H Ramsour  Grist Mill 3000 8000 bus Corn 5000 12 Horse 2 60 1/8 toll 8000 Bus Meal 6,000
      3000 bus Wheat 3000      
      Other Articles including fuel 200       1/8 toll 600 bus Flour 3,770 
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Harvey Yarbrough  Blk Smith S 100 2000 lbs Bar Iron 200 No Power 2 50 60 Ploughs 100
      1000 bus CharCoal 60 Except Hand 2 50 Work on Wagons & c 500

 

Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
 Terrel Copeland Distillery 400 250 bus Corn 125 1 25 400 gal Corn Whiskey 400
      100 " Rye 100       100 " Rye Whiskey 100
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
 T. Ellison Grist Mill 3,000 8000 bus Corn 6000 Water 1 40 8000 bus Meal 7000
      8000 " Wheat 8000       1/4 Bls Flour 10000
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Peter Marsh  Grist Mill 2,500 9000 bus Corn 7000 Water 1 50 1/6 Toll 9000 bus Meal 8000
      7000 " Wheat 7000       1/6 Toll 1400 bus Flour 3632

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Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Wm H Smith  Printing Office 2000 58 Reams Paper 225 No mach 4 100 400 Weekly News Papers 1000
      Other Articles 100 Except hand     Job Work   1000
Company  Business Investment Quantities Kinds Value Power Men Cost Quantities Kinds Values
Warner & Douglass  Printing Office 3000 120 Reams Paper 490 No mach 4 100 350 Weekly Newspapers 2200
      Other Articles 100 Except hand     Job Work & c 1000 

Subdivision No 26
Smith County Texas

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