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1870 Industrial Census—Oliver Township
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CENSUS YEAR:1870 STATE: Ohio COUNTY: Adams DISTRICT: Oliver & Wayne Townships REEL NO.: ? ENUMERATED BY: J. W. McClung PAGE: 1 Schedule 4. - Products of Industry in Oliver Township in the County of Adams State of Ohio during the Year ending June 1, 1870, as enumerated by me Post Office Wheat Ridge J. W. McClung, Ass't Marshall ============================================================================================================================================================================================== | | | | Motive Power | Machines | No. Employees | | O | Materials | Productions | | Name of Corporation, | Name of | |_______________|___________________|_________________| | M p |_________________________________|___________________________________| | | | C | | H | | | | | C | | o e | | | | | | | | Company, or individual | Business, | a | | o | Name or | N | | F | h | | n r | | | | | | | | | | p | | r P | | u | | e | i | W | t a | | | | | | | L | producing to value of | Manufacture, | i | K | s o | Description | m | M | m | l | a | h t | Kinds | Quantities | Values | Kinds | Quantities | Values | i | | | t | i | e w | | b | a | a | d | g | s i | | | | | | | n | $500, annually. | or Product | a | n | e | | e | l | l | r | e | n | | | | | | | e | | | l | d | r | | r | e | e | n | s | g | | | | | | | ============================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 | ============================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 William B. Harsha Milling 10,000 Steam 30 2 330 9 Wheat 17,000 18,000 Flour 37,000 Blls 21,500 Engine 1 2 Corn & Oats 2,000 1,400 Meal & Chop 2,900 Bush 1,700 water 30 Run Feed 25,000 Lbs 3,300 wheel 1 of Burrs Personal venture Cords of wood 150 285 Capacity Engins 1 125 bushels Wheels 1 $19,685 25,500 perday ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 William B. Brown Milling 3,500 Steam 40 2 2 200 6 Wheat For owners 2,000 2,000 Flour 400 Blls 2,400 Capital Flour Mill $3,000 Engine Run of 2 Wheat 1,500 1,500 Flour 300 1,800 Capacity 100 Burrs Corn For Owners 3,000 2,000 Meal 1,000 Bush 2,500 (EstC.X bushels perday on Personal venture Cord wood 250 250 Chop 1,000 500 total 5,750 Capl. Sawmill $500 Same as above Upright No. Sawlogs 400 400 Lumber 40,000 800 Do Do Sawmill Steam 40 Saw 1 2 6 Oil 50 =>total 450 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Jas. B. McClelland Sawmill 500 Water 16 1 2 4 Sawlogs 300 300 Lumber 30,000 600 Wheels 1 Upright Saw Oil 10 310 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 William B. Brown Blk Smithing 1,000 2 300 12 Iron & Wood 8,000 Lbs 500 {G. Repairs {Job Work 1,400 Coal 300 Bush 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 William Crisswell Sawmill 500 Water 16 1 2 4 No. Sawlogs 300 300 Lumber 30,000 600 Wheels 1 Upright Saw Oil 10 310 Oliver Tp Complete ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Products of Industry in Wayne Tp in the County of Adams and State of Ohio ( W A Y N E ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Jacob W. Brown Milling 9,500 Steam 40 Engines 1 2 800 8 Wheat 12,800 13,440 Flour 25,600 Blls 15,360 Engine 1 Wheels 1 Corn 2,500 1,600 Meal 840 2,500 Water 40 3 Per vemture Chop 1,700 850 Feed 1,700 Bush 850 s s Run of Oil 45 Capacity 120 Burrs Wood (cords) 300 600 bushels perday total 16,535 18,710 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Alex. M. Wright Sawmill 800 Steam 30 2 6 No. Sawlogs 400 400 Lumber 40,000 feet 800 Engine 1 1 Upright ******* Fuel Saw Oil 20 420 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 John * & Son Blk Smithing 1,000 2 12 Iron & Wood 6,000 Lbs 400 {G. Repairs {Job Work 1,200 Coal 200 Bush 50 450 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 George Fry Blk Smithing 500 2 12 Iron & Wood 4,000 Lbs 250 {G. Repairs 600 {Job Work Coal 150 Bush 40 290 Wayne Tp Complete ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Original Headings
- Name of Corporation, Company, or Individual producing to value of $500, annually.
- Name of Business, Manufacture, or Product.
- Capital (real and personal) invested in the business.
- Kind of Power (steam, water, wind, horse, or hand).
- If steam or water, No. of horsepower.
- Machine Name or Description.
- Number of Machines.
- Average Number of Hands Employed: Males above 16 years.
- Average Number of Hands Employed: Females above 15 years.
- Average Number of Hands Employed: Children and youth.
- Total amount paid in wages during year.
- Number of months in active operation, reducing part time to full time.
- Materials (including Mill supplies and Fuel): Kinds.
- Materials (including Mill supplies and Fuel): Quantities.
- Materials (including Mill supplies and Fuel): Values (omitting fractions of a dollar).
- Productions (Including all jobbing and repairing): Kinds.
- Productions (Including all jobbing and repairing): Quantities.
- Productions (Including all jobbing and repairing): Values (omitting fractions of a dollar).
Contacts
Oliver Township Co-Ordinator: Jamie Alexander
Adams County Co-Ordinator: Betty Lou Riley
Ohio Co-Ordinator: Allen Richmond
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