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1850 Industrial Census

Schedule 5 - Products of Industry in District No. 61 Being the County of Montgomery, State of Missouri, during the Year ending June 1, 1850, as enumerated by me, Cole Diggs, Ass't Marshal.

Transcribed and compiled by Nancy Hale Lee, 1062 Co Rd 1041, Martinsburg, MO 65264, May 1999.
Key to Columns
# 1: Name of corporation, company or individual, producing articles to the annual value of $500
# 2: Name of business, manufacturer, or product
# 3: Capital invested in real and personal estate in the business
# 4: Raw materials used, including fuel, quantities
# 5: Raw materials used, including fuel, kinds
# 6: Raw materials used, including fuel, values
# 7: Kind of motive power, machinery, structure, or resource
# 8: Average number of hands employed, male
# 9: Average number of hands employed, female
#10: Wages, average monthly cost of male labor
#11: Wages, average monthly cost of female labor
#12: Annual product, quantities
#13: Annual product, kinds
#14: Annual product, value
Abbreviations noted and their apparent meaning are as follows: Hand lab = hand labor; Water pow = water power; Bridg = Bridge; Bush corn = Bushel of Corn; Lumb = lumber
When the original record is unclear dashes are indicated to represent each letter where possible.

Row	# 1	# 2	# 3	# 4	# 5	# 6	# 7	# 8	# 9	#10	#11	#12	#13	#14
1	George M. Keith	Blacksmithing	300	9000	Iron & Coal	250	By hand	2		30		15	Wagons	1025
2	William C. Fore	Blacksmithing	500	10000	Iron & Coal	500	by hand	5		50		10	Wagons	1500
2b												150	Plows &c.
3	Thomas Johnson	Sadling	500			100	by hand	1		15		13	Saddles	500
4	Ica H Ellis	Blacksmith	500	5000	Iron & Coal	300	by hand	2		40		1	Wagons	500
4b												50	Plows &c.
5	Christian Souder	Blacksmith	300	3000	Iron & Coal ----	200	by hand	2		40		7	Wagons	600
5b													Plows &c.
6	Owen Smith	Wool carder	1000	9000	Wools	1800	Horse power	2		58		9000	Rods	500
6a	Matthias Sheets	Grist Mill	3000	10000	corn	3500	water pow	2 1/2		20		10000	Bush Corn	3500
7a	Matthias Sheets	Grist Mill		2000	wheat	1600	"					2000	wheat	1600
7b	Matthias Sheets	Saw Mill		800	Logs	1500	"	1		20		40000	feet of lumber	5000
8	Issiah Whiteside	House M-p	400	10000	feet lmb	1000	hand lab	5		75		3 and 1	Houses and Bridg	2000
8b	agent for Thos. -----
8b	Jesse C Clarkson	Blacksmithing	150		Iron & Coal	100	hand lab	2		40		35	Plows	500
9b	William White	Tanner	1000	400	Hides	1700	hand lab	3		30		5400	Skins	600
9	James Saylor	Saw Mill	800	500	Logs	150	Water Powr	2		30		25000	feet lumb	1200
9a	Amos Laughon
1	Mordiea McMaughes	Tanyard	1400	400	hides	600	hand lab	2 1/2		30		1000	Skins	1200
1b	John J Hill	wood yard	100	200	cord	400		1 1/2		15				580
2	Henry Hill	wood yard	800	600	cord	900		2		32				900
2b	David Talbot
3	William Talbot	Circle Saw	700	150	Logs	150	horse Pow	3		50		10000	plank & ---	800
	TOTALS		####			14750		40		575				22505

I Cole Diggs, Assistant Marshal to the Marshal of the District of Missouri, certify that in my District for taking the census, it Being District No 61, there is in each copy of Schedule (5) one Page and that it was made according to my oath and instructions to the Best of my knowledge and Belief. Sworn and Subscribed to this 18th day of December 1850.
(Signed) Cole Diggs, Assistant Marshal Before Thomas H. McIntosh, J.P.

Note: Column 8 had a total of 40 on the original; record but adds up to 38 1/2. The half employees were apparently counted as a full number.

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