Alpha-Numeric Key: | AN-12 |
Corporate Name: | C. Walling & Son |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | C. Walling & Son |
Location: | Elkhart, eight miles south of Palestine |
County: | Anderson |
Years in Operation: | 3 years |
Start Year: | 1905 |
End Year: | 1907 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | About 1905 to 1907 |
Town: | Elkhart, south of Palestine |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 210 in 1905, 2200 in 1928; 1018 in 1934 |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Unknown
Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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Maximum Capacity: | |
Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
Historicial Development: | Walling & Son plant was listed in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1905 and in the 1907 listing. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-06-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |