Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-47 |
Corporate Name: | Andrews Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | B. H. Jackson, president; Edwin Davis, vice president; Fred Todd, manager |
Location: | 1636 S. Jackson St., Jacksonville |
County: | Cherokee |
Years in Operation: | 19 years |
Start Year: | 1957 |
End Year: | 1975 |
Decades: | 1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979 |
Period of Operation: | 1957 to mid-1970s |
Town: | Jacksonville |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Pallets; hardwoods and pine; studs, long dimension, roof decking
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Electric, diesel
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: | 20000: 1966 |
Capacity Comments: | 20,000 feet daily in 1966 |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Circular sawmill with two resaws |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | St Louis Southwestern, Missouri Pacific, Southern Pacific |
Historicial Development: | Andrews Lumber Company employed sixty-five people people. Its other operations included a box factory, a cut-up plant, and a woodworking plant. It was listed in sawmill directories from 1957 to 1975. |
Research Date: | JKG 12-9-93, MCJ 01-24-96 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |