Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-49 |
Corporate Name: | Arrington Lumber & Pallet Co, Inc. |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Eddie C. Arrington, President, and son Eddie Arrington |
Location: | Alto |
County: | Cherokee |
Years in Operation: | 4 years |
Start Year: | 1960 |
End Year: | 1963 |
Decades: | 1960-1969 |
Period of Operation: | 1960 to 1963 |
Town: | Alto |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Studs and pallets
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Electric
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 and planers |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | Arrington Lumber & Pallet Co, Inc. began with a small sawmill at Alto then moved to Rusk in 1963. The electric mill in Rusk was equipped with bandsaws. It purchased rough lumber for manufacturing pallets and studs. By 1973, the Arrington operation was located in Jacksonville with two electric sawmills and a planer. Logs were purchased to manufacture into pallets. |
Research Date: | MCJ 01-24-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |