Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-110 |
Corporate Name: | Doyle Wallace |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Doyle Wallace |
Location: | Alto |
County: | Cherokee |
Years in Operation: | 7 years |
Start Year: | 1954 |
End Year: | 1960 |
Decades: | 1950-1959,1960-1969 |
Period of Operation: | 1954 to 1960 |
Town: | Alto |
Company Town: | 0 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
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: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | Besides the Wallace Lumber Company at Rusk of E. L. and Doyle Wallace, Doyle Wallace also had been sawmilling at Alto since 1954. He employed more than twenty workers, according to Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1960. |
Research Date: | MCJ 01-25-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |