| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-270 |
| Corporate Name: | Mays Brothers |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Mays Brothers with C. A. Mays and J. J. Mays and W. S. Harris |
| Location: | Ironton, near Prices's Switch |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1907 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1907 |
| Town: | Ironton, near Price's Switch |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Two steam engines
| 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 planer |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern (Missouri Pacific) |
| Historicial Development: | Mays Brothers gave a mortgage in 1907 to the Jacksonville State Bank on all of its “lumber at Ironton, and at station and at mill and all to be cut, also all logs at mill and in the woods.” By August, 1907, the Mays Brothers mortgaged “2/3 interest in Mays Bros sawmill at Ironton, including 2, engines, 1 boiler, 1 #2 sawmill, 1 planer, 1 edger, lmbr dollys, 1 blacksmith shop, 3 wagons, 4 mules & horses, 30,000 feet pine lumber.” |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |