Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-152 |
Corporate Name: | Wallace & Davis |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Wallace & Davis |
Location: | Hughes Springs or Hughes on Route No. 1 |
County: | Cass |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1928 |
End Year: | 1928 |
Decades: | 1920-1929 |
Period of Operation: | 1928 |
Town: | Hughes Springs or Hughes |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 317 in 1905; 2,000 in 1928; 736 in 1934 |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough and finished shortleaf yellow pine and red gum
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Steam
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: | 15000: 1928 |
Capacity Comments: | 15,000 feet daily |
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, edgers, trimmers, planing mill, dry kilns |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Missouri, Kansas & Texas |
Historicial Development: | Wallace & Davis specialized in the manufacturing of red gum and shortleaf yellow pine lumber in 1928 at Hughes Springs.
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Research Date: | MCJ 04-04-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |