Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-359 |
Corporate Name: | T. D. Little Enterprises, Inc. |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | T. D. Little Enterprises, Inc. |
Location: | Alto |
County: | Cherokee |
Years in Operation: | 10 years |
Start Year: | 1948 |
End Year: | 1957 |
Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
Period of Operation: | 1948 to 1957 |
Town: | Alto |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Alto: 1,021 in 1950 Census |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Pulpwood
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Electric, gas, 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: | |
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: | St Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) |
Historicial Development: | The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958 lists the T. D. Little Enterprises, Inc., at Alto in 1956. Established in 1948, Little's plant, with less than ten workers, was making pulp. It was not listed in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1960. |
Research Date: | MCJ 01-31-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |