Alpha-Numeric Key: | NE-8 |
Corporate Name: | Adsul Lumber Company: Adams-Sullivan Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Adsul Lumber Company with George Adams, Jr. and Thomas B. Sullivan. Davis Lumber Company. |
Location: | About three miles from Adsul, north of Call, at Calvary Crossroads |
County: | Newton |
Years in Operation: | 6 years |
Start Year: | 1908 |
End Year: | 1913 |
Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
Period of Operation: | 1908 to about 1913 |
Town: | Adsul |
Company Town: | 2 |
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: | 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: | 20000: 1908 |
Capacity Comments: | 20,000 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: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Orange and Northwestern |
Historicial Development: | The Adsul Lumber Company bought the mill of the Davis Lumber Company in September 1908,j which was cutting 20,000 feet daily. It was located about three miles from Adsul and had enough standing long leaf timber to log for five years.
The Adsul Lumber Company earlier had built a sawmill in Adsul. |
Research Date: | JKG 9-1-93, MCJ 12-08-95 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |