| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-21 |
| Corporate Name: | C. A. Lewis |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | C. A. Lewis |
| Location: | Clark's Switch |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1909 |
| End Year: | 1909 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1909 |
| Town: | Clark's Switch |
| 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: | 10-inch by 12-inch steam engine
| 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: | #2 Curtis sawmill, circular saws, sawdust chain, a gummer, a boss dog, two buggies, a 45-horsepower boiler, a 10-inch by 12-inch steam engine, a carriage and set works, a 3-saw edger, and nine lumber dollies. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | C. A. Lewis, before sawmilling, began gathering equipment in 1909. In September he mortgaged to Jordan-Sanders for $504 an engine, three circular saws, sawdust chain, a gummer, a boss dog, two buggies, a carriage, and a sawmill complete. In November, Lewis mortgaged to L. F. Owens a 45-horsepower boiler, a 10-inch by 12-inch steam engine, five circular saws, a carriage and set works, a 3-saw edger, nine lumber dollies, and #2 Curtis sawmill.
This operation may have been earlier the Lewis & Ashford outfit of 1907.
Jordan-Sanders was operating at Clark's Switch, five or six miles south of Center, at that time. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |