| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-22 |
| Corporate Name: | C. A. Manning |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | C. A. Manning |
| Location: | Center |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1915 |
| End Year: | 1915 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1915 |
| Town: | Center |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | 859 in 1905; 4000 in 1928; 2510 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine. 70% yard board stock.
 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: 1915 |
| 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf Coast & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | The C.A. Manning mill at Center appeared in a 1915 directory of sawmills as having a daily cutting capacity of 15,000. The longest length board stock the mill could produce was 32 feet.
Manning lived at residence 94, Precinct 1, in 1910, and was enumerated as the foreman for the J. R. Schilling sawmill.
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| Research Date: | JKG 10-15-93, MCJ 02-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |