| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-34 |
| Corporate Name: | Center Manufacturing Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Center Manufacturing Company. I. T. Garrett, R. E. Causey. |
| Location: | Center |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1908 |
| End Year: | 1908 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1908
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| Town: | Center |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 859 in 1905; 4000 in 1928; 2510 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Shingles
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
 Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Gasoline
| 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: | Shingle Mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | In 1905, the Houston East & West Texas at Tenaha; later the Gulf Coast & Santa Fe at Center |
| Historicial Development: | I. T. Garrett and R. E. Causey operated the Center Manufacturing Company shingle mill in at least 1907-1908. In June 1907, Garrett and Causey, for $150, mortgaged to S. F. Ownes for a manufacturing plant, with “all turning lathes & saws, gasoline engine, [and] all cutting machinery of Center Manufacturing Company.” In September of 1908, for $540, they mortgaged to I. F. Miller for a shingle machine and all the pine lumber on H. M. Beauchamp's land, about one mile southwest of Center. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |