| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WK-3 |
| Corporate Name: | A. H. Steely |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | A. H. “Hutch” Steely. Willie Arnold Steely. |
| Location: | Phelps on the International & Great Northern |
| County: | Walker |
| Years in Operation: | 63 years |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1962 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969, |
| Period of Operation: | 1900 to 1941. 1945 to 1962. |
| Town: | Phelps |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 67 in 1905; 200 in 1928 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine and a variety of hardwoods
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
 Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Probably 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: 1928 |
| 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: | Circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | A. H. Steely, according to research by W. T. Block, operated a sawmill at Phelps from about 1900 until his death in 1929. Hutch Steely's circular sawmill at Phelps in 1928, according to the Southern Lumberman's Directory of American Saw Mills and Planing Mills, was cutting 15,000 feet daily. After A. H. Steely's death, his son, W. A. Steely, operated the sawmill during the trying times of the Great Depression. An injury in 1941 resulted in Steely nearly losing the use of one arm. He closed the mill, moved to Houston, and supported the war effort as a longshoreman on the docks and a port official.
In 1945, Steely returned to Huntsville and started up the mill. He ran it until 1960, when he sold it to his son, Andrew Arnold Steely. Two years later, the mill was moved to Southwood Drive in Huntsville. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-30-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |