| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WK-98 |
| Corporate Name: | Phelps Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Phelps Lumber Company. C. J. McCarty, W. S. Cochran, Joe O'Leary. E. A. Oualline & Co. T. F. Mowery Lumber Company. |
| Location: | Phelps |
| County: | Walker |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1924 |
| End Year: | 1925 |
| Decades: | - 192-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | Before 1924: E. A. Oualline. 1924: G. L. Clark; T. F. Mowery. |
| Town: | Phelps |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| 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: | |
| 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: | Sawmill and planing mill. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | Phelps Lumber Company operated a sawmill at Phelps in 1925. This mill had previously belonged to E. A. Oualline, who had sold it to T. F. Mowery Lumber Company in 1924. The next year Mowery had defaulted on the note, and E. A. Oualline did take back a locomotive, ten log cars, a knife grinder, a ford motor car which operates with tram wheels on tram roads, and three log wagons.” Oualline did not take back the sawmill. E. A. Oualline conveyed the equipment back to C. J. McCarty on a new note the same day. The following September W. S. Cochran became a partner, possibly a majority partner, with McCarty and O'Leary. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-31-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |