Alpha-Numeric Key: | WK-108 |
Corporate Name: | S. Campbell |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | S. Campbell |
Location: | Phelps |
County: | Walker |
Years in Operation: | 4 years |
Start Year: | 1905 |
End Year: | 1908 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1908 |
Town: | Phelps |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 67 in 1905 |
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: | 20000: 1906 |
Capacity Comments: | 20,000 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: | International & Great Northern |
Historicial Development: | This plant was producing 20,000 feet of lumber daily in 1906. The year before he was running a sawmill at Phelps, seven miles south of Dodge. It was not listed in the 1907 Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association. By 1907, he was running a sawmill at Dodge, and, in 1908, was running one just north of Huntsville. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-31-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |