| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-255 |
| Corporate Name: | M & H Crate Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | M & H Crate Company. Bruce Slover Crate & Lumber Company. |
| Location: | Rusk |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 39 years |
| Start Year: | 1946 |
| End Year: | 1984 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989 |
| Period of Operation: | 1946 to 1984 |
| Town: | Rusk |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Hardwood and pine boxes and crates, veneer
 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 planer |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Bruce Slover started his crate and box factory in 1946 at Rusk. His family ran the factory after 1959 until 1984.
The company was located on thirty-five acres north of Rusk that Slover bought from I. H. Van Dorn. Slover used small, portable sawmills to gather sawtimber, and then later bought sawlogs. About twenty employees manufactured vegetable and fruit crates, particularly for tomatoes. By 1958, the mill was manufacturing veneer for Henderson Clay Products and was making bed frames.
In 1984, M & H Crate Company of Dialville bought Slover Crate & Lumber Company and moved it. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |