| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-9 |
| Corporate Name: | Charles L. Miller |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Charles L. Miller |
| Location: | Alto, located next to the Alto Home Electric Light & Ice Co |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1928 |
| End Year: | 1929 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1928 |
| Town: | Alto |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Commissary |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Black and red gum, red and white oak, shortleaf pine, and crossties
 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: | 25000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 25,000 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 saw and planing mills drew power from Home Electric |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) |
| Historicial Development: | Located, in 1925, between the Alto Home Electric Light & Ice Company and the water tower, the Miller lumber plant included a planer and a lumber yard, which had a siding connecting the facility to the Cotton Belt. Its electric power came from Alto Home Electric in return for blowing its shavings to be used in the boilers of the power plant. Charles Miller organized the Miller Lumber Company later. In 1929, he bought a pair of horizontal boilers from Gulf Public Service Company for $150.
Miller provided a commissary for his employees. |
| Research Date: | JKG 10-12-93, MCJ 1-12-95 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |