| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-10 |
| Corporate Name: | Whiteman-Decker Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Whiteman-Decker Lumber Company |
| Location: | Alto: on Mill Pond Road, south of pond |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 23 years |
| Start Year: | 1933 |
| End Year: | 1955 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | From 1933 to about 1955 |
| Town: | Alto |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Cut and finished pine, white and red oak, gum, and hickory
| Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
 Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Power Source: | Steam
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
|
|
| Maximum Capacity: | 25000: 1934 |
| Capacity Comments: | 25,000 feet of lumber daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
| |
|
| Equipment: | Circulars sawmill with planers, logging tram |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) |
| Historicial Development: | The Whiteman-Decker Lumber Company built a new mill at Alto in 1933 and appeared in the 1934 edition of the Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book. The Gulf Coast Lumberman obituary on W. T. Whiteman, in April, 1951, reported that W. T. Whiteman, after ending his experience in the Blount-Decker mill at Alto in 1922, later operated a “modest circular sawmill” at Alto from 1933 until he retired in 1945. This sawmill was located near the former mill site of Blount-Decker Lumber Company at Alto. |
| Research Date: | JKG 10-13-93, MCJ 12-08-95 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |