| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-138 |
| Corporate Name: | Garrett Holcomb |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Garrett Holcomb, later of Alto Gin and Crate Company |
| Location: | Alto |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1900 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1900 |
| Town: | Alto |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 3500 in 1928; 1053 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber and cotton
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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, cotton gin and planer |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) |
| Historicial Development: | Garrett Holcomb (1866-1925) operated a sawmill and cotton gin for some years two miles west of Alto off Highway 21. This mill may have been the foundation of the very successful rotary veneer mill, the Alto Gin & Crate Factory, which Holcomb founded about 1928.
Holcomb mortgaged with Dilley in 1899 and 1900 in order to acquire a boiler and planing mill equipment. He may have already had the sawmill in his possession. |
| Research Date: | JKG 10-12-93, MCJ 01-25-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |