| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-218 |
| Corporate Name: | Jacksonville Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Jacksonville Lumber Company |
| Location: | Jacksonville |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 22 years |
| Start Year: | 1907 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1907 to 1928 |
| Town: | Jacksonville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 1,568 in 1905; 6000 in 1928; 6748 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Shortleaf yellow pine
 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 in 1907. In 1928, planing mill, edgers, trimmers. By 1934, it was a lumber yard. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern (Missouri & Pacific), Texas & New Orleans (Southern Pacific), St Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) |
| Historicial Development: | Jacksonville Lumber Company first appears at Jacksonville in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907, and again in the 1928 edition of the Southern Lumberman's Directory of American Saw Mills and Planing Mills. By 1934, according to the The Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book, the company had changed to a retail business. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |