| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-228 |
| Corporate Name: | Joe L. Cravens |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Joe L. Cravens |
| Location: | Wells |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1928 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1920s |
| Town: | Wells |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 900 in 1928; 475 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber, shingles
 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: | 15000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 15,000 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, shingle mill, edgers, trimmers. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern (Missouri & Pacific) |
| Historicial Development: | The Joe L. Cravens mill plant at Wells was listed in the Southern Lumberman's 1928 directory of sawmills as cutting ash, elm, black and red gum, hackberry, red and white oak, persimmon, walnut, willow, and shortleaf pine at 15,000 board feet per day. The mill had a commissary and its own logging road. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |