| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-230 |
| Corporate Name: | John A. Musick and Floyd Wallace |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | John A. Musick and Floyd Wallace |
| Location: | White Oak Creek, six miles west of Alto |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1910 |
| End Year: | 1910 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1910s |
| Town: | White Oak Creek, west of Alto |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Probably 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: | Possibly a circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | John A. Musick and Floyd Wallace owned adjacent properties on White Oak Creek, six miles west of Alto. They organized a small sawmill in partnership and cut the several acres of virgin pine on their properties. They each built a house from the lumber and sold the remainder.
Grady Singletary noted that a man “named Box that was buying timber for Musick back in the 1910 decade, actually 1906 and ‘07 before Musick and the other guy ever tried to start the mill, but he was going to farm and buying virgin timber for $1.00 an acre with ten years to cut, right-of-way for the railroads anywhere he wanted to go and the use of any fuel he wanted to cut for his railroad.”
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| Research Date: | MCJ 01-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |