Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	CK-258
Corporate Name:	M. L. Huddleston
Local Name:
Owner Name:	M. L. Huddleston. Partnered with George Singletary. Contracted to M. E. Rucker.
Location:	Jacksonville
County:	Cherokee
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1906
End Year:	1907
Decades:	1900-1909
Period of Operation:	1906 to 1907
Town:	Jacksonville
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	1,568 in 1906
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Rough and finished lumber Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	Probably steam Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:	8000: 1906
Capacity Comments:	8,000 feet daily
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill and planer
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	International & Great Northern, Texas & New Orleans, St Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt)
Historicial Development:	M. L. Huddleston was reported by the Southern Industrial and Lumber Review to be cutting 8,000 feet of lumber daily at Jacksonville in 1906. Another partner, in 1907, was G. Singletary. Whether the partnership was in the Singletary Switch mill of Singletary or the Jacksonville mill of Huddleston is unclear. That year M. E. Rucker, in March, mortgaged to Farmers & Merchants State Bank for $9500 the following property and equipment: 1- a sawmill fixtures known as the Singletary and Huddleston mill; 2- a saw and planing mill at a location known as Stovall's mill; 3- and another planing mill, four log wagons, one mule team, six oxen, and 1,000,000 feet of lumber.
Research Date:	MCJ 01-29-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson