R. C. Carter

42" gauge, wood rail, changed to steel rail by 11-1897 Headquarters:  Mill Location: Orange, MS (Jasper County) Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day  Years of Operation: 1895-ca. 1904 Miles Operated:  Locomotives Owned: 2 known	Other Equipment:	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman:
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:  1                  2T Shay           Lima                    496                    10-1895            22                    2-6x10                    20000                       Purchased new. Built for wood rail. Sold to Usher Lumber & Manufacturing Co., Meridian, MS.   2                  2T Shay           Lima                    543                    11-1897            26                    2-7x12                    28000   Purchased new. Named "Ben Holmes." Sold to Erata Lumber Co., Erata, MS, on 1-1-04; to R. C. Carter, Erata, MS, on 10-25-05; to Southern Lumber & Timber Co., Hillsdale, MS.

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