Marietta Lumber Co.
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Standard gauge, 56-lb rail Headquarters: Delaware Mill Location: Burnside, MS (Neshoba County) Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day Years of Operation: 1928-1932 Miles Operated: 15 miles Locomotives Owned: |
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History by Gil Hoffman: The Marietta Lumber Company was incorporated in Delaware, and about March 1921 purchased the property of the Central Mississippi Lumber Company which included some 300,000,000 feet of timber. The Marietta Lumber Company was affiliated with the Pearl River Valley Lumber Company, of Canton, MS, and the Apollonia Lumber Company, of Pelahatchie, MS, all of which were owned by the Denkmann interests of Rock Island, Illinois. In early 1928 the Marietta Lumber Company acquired the sawmill and timber holdings of the Reynolds-West Lumber Company, at Burnside, Neshoba County. The logging railroad, extending westerly from Burnside, was completed to Edinburg, 15 miles in mid 1929. On February 27, 1929, with permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Marietta Lumber Company gave the Canton & Carthage Railroad trackage rights over its railroad from Edinburg to Burnside. At Edinburg this line connected with the railroad of the Peal River Valley Lumber Company, which was completed to that point in July 1929. In December 1932 the mill of the Marietta Lumber Company ceased operations and was later damaged by fire. On December 11, 1933 the Canton & Carthage placed an embargo against shipments over the line between Edinburg and Burnside because it had not been properly maintained from the time the mill shut down and had become unsafe. On January 1, 1935 the Canton & Carthage gave notice of its desire to terminate trackage rights over the Burnside-Edinburg line and was given permission for discontinuance from the I. C. C. on November 25, 1935. Not until March 1, 1935 did the Marietta Lumber Company obtain title to the property of the Reynolds-West Lumber Company from the trustee, the Louisiana Savings Bank & Trust Company. The amount paid was $241,000.
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| ROSTER by Gil Hoffman: 3 3T Shay Lima 3182 7-1922 32 3-11x12 134100 Purchased from Reynolds-West Lumber Co. #3, Burnside, MS, in 1928. Built as J. M. Griffin Lumber Co. #3 "J. M. II", Burnside, MS; to Reynolds-West Lumber Co. #3, Burnside, MS, on 8-16- 23. Transferred to Pearl River Valley Lumber Co. #3, Canton, MS, by 2-1930, renumb. #10; to Denkmann Lumber Co. #10, Canton, MS, on 9-1-38; to King Lumber Industries #10, Canton, MS, on 1-1-46. Scrapped 1951. 4 2-6-2 Baldwin 42137 6-1915 44 17x24 128500 Purchased from Reynolds-West Lumber Co. #4, Burnside, MS, in 1928. May have been renumb. #14. Built as Mine La Motte Co. #3, Mine La Motte, MO; to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Birmingham, AL; to New Deemer Manufacturing Co. #4, Deemer, MS, on 6-28-23; to Adams-Newell Lumber Co. #4, Deemer, MS, on 5-31-24; to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Birmingham, Ala.; to Reynolds-West Lumber Co. #4, Burnside, MS, on 7-1-25. Scrapped by Marietta Lumber Co. Baldwin class 10-28¼ D 55 9 2T Shay Lima 2744 12-1913 29½ 3-10x12 84000 Purchased from Reynolds-West Lumber Co. #9, Burnside, MS, in 1928. Built as Culbreath & Smith #9, Onalaska, TX; to West Lumber Co. #9, Onalaska, TX; to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1718, Atlanta, GA, on 12-16-21; to J. M. Griffin Lumber Co. #1, Burnside, MS, on 7-7-22, renumb. #9; to Reynolds-West Lumber Co. #9, Burnside, MS, on 8-16-23. Scrapped by Marietta Lumber Co., in 1935. 12 2T Shay Lima 2287 2-1910 29½ 3-10x12 84000 Borrowed from Pearl River Valley Lumber Co. #12, Canton, MS, about 3-1929. Built as Conner Lumber Co. #12, Seminary, MS; to A. Marx & Son, New Orleans, LA (dealer), in 1913; to Carruth Brothers Lumber Co. #12, Coral, MS, on 10-15-13; to A. Marx & Sons, New Orleans, LA, on 3-31-14; to Gammill Lumber Co. #12, Pelahatchie, MS; to Mississippi Soft Pine Co. #12, Canton, MS; to Pearl River Valley Lumber Co. #12, Canton, MS, on 2-23-21; to Apollonia Lumber Co. #12, Pelahatchie, MS, in 8-1924; returned to Pearl River Valley Lumber Co. #12, Canton, MS, in 5-1925. Returned to Pearl River Valley Lumber Co. #12, Canton, MS; to Denkmann Lumber Co. #12, Canton, MS, on 9-1-38. Scrapped 1942.
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