Cochran & Grisham 1899

Mississippi Yellow Pine Lumber Co. (1899-1902)

Standard gauge, -lb rail Headquarters: Denny, MS Mill Location: Denny, MS (George County) Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day Years of Operation: 1899-1902 Miles Operated: unk Locomotives Owned: ?	Equipment:	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman: Cochran & Grisham was a partnership composed of John O. Grisham, Joseph Grisham and J. W. Stone. In 1899 a sawmill was built at Denny, Jackson County, about a mile south of the Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad, in what is now the southwestern part of Lucedale.  The Mississippi Yellow Pine Lumber Company was incorporated at Denny, Jackson County on December 23, 1899, by John O. Grisham, Joseph Grisham and J. W. Stone, Jr., with authorized capital stock of $50,000. On February 2, 1900 the assets of Cochran & Grisham were sold to the Mississippi Yellow Pine Lumber Company for $29,600.  On January 21, 1902, the assets were sold to the K. C. Lumber Company, of Lucedale, Jackson County.
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:      Road No.   Type   Builder   C.N.   Date   Cyls.   Dri. Dia.   Engine Wt.   Previous Ownership   Disposition   1?     4-4-0   M. & O.           16x22   60   70000   Mobile & Ohio R.R. # Smith & Kilby Co., Anniston, AL (dealer) Cochran & Grishman, on 2/21/1899.   Mississippi Yellow Pine Lumber Co. #1?, on 2/2/1900.   2?   2-6-0               15x22   44   60000   Unknown. Smith & Kilby Co., Anniston, AL (dealer) Mississippi Yellow Pine Lumber Co., on 9/12/1900.   The K. C. Lumber Co. #1, Lucedale, MS, on 1/21/1902.

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