Elk Lumber Co. (1914-1915)
Stillwell-Crosby Lumber Co.(1915-1917)
Mississippi Soft Pine Co. (1917-1921)
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Standard gauge, 56-lb rail Headquarters: Mill Location: Canton, MS (Madison County) Mill Capacity: 150,000 ft/day in 1917 Years of Operation: 1914-1921 Miles Operated: 15 miles in 1917 Locomotives Owned: |
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History by Gil Hoffman: The
Elk Lumber Company, a subsidiary of the Crosby-Bonds Lumber Company of
Brookhaven, MS, was granted a charter by the Governor of Mississippi on
January 12, 1912. Its mill was constructed in the northeast section of
Canton, Madison County, in 1914 and began sawing in August of that same
year. The cutting capacity was 75,000 feet in ten hours and the cut was
shortleaf pine. Officers of the company were L. O. Crosby, president, and
Sam W. Hoskins, secretary. The original manager was A. B. Connally of the
Crosby-Bonds Lumber Company. On
August 18, 1915 approval was granted by Governor Brewer for the name to be
changed to the Stillwell-Crosby Lumber Company and the capital stock
increased from $80,000 to $200,000. The stockholders of the old company had
approved these changes on March 10, 1915. In
May 1917 the name was again changed to Mississippi Soft Pine Company
reflecting a complete change in the stockholders. Capital stock was also
increased from $200,000 to $350,000. The cutting capacity of the sawmill
under Mississippi Soft Pine ownership was 150,000 feet per day. The
principal stockholders were Stewart and Anthon Gammill, of Jackson. On
February 23, 1921 the entire operation was sold to the Pearl River Valley
Lumber Company, owned by F. C. Denkmann and associates, of Roch Island, IL.
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2-6-0 IC Shops
--- 9-1886
56 18x24
96000
Purchased by Crosby-Bonds Lumber Co. from Illinois Central
#1703, in 4-1914.
Built
as Illinois Central #240, renumb. #703 in 1890, renumb. #1703 in 5-1903.
To
Stillwell-Crosby Lumber Co., in 8-1915.
To
Mississippi Soft Pine Co., in 5-1917.
Transferred to Gammill Lumber Co., Pelahatchie, MS; to
Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1209, Atlanta, GA; to Central Santo Tomas #8, Cuba, on 5-31-18. 4
2-8-2 Baldwin
36756 8-1911
44 16x22
85000
Acquired by Mississippi Soft Pine Co. from Gammill Lumber
Co. #4, Pelahatchie, MS, by 7-1917.
Built
as Lockwood Lumber Co. #4, Pelahatchie, MS (a 2-8-0); to Gammill Lumber
Co. #4, Pelahatchie, MS, on 4-10-12,
changed to 2-8-2 in 4-1912.
Sold
to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1355, Atlanta, GA; to Lutcher &
Moore Cypress Lumber Co., Lutcher, LA, on
11-11-18.
Baldwin class 10-26 E 336 7
2T Shay Lima
1671 2-1906
28 3-10x10 66000
Purchased by Mississippi Soft Pine Co. from A. Marx &
Sons, New Orleans, LA (dealer).
Built
as Porter-Wadley Lumber Co. #3, Cotton Valley, LA (Dorcheat Valley R.R.);
to Bayou Blue Lumber Co., Hutchinson, LA, in 1915; to A. Marx & Sons,
New Orleans, LA, in 1918.
Sold
to Pearl River Valley Lumber Co. #7, Canton, MS, on 2-23-21; to Apollonia
Lumber Co. #7, Pelahatchie, MS, about
8-1924. Scrapped at Canton, MS, about 2-1929. 12
2T Shay Lima
2287 2-1910
29½ 3-10x12 84000
Acquired by Mississippi Soft Pine Co. from Gammill Lumber
Co. #12, Pelahatchie, MS.
Built
as Conner Lumber Co. #12, Seminary, MS; to A. Marx & Sons, New
Orleans, LA, 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.
Sold
to Pearl River Valley Lumber Co. #12, Canton, MS, on 2-23-21; to Apollonia
Lumber Co. #12, Pelahatchie, MS, about 8-1924; returned to Pearl River
Valley Lumber Co. #12, about 5-1925; loaned to Marietta Lumber Co. #12,
Burnside, MS, about 3-1929; returned to Pearl River Valley Lumber Co. #12,
Canton, MS; to Denkmann Lumber Co.
#12, Canton, MS, on 9-1-38. Scrapped in 1942.
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net