J. E. North Lumber Co.
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Standard gauge, 56-lb rail Headquarters: Mill Location: Bond, MS (Stone County, was part of Harrison County) Mill Capacity: 60,000 ft/day Years of Operation: 1899-1910 Miles Operated: 12 miles in 1910 Locomotives Owned: 4? |
Also see: Bond Lumber Co.
Equipment: 4 locomotives, 63 cars, 1 American log loader in 1910
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History by Gil Hoffman: The
J. E. North Lumber Company was incorporated at Bond, Harrison County, on
March 9, 1899, by J. E. North, Richard Fahey and S. D. Thayer with
authorized capital stock of $25,000 with option to increase the stock to
$50,000. By September 1900, the company had in operation a 60,000 foot
capacity longleaf yellow pine mill, on the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad,
at Bond. This mill cut mostly for export. In 1900 the officers were J. E.
North, president; R. Fahey, vice president, and S. D. Thayer, secretary and
treasurer as well as general manager. A new double bandmill was placed in
operation in the fall of 1903. At that time six miles of logging railroad
were in operation. During
the financial panic of 1907 the company went into receivership. The
co-receivers appointed were the Hibernia Bank & Trust Company, of New
Orleans, and J. R. Pratt, of Gulfport. On June 27, 1910, the plant and other
property were sold at the Gulfport Courthouse to the newly-formed Bond
Lumber Company.
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A rare view of J. E. North Lumber Co. Hinkley 2-6-0 No. 70. |
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| ROSTER by Gil Hoffman :
50?
No data
Purchased
secondhand in 11-1899. Named “S. D. Thayer.” 60?
0-6-0
18x22
Purchased
from Hicks Locomotive & Car Works, Chicago, IL in 1904. 70
2-6-0
Hinkley
1317
2-1879
57
18x24
90600 Purchased
from Terre Haute & Indianapolis “A” in 4-1904. Built as Terre Haute & Indianapolis #10, renumb. “A” in 12-1903.
Note:
the company owned at least one additional locomotive by 1910. |
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