Red Creek Lumber Co.

Standard gauge, 35-lb rail Headquarters: Carnes, MS Mill Location: SW Carnes, MS (Forrest County) Mill Capacity: 25,000 ft/day  Years of Operation: 1916-1924 Miles Operated: 3 miles Locomotives Owned: 1	Equipment:	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman: The Red Creek Lumber Company was incorporated at Carnes, Forrest County, on November 22, 1916, by J. B. Dorsett, J. L. Holleman and L. L. Magee, all of Wiggins, with authorized capital stock of $30,000. J. B. Dorsett was president. The sawmill had a daily cutting capacity of 25,000 feet, and was located about two miles south of the Columbia branch of the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad. On June 1, 1919, in return for assuming its liabilities, the Red Creek Lumber Company sold its sawmill plant and timber to J. B. Dorsett, J. L. Holleman, Louis F. Batson and L. L. Magee.  About July 1924, the sawmill cut out and the company moved to Riceville in Harrison County, changing its name to Holleman & Batson Lumber Company. For a detailed history of this operation see: Steam Whistles in the Piney Woods Volume 2, by Gilbert H. Hoffman
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:        Road No.   Type   Builder   C.N.   Date   Cyls.   Dri. Dia.   Engine Wt.   Previous Ownership   Disposition   1   20-2 Shay   Lima   405   8/1892   3-9x8   26½   46000   Morning Mining & Milling Co. #1, Mullan, ID Fernwood Lumber Co. #4, Fernwood, MS Red Creek Lumber Co. #1, in 1916.   Holleman & Batson Lumber Co. #1, Lyman, MS, in 1924.

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