Tallahoma Lumber Co.
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Standard gauge, 56-lb rail Headquarters: Mill Location: Montrose, MS (Jasper County) Mill Capacity: 30,000 ft/day Years of Operation: 1921-1927 Miles Operated: 9 miles Locomotives Owned: 5 known |
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History by Gil Hoffman: In November 1921 the Tallahoma Lumber Company began operating the sawmill of George W. Howell & Company, at Montrose, Jasper County, as replacement for its mill at Mossville which had burned in June 1921. The property was purchased from the Union Trust Company, of St. Louis, Missouri, on April 17, 1922 for $97,832.05. This included the Montrose sawmill, logging railroad and equipment and timber in Jasper County. The Tallahoma Lumber Company was incorporated for 50 years at Montrose on December 15, 1921 by J. F. Bethea, J. W. Robbins, J. B. Hogue, all of Montrose, and E. T. Williams, of Laurel, with authorized capital stock of $50,000. The company planned to build a 30,000 feet daily cutting capacity mill on the site of George Howell's old mill at Montrose, to be in operation by March 1, 1922. J. W. Robins was the general manager and J. B. Hogue, the superintendent. The mill cut out in early 1927. Afterward, J. B. Hogue began operating his own hardwood mill at Tuckers Crossing, in Jones County.
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| ROSTER by Gil Hoffman: ? Class B Climax 66000 Purchased from George W. Howell #1, Montrose, MS, on 4-17-22. ? 2T Shay Lima 183 8-1887 26 3-8x8 34000 Purchased from George W. Howell & Co. #4, Montrose, MS, on 4-17-22. Built as Gregory & Coe Lumber Co., Stanton, Ala. (36-inch gauge); to Kingston Lumber Co., Laurel, MS, in 1897; to Laurel Machine & Foundry Co., Laurel, MS; to George W. Howell & Co. #4, Montrose, MS (standard gauge). Sold to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1942, Atlanta, GA; to Green Lumber Co., Avera, MS, on 7-12-24; to Pascagoula Hardwood Co., Laurel, MS. ? 2T Shay Lima 943 10-1904 28 3-10x10 66000 Purchased from George W. Howell & Co. #9, Montrose, MS, on 4-17-22. Built as East Union Lumber & Manufacturing Co. #9, Hammond, LA (Hammond & Eastern Ry.); to Ship Island Lumber Co. #9, Sanford, MS; to George W. Howell & Co. #9, Montrose, MS, in 1919. Sold to Jones County Hardwood Co., Tuckers Crossing, Miss., by 2-1926; to Wells Hardwood Co., Tuckers Crossing, MS, in 5-1926; to Stoddard & Cletts Equipment Co., Mobile, AL, in 6-1926. ? 0-4-0 Davenport 853 1-1909 44 15x20 60000 Purchased from Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1898, Atlanta, GA, on 3-13-24. Built as Kenfick, Quigley & Russell # , Denver, CO; to Robert Russell #103, Belmont, NC; to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1445; to Kreis & Mays, Contractors #1445, Knoxville, TN, on 7-17-19; to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1898. Reposssessed - to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #2014; to G. L. Mays, Arkwright, AL, about 1925, converted to 2-4-0 "Spark Plug;" to Georgia Car & Locomotive Co. #594, Atlanta, GA; to J. W. McWilliams Co., Inc. #6, Fort Myers, FL, in 10-1928. 1 2T Shay Lima 3081 5-1920 29½ 3-10x12 84000 Purchased from Green Lumber Co. #1, Avera, MS, about 11-1924. Built as J. P. Griffin Lumber Co. #1, Avera, MS; to Green Lumber Co. #1, Avera, MS, on 9-1-20. Sold to Eastman-Gardiner Hardwood Co. #1, Sandersville, MS, about 4-1927; to Pascagoula Hardwood Co. #1, Laurel, MS; to The Mengel Co. #1, Laurel, MS, on 11-29-35. Scrapped 1947. |
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