M. D. Tate

Standard gauge, -lb rail Headquarters: McNeill Mill Location: Tate's Switch, MS (Pearl River County) Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day Years of Operation: 1898-1905 Miles Operated: 3.5 miles Locomotives Owned: 1	Equipment:	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman: In May 1898 Monroe D. Tate bought land on the south edge of the village of McNeill, where he established his residence. In 1903 he built a sawmill at Tate’s Switch on the New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad and a logging railroad. In January 1904 a planing mill was added, bought from the Banner Lumber Co., of Kentwood, LA. A general merchandise business was also operated, apparently in connection with the sawmill.  Tate went into bankruptcy on January 12, 1905.
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:      Road No.   Type   Builder   C.N.   Date   Cyls.   Dri. Dia.   Engine Wt.   Previous Ownership   Disposition   ?   0-4-4TB   Baldwin   7105   1/1884   14x22   45   66000   North Chicago Rolling Mill Co. #10, Chicago, IL Illinois Steel Co. 1st #10, Chicago, IL, on 5/2/1889. Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. M. D. Tate, in 1903. Baldwin class 8-22_ C 6   James Hand, Purvis, MS, by 2/1906.

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