Allen Cooperage Co.
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Standard gauge, 45 and 58-lb rail Headquarters: Jonesboro, AR Mill Location: Allen, MS (Warren County) Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day Years of Operation: ?-1929 Miles Operated: 9 miles in 1926 Locomotives Owned: 2 known |
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History by Tony Howe: The business of the Allen Cooperage Company was barrel staves. L. N. Allen was president of the company, W. J. Hazard was manager, and J. M. Muse was mill superintendent. In 1925 the mill shut down due to a shortage of timber. In late 1926 a new tract was obtained and in late summer of 1927 the mill was reopened. In June 1929, on account of high water, the plant was shut down and apparently never reopened.
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| ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
1 2T Heisler Heisler 1240 -1912 30 10x10 36000
Built as Shoffner & Hutton Lumber Co. #1, Morgan City, MS; to Interstate Cooperage Co., Allen, MS
2 2T Shay Lima 431 3-1893 28 3-10x10 56000
Built as Lima Locomotive & Machine Co. #431, Lima, OH; to Mississippi Lumber Co. #431, Quitman, MS, in 1900; to Mississippi Eastern Ry. #110, Quitman, MS; to Long-Bell Co. #110, Quitman, MS, on 7-11-17, renumb. #1. Abandoned in Mississippi River swamps, in 1929.
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