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Standard Gauge, 60-lb rail
Headquarters: Lumberton, MS (Lamar County)
Mill Capacity: 15,000 ft/day 1886,
Years of Operation: 1884-1914
Miles Operated: about 30
Locomotives Owned: 11
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Equipment:
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History
by Gil Hoffman:
Camp
& Hinton Brothers was a copartnership composed of J. H. Hinton, H. P.
Hinton, R. W. Hinton and H. A. Camp. On December 30, 1884, H. A. Camp and
the three Hinton brothers bought 3,311 acres of land from the Federal
Government near what became Lumberton. Construction of a circular sawmill
with a cutting capacity of 15,000 feet per day was begun in the spring of
1885 with the mill beginning operation in 1886. In December 1886, H. A. Camp
arrived from north Georgia to take active part in the partnership. On
January 25, 1890 H. P. and R. W. Hinton sold their interest to H. A. Camp
and J. H. Hinton, after which the name was changed to Camp & Hinton,
although still operated as a partnership. At the time of the name change,
timber holdings totaled 5,700 acres.
On
May 21, 1891 the sawmill and dry kilns were destroyed by fire. A larger mill
was purchased in Luther, Michigan, moved to Lumberton and re-assembled with
operations resuming in June1892. Losses from the fire together with the
effects of the financial panic of 1893 forced the partners to sell their
holdings to J. J. White, the father-in-law of J. H. Hinton, on October 12,
1893. For the next six years White operated the mill under his name, then on
June 6, 1899 sold the property to the newly formed Camp & Hinton
Company.
The Columbia, Lumberton & Gulf Railroad was
incorporated in Mississippi on January 8, 1894 by John J. White, of McComb
City; Thomas S. Ford, of Columbia; James A. Lacey, of Grand Rapids, MI; J.
J. Hewart, of Mississippi City; H. H. Folk, of Lumberton, and Thomas R.
Stockdale, of Summit. J. J. White was president and H. H. Folk, secretary.
Ultimate terminal points were to be Columbia and the Gulf of Mexico, but
immediately Columbia via Lumberton to a point near Perkinston. In May 1897
about ten miles of line had been completed eastward from Lumberton. This
portion of the road had been built and equipped by J. J. White using his own
money. To help complete the road a loan of $20,000 was obtained from the
Bradford Construction Company, of West Virginia, and a mortgage placed on
the entire line. The mortgage went into default, a court suit for settlement
followed with the outcome that the railroad was sold on August 1, 1900 to
the Bradford Construction Company. At that time the railroad had been
completed to Maxie, on the G. & S. I., and extended 37 miles westward
with grading completed to Columbia. It then became part of the Columbia
branch of the Gulf & Ship Island and was completed by them.
Additional
information:
"Steam Whistles in the Piney Woods, Volume
1", Gilbert H. Hoffman, Longleaf Press, Hattiesburg, MS, 1999
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ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
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Road
No.
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Type
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Builder
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C.N.
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Date
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Cyls.
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Dri.
Dia.
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Engine
Wt.
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Previous
Ownership
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Disposition
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11-2
Shay
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Lima
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162
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12/1886
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2-8x8
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26
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28000
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New.
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Camp
& Hinton, Lumberton, MS, on 1/25/1890.
Marion
Brick & Tile Co., Lumberton, MS, in 1890.
J.
J. White, Lumberton, MS, on 5/29/1895.
Camp & Hinton Co., on 6/9/1899.
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Rod
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Porter
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Unknown.
Camp & Hinton, in 10/1890.
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J. J. White, on 10/12/1893.
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Rod
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pre
1859
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Purchased
by J. H. Hinton from a railroad in the Carolinas, in 1891.
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J. J. White, on 10/12/1893.
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3
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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2118
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4/1870
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16x24
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54
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St.
Louis, Vandalia & Terre Haute #20
Re.
#60 in 1872.
Re.
#160 in 1880.
F.
P. Kern, Atlanta, GA (dealer), in 7/1896.
J.
J. White #3, on 4/9/1897.
Baldwin class 24½ D 23
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Columbia, Lumberton & Gulf R.R.,
on 5/14/1897.
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129
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On hand by 3/8/1907.
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1st
130
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2-6-0
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Rogers
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2937
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2/1882
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18x24
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52
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80000
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Alabama
Great Southern #30
Re.
#130.
F.
P. Kern, Atlanta, GA (dealer).
Columbia,
Lumberton & Gulf #130,
on
9/7/1898.
Camp & Hinton Co. 1st #130, on
6/9/1899.
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Mississippi
Central #103, Hattiesburg, MS,
in
1904.
Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #1663,
on
2/28/1921.
Kanfla Lumber Co., Holt, FL, on
8/23/1922.
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2nd
130
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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3127
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2/1873
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16x24
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50
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74600
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St.
Louis, Salem & Little Rock #2 Steelville
St.
Louis San Francisco #26, in 1886.
Birmingham
Rail & Locomotive Co.
Camp
& Hinton Co. 2nd #130,
on
7/17/1902.
Baldwin class 8-26 D 1
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Wells
Lumber Co., on 3/30/1909 (leased).
A.
Marx & Sons, New Orleans, LA (dealer),
on
4/14/1915.
Edward
Hines Yellow Pine Co. #130, Lumberton, MS.
Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #1322.
Germain & Boyd Lumber Co. #657,
Atlanta, LA, on 6/2/1919.
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131
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2-6-0
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Rogers
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2938
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2/1882
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18x24
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52
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80000
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Alabama
Great Southern #31
Re.
#131.
F.
P. Kern, Atlanta, GA (dealer).
Columbia,
Lumberton & Gulf #131,
on
6/5/1899.
Camp & Hinton Co. #131, on
6/9/1899.
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In service 6/1905.
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132
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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19x24
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55
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Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #330.
Camp
& Hinton Co. #132, on 2/21/1906.
Cost $5,000
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Wells Lumber Co. #132, on 3/30/1909
(leased).
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133
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On hand by 9/8/1908.
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134
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70-3
Shay
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Lima
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1909
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6/1907
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3-12x15
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36
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138000
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New.
Cost $7,125.
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Wells
Lumber Co. #134, on
3/30/1909 (leased).
A.
Marx & Sons, New Orleans, LA (dealer),
on
4/14/1915.
Denkmann
Lumber Co. #3, Norfield, MS.
Pearl
River Valley Lumber Co. #16, Canton, MS, by 3/1935.
Scrapped 1938.
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135
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70-3
Shay
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Lima
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1910
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6/1907
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3-12x15
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36
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138000
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New. Cost $7,125.
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Wells
Lumber Co. #135, on 3/30/1909 (leased).
A.
Marx & Sons, New Orleans, LA (dealer),
on
4/14/1915.
Birmingham
Rail & Locomotive Co. #1135.
W. R. Pickering Lumber Co. #23,
Haslam, TX, on 4/26/1917.
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136
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70-3
Shay
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Lima
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1911
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6/1907
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3-12x15
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36
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138000
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New. Cost $7,125.
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Wells
Lumber Co. #136, on 3/30/1909 (leased).
A.
Marx & Sons, New Orleans, LA (dealer),
on
4/14/1915.
Birmingham
Rail & Locomotive Co.
Morgan
& Fentress Ry. #5, Catoosa, TN,
on
12/21/1916.
Scrapped at Catoosa, TN, in late 1936
or early 1937.
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