Handsboro Lumber Co.
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36" gauge, -lb rail Headquarters: Moss Point Mill Location: Handsboro, MS (Harrison County) Mill Capacity: 150,000 ft/day in 1910 Years of Operation: 1906-1919? Miles Operated: 20 miles in 1910 Locomotives Owned: ? |
Also see: L. N. Dantzler Lumber Co. Equipment:
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History by Gil Hoffman and Tony Howe:
On
August 30, 1906, the L. N. Dantzler Lumber Company bought the holdings of
Henry Lienhard, at Handsboro, Harrison County, from Lienhard's widow and
daughter. The Handsboro Lumber Company, which operated the property, was
incorporated at Moss Point, Jackson County, on February 22, 1906 by J. L.
Dantzler, L. N. Dantzler, Jr., B. G. Dantzler, L. N. Dantzler and A. F.
Dantzler with authorized capital stock of $100,000. In the charter the seat
of operations was given as Handsboro. The sawmill, as of 1910, had a cutting
capacity of 40,000 feet per day. It is not known how long the mill at
Handsboro was operated. In 1919 a new mill was built at Cedar Lake, the
terminus of the Handsboro Lbr. railroad. The railroad and equipment was
transferred to the Cedar Lake Mill Co. at this time. |
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An incredibly rare view of Handsboro Lumber Co. Porter 0-6-2T crossing the Tuxachanie Creek bridge about 1910. |
Handsboro Lumber Co.'s 2-6-0 at the dealer in Atlanta before delivery to Cedar Lake in 1908. |
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| ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
1
0-6-0T
Baldwin
4205
12-1877
33
10x16
Purchased
from H. Lienhard #1, Handsboro, MS, on 8-30-1906. Built
as Milton & Sutherlin Narrow Gauge R.R. “Little Jannie,” Milton,
NC; to Richmond & Danville #74, in 1882; to Bryant & Brother,
Stony Creek, VA; to Newell & Bryant, Stoney Creek, VA; to Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #236, Atlanta, GA; to H. Lienhard #1, Handsboro,
MS, on 1-21-1904. Baldwin
class
6-14 D 7 2
0-6-2T
Porter
1535
3-1894
6x14
Purchased
from H. Lienhard #2, Handsboro, MS, on 8-30-1906. 3
2-6-0
Baldwin
4836
10-1879
36
12x16
39000 Purchased
from Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #557, Atlanta, GA, on 8-11-1908.
Cost $2,800. Built
as Hobart & Manistee River “Chas. J. Canfield,” Hobart, MI, later
became #2; to Chittenden, Herrick & Co., Cadillac, MI; to J. E.
Loxley, Loxley, AL, by 12-1892; to Hubbard Brothers, Mobile, AL; to
Hiwannee Lumber Co., Hiwannee, MS, on 8-11-1904; to Southern Iron &
Equipment Co. #557. Baldwin
class
8-18 D 45 Note: L. N. Dantzler reportedly bought 4 locomotives after purchasing the Lienhard property in 1906 for use at Cedar Lake. |
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For more information contact Tony Howe at howe6818@bellsouth.net or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net