Holleman & Batson Lumber Co.
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Standard gauge, 56-lb rail Headquarters: Mill Location: Lyman, MS (Harrison County) Mill Capacity: Years of Operation: 1924-1926 Miles Operated: 18 miles in 1924 Locomotives Owned: 2 |
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History by Gil Hoffman: In
May 1924 J. L. Holleman and associates of Wiggins, Miss., entered into a
contract with the Ingram-Day Lumber Company, of Lyman, Harrison County, to
build a mill near Riceville, Miss., to cut certain Ingram-Day timber. The
Holleman & Batson Lumber Company, formed to operate a mill to cut this
timber, was incorporated at Wiggins, Stone County, on July 7, 1924, by J. L.
Holleman, of Wiggins; S. C. Culpepper, of Wiggins, and Luther F. Batson, of
Carnes, with authorized capital stock of $150,000. Instead of Riceville, the
old plant at Carnes of the Red Creek Lumber Company was moved to Lyman and
reassembled next door to the old Ingram-Day mill. Holleman was president as
well as general manager and Batson was secretary and treasurer.
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1
2T Shay
Lima
405
8-1892
26½
3-9x8
46000 Acquired
from Red Creek Lumber Co. #1, Carnes, MS, in 1924. Built
as Morning Mining Co. #4, Mullan, ID; to Fernwood Lumber Co. #4, Fernwood,
MS; to Red Creek Lumber Co. #1, Carnes, MS, in 1916. For
sale
2-1926.
10
2-6-0
Baldwin
7187
2-1884
52½
19x24
90000 Purchased
from Ingram-Day Lumber Co. #10, Lyman, MS, in 1924. Built
as Alabama Great Southern #140; to Dayton Coal & Iron Co. #1, Dayton,
TN; to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1375, Atlanta, GA; to Dawkins
Lumber Co., Dawkins, KY, in 8-1919; returned to SI&E #1375: to
Ingram-Day Lumber Co. #10, on 11-7-1919. Baldwin
class
8-32 D 59
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