Howze Lumber Co.

Standard gauge, 25 to 35-lb rail

Headquarters: Mobile, AL

Mill Location: McLain, MS (Greene County)

Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day

Years of Operation: 1909-1914

Miles Operated: 14 miles in 1914

Locomotives Owned: 4

Equipment:

1914- 3 locomotives, 20 log cars.

 

Click Map for Larger Version

History by Gil Hoffman:

The Howze Lumber Company began as a partnership composed of G. H. Howze and C. E. Cudabac. In December 1909, the partners bought a tract of timber from the Scranton Lumber Company in southwestern Green County and by January 1910 a circular sawmill was in operation at McLain, Greene County, along with two miles of logging railroad. The company was incorporated in Alabama in May 1910, with domicile at McLain, by G. H. Howze, H. Curjel, N. M. Cudabac, J. F. Bannerman and others with capital stock of $30,000. On July 12, 1910, the property of the partnership was transferred to the corporation. 

The mill cut out in November 1914, after which the logging equipment was put up for sale.

Builder's view of Glover 2-6-0 built for Howze Lumber Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROSTER by Gil Hoffman: 

 

 

Road No.

 

Type

 

Builder

 

C.N.

 

Date

 

Cyls.

 

Dri. Dia.

 

Engine

Wt.

 

Previous Ownership

 

Disposition

 

1

 

Class B

 

Climax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36000

 

Unknown.

Howze Lumber Co. #1, by 1/1910.

 

For sale 1/1915.

 

3

 

36-2

Heisler

 

Heisler

 

1273

 

1913

 

13x12

 

33

 

72000

 

New.

 

For sale 1/1915 & 12/1915.

McClure Pine Co., Wagar, AL

Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1938

E. L. Bruce Co. #1, Bruce, MS, on 6/11/1924.

 

5

 

2-6-0

 

Glover

 

11168

 

10/1911

 

11x16

 

 

 

 

 

New.

 

Cochran Lumber Co. #5, Toinette, AL, on 12/24/1912.

Toinette Lumber Co. #5, Toinette, AL, on 12/1/1915.

Lindsay Lumber & Export Co. #1, Paynes, AL,

in 1917.

 

7

 

2-6-0

 

Porter

 

950

 

8/1888

 

14x20

 

44

 

60000

 

Sullivan Timber Co. #3 Gladys W., Wallace, AL

Manistee Mill Co., Manistee, AL,

by 7/1907.

Alabama Iron Works, Mobile, AL,

by 3/1912.

Howze Lumber Co. #7, by 10/1912.

 

For sale 1/1915 & 12/1915.

Enterprise Foundry & Machine Co., Hattiesburg, MS

Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1237

Swift Lumber Co., Knoxo, MS, on 1/4/1918.

 

 

 

 

 

                                     HOME                                              ABOUT  US                                              LINKS           

 

 

 

For more information contact Tony Howe at howe6818@bellsouth.net or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net