W. B. Leeke & Co. (1902-1904)

W. B. Leeke Co. (1904-1910)

Standard gauge, 35-lb rail

Headquarters: Baxterville, MS

Mill Location: N Baxterville, MS (Lamar County)

Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day 

Years of Operation: 1902-1910

Miles Operated: 4 miles

Locomotives Owned: 1

Equipment:

 

 

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History by Gil Hoffman:

W. B. Leeke bought his first timberland, consisting of 720 acres northwest of Baxterville, on November 14, 1902. The W. B. Leeke Company was incorporated at Baxterville, Lamar County, on May 5, 1904, by W. B. Leeke, T. P. Lawless, R. W. Hinton, A. S. Hinton, H. C. Yawn and W. P. Haynes with authorized capital stock of $25,000.  On Novemner 30, 1910, the mill site, storehouse and company dwellings plus land near the mill was leased for 5 years to the Pinebur Turpentine Co.

For a detailed history of this operation see: Steam Whistles in the Piney Woods Volume 1, by Gilbert H. Hoffman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:   

 

 

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