White-Grandin Lumber Co. (1919-1930)

Leesville, Slagle & Eastern Railroad (1919-1932)

Standard Gauge Headquarters and mill location: Slagle, Vernon P. Years of Operation: 1919-1932 Predecessor Roads: none Successor Roads: none Miles Operated: Main line: Leesville, LA to Slagle, LA, 10.35 miles. Locomotives Owned:	Equipment 12/31/1922: Locomotives: 1. Cars: 1 passenger, 1 freight.	Click Map for Larger Version
HISTORY by Gil Hoffman: The White-Grandin Lumber Company built a double circular mill costing $300,000 in 1919-20 at the new town of Slagle, LA. The company was owned by the Missouri Lumber & Land Exchange Company.  The Leesville, Slagle & Eastern Railroad was incorporated in Louisiana on February 22, 1919. The line extended in an easterly direction from a connection with the KCS at Leesville to Slagle, 10.35 miles, all in Vernon Parish. The outstanding capital stock of $125,000 in the railroad was held by the stockholders of the lumber company.  The line was built during 1919 and 1920 with operations beginning on April 15, 1920. The railroad was constructed primarily to transport lumber and other forest products of the White-Grandin Lumber Company from its mill at the newly constructed sawmill town of Slagle.  As a result of cutting out the available timber, the sawmill of the lumber company at Slagle ceased operation in the latter part of 1930. With no further business, on December 15, 1931, the railroad applied to the ICC for permission to abandon its entire line. Permission was received on February 10, 1932.
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:     Road No.   Type   Builder   C.N.   Date   Cyls.   Dri. Dia.   Engine Wt.   Previous Ownership   Disposition   1   2-6-2   Baldwin   52259   8/1919   17x24   44   122000   New for Leesville, Slagle & Eastern Cost $20,000. Oil burner. Baldwin class 10-28¼ D 141   Hillyer-Deutsch- Edwards, Inc. #1, Oakdale, LA   2   2-6-2   Baldwin   52258   8/1919   17x24   44   122000   New for White-Grandin Lumber Co. Cost $20,000. Wood burner. Baldwin class 10-28¼ D 140   Hillyer-Deutsch-Edwards, Inc. #2, Oakdale, LA U. S. Naval Advance Depot, Gulfport, MS, by 6/1944.   3   2-6-2   Baldwin   41016   12/1913   16x24   44   101000   A. L. Clark Lumber Co. #3, Glenwood, AR White-Grandin Lumber Co. #3,by 3/1922. Baldwin class 10-26¼ D 126.       4   2-8-0   Brooks   3511   5/1900   20x30   55   177550   Western New York & Pennsylvania #184 Pennsylvania RR #6310 in 1903. Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #982, in 2/1914. Port Wentworth Lumber Co. #103, Savannah, GA, on 6/6/1916. Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1652 White-Grandin Lumber Co. #4, on 12/29/1922. Cost $14,250.       5   2-6-0   Lima   1025   6/1906   17x20   40   93000   Tallulah Falls Lumber Co. #4, Tallulah Falls, GA Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #835 Greenville & Knoxville Ry. #12, Greenville, SC, on 8/6/1912. Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #894, on 12/12/1912. W. R. Pickering Lumber Co. #19, Barham, LA, on 2/12/1913. Transferred as #19 to Haslam, TX. White-Grandin Lumber Co. #5

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