Hall & Legan Lumber Co. (1910-1922)
Adams-Banks Lumber Co. (1922-1931)
Adams-Edgar Lumber Co. (1931-??)
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Standard gauge, 40-lb rail Headquarters: Mill Location: Morton, MS (Scott County) Mill Capacity: 75,000 ft/day Years of Operation: 1910-ca1940 Miles Operated: 7 miles in 1916 Locomotives Owned: |
Other Equipment: Purchased Clyde Iron Works 3-drum Skidder #228, shipped to Morton, Miss. 2-28-1913. Purchased Clyde Iron Works Rapid Loader #382, shipped to Morton, Miss. 12-29-1923. Purchased 2 ex-M&O boxcars from GC&L $500 2-1925.
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History by Gil Hoffman: The Hall & Legan Lumber Company was incorporated at Morton, Scott County, in November 1910 with capital stock of $200,000. The company purchased 32,000 acres of shortleaf pine timber land near Morton and built a band and circular sawmill with a cutting capacity of 75,000 feet per day at Morton. The company specialized in shortleaf finish, flooring and ceiling and also manufactured all kinds of common boards and dimension. G. W. Legan was secretary and general manager. On February 18, 1922 the entire holdings were sold to the Adams-Banks Lumber Company. Before coming to Mississippi, Hall & Legan had operated a sawmill at Tannehill, in Winn Parish, Louisiana.
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Hoffman and David S Price: 1 2T Shay Lima 2115 10-1908 29½ 3-10x12 84000 Sold to Adams-Banks Lumber Co. #1, Morton, MS, on 2-18-22; to Copiah Gravel Co. #1, Crystal Springs, MS, in 7-1929; to Gatesville Gravel Co. #1, Gatesville, MS 2 2T Heisler Heisler 1262 -1912 33 13x12 72000 Sold to Adams-Banks Lumber Co. #2, Morton, MS, on 2-18-22; to Adams-Newell Lumber Co., Deemer, MS; to Reynolds Lumber Co., Deemer, MS, on 9-28-33. 3 2-6-2 Vulcan 2529 1-1916 44 16x24 97500 Sold to Adams-Banks Lumber Co. #3, Morton, MS, on 2-18-22; to Adams-Edgar Lumber Co. #3, Morton, MS, in 4-1931; to Davis Brothers Lumber Co. #8, Ansley, LA, about 5-1936.
??-B Shay 8x8 27½ (42" gauge says BR&L revised list)) 3 Lima 2629 12-1913 orig-Whitmer-Steele Co. #5, Clearfield, PA; Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. #5, Nesquehoning, PA; BR&L [812] “Deemer”; Adams-Banks Lbr. Co., Morton, MS on 9-7-1923 (BR&L 1996 revised list) 60-3 Shay 11x12 32 Standard gauge 7 Lima 3264 6-1924 Adams-Banks Lbr. Co. #7, Morton, MS; Adams-Edgar Lbr. Co. #7, Morton, MS in 5-1931; Insular Lbr. Co., Fabrica, Negros Occidental, Philippines in 9-1937 converted to 42" gauge (Koch Shay book) 4-6-0 18x24 50c 9 Rogers 4579 9-1891 Orig. NC&StL #135; #131; #166; GC&L #308; Darby & Jarbutt Co. #166, Sharps Spur, Ca. 6/2/16; J. F. Darby Co. #166; GC&L #564; Adams-Banks Lbr. Co. #9, Morton, MS $2734.50 on 9-14-1926; Adam-Edgar Lbr. Co. #9, Morton, MS 4-1931 (GC&L 1996 list) 2-8-0 18x24 50 31 BLW 15135 12-1896 G&SI #3, #13, #31; Adams-Banks Lbr. Co. #31, Morton, MS (to Lincoln Co. Gravel Co., Jul 1929 says GHH data card); Adams-Edgar Lbr. Co. #31, Morton, MS 2-8-0 18x24 50 32 BLW 15856 4-1898 G&SI #14; #32; Adams-Banks Lbr. Co. #32, 21 Jun 1929; (GHH data card); Adams-Edgar Lbr. Co. #32, Morton, MS
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net