Anderson Lumber Co.

Standard gauge, 30-lb rail Headquarters: Ellisville  Mill Location: Ellisville, MS (Jones County) Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day  Years of Operation: 1899-1901 Miles Operated: about 3.5 miles Locomotives Owned: 1 known	Equipment: Also see: Anchor Saw Mill Co.	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman: The Anderson Lumber Company was owned entirely by Isaac Anderson, of Ellisville. On August 23, 1899 Anderson bought 880 acres of timber land, including a mill site, from Frederick Muller. This land was on the western edge of Ellisville, near the present Interstate 59 interchange. The sawmill plant which he built on this land included a planing mill and dry kiln. On March 1, 1901, from the Lyon family of California, Anderson bought 3,960 acres of timber lying directly west of his mill. On November 9, 1901 the assets were sold to the Summit Lumber Company, of Arkansas, in return for cancellation of debts, and shortly thereafter transferred to the Anchor Saw Mill Company, a Mississippi corporation.
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:  1      0-4-0T      Baldwin    9998      5-1889      31      10x14      22710 Purchased from F. M. Pease, Chicago, IL (dealer). In service by 4-1901. Built as Alton Improvement Co. #1, Alton, IL (Middletown R.R.), dummy type; to F. M. Pease. Sold to Anchor Saw Mill Co. #1, Ellisville, MS, on 11-9-01; to Laurel Machine & Foundry Co., Laurel, MS, by 5-1912; to Sartin Lumber Co. #1, Kitchener, MS. Baldwin class 4-14 C 84

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