Anderson Lumber Co.
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Standard gauge, 36-lb rail Headquarters: Ellisville Mill Location: Beech Spur (N Ellisville), MS (Jones County) Mill Capacity: 25,000 ft/day Years of Operation: 1917-? Miles Operated: 7 miles 1917 Locomotives Owned: 1 known |
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History by Gil Hoffman: The Anderson Lumber Company, composed of John and Richard Anderson, of Ellisville, MS (sons of the late sawmill owner, Isacc Anderson), purchased the mill site of the Perry-Fraser Lumber Company near Ellisville in September 1917. They built a sawmill on this site with a 25,000 feet per day cutting capacity.
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