W. S. Carter

36" gauge, steel rail Headquarters:  Mill Location: Orange, MS (Jasper County) Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day  Years of Operation: 1903-?? Miles Operated:  Locomotives Owned: 1 known	Other Equipment:	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman: In April 1903 W. S. Carter leased the saw and planing mill at Orange, Miss., belonging to his father, R. C. Carter.
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:  3?                2-8-0                    Mt. Savage       33        -1883           36                    15x18                    56000                           Purchased from Kingston & Central Mississippi Ry., Laurel, MS, on 9-26-03. Built as Austin & Northwestern #5; to Eagles Mere R.R. #3, Eagles Mere, PA, in 1892; to Southern Iron & Equipment Co., Atlanta, GA (dealer); to Kingston & Central Mississippi Ry., on 6-22-01. Sold to Tallahala Lumber Co., Tallahala, MS; to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1264, Atlanta, Ga.; to Compania Azucarera Madrazo S. A. #4, Cuba, on 8-28-18.

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