Fair-Chritton Lumber Co.

Standard gauge, 20-lb rail Headquarters:  Mill Location: Chritton, MS (Coahoma County) Mill Capacity: 50,000 ft/day  Years of Operation: 1904-1911 Miles Operated: 6 miles in 1910 Locomotives Owned: 2	Other Equipment: 1 log loader, 1 skidder, 32 log cars	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman: The Fair-Chritton Lumber Company was incorporated in Coahoma County in early 1904 by George A. Fair and George C. Chritton with capital stock of $45,000. A single band mill with a daily cutting capacity of 50,000 feet was built at Chritton, on the Riverside Division of the Illinois Central Railroad. This mill had 3½ miles of railroad connecting it with the Mississippi River, where the manufactured lumber was loaded aboard barges.
American Lumberman, 12-19-03, p. 71. WANTED - RELAYING STEEL RAILS 100 tons of 20-lb. good rails. Address FAIR-CHRITTON LUMBER CO., Sherard, Miss.	American Lumberman, 11-5-04, p. 64. WANTED - LOGGING ENGINE. A first class six or seven-ton standard gauge logging engine. FAIR-CHRITTON LUMBER CO., Chritton, Miss.
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:    Road No.   Type   Builder   C.N.   Date   Cyls.   Dri. Dia.   Engine Wt.   Previous Ownership   Disposition   ?   13-2 Shay   Lima   1629   1/1906   2-6x10   22   23700   Gulledge Brothers Lumber Co. #1, White, AR Fair-Chritton Lumber Co., on ?   Kimball-Lacey Lumber Co., Arkansas City, AR   ?   No Data                           On hand by 1910.

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