Standard gauge, steel rail
Headquarters: McComb, MS
Mill Location: Liberty, MS (Amite County)
Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day
Years of Operation: 1915-1917
Miles Operated:
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History
by Tony Howe
The Amite Lumber Co. was organized in October 1915 by L. Z. Dickey, of
McComb, who was also president and general manager of the Dickey Lumber Co.
George T. Brown, proprietor of the McComb Machine Shop, became secretary and
William McGolgan served as treasurer. The company's office was in McComb,
but the mill was built in Liberty. The company leased rail from the Illinois
Central Railroad to build a logging railroad on December 22, 1915.
On October 25, 1917 the property of the Amite Lumber Co. was sold to the
Natalbany Lumber Co. of Natalbany, Louisiana. "Southern Lumberman" reported
that Natalbany would continue to operate the Amite Lumber Co. mill at
Liberty, but it is not known how long it continued to operate. The timber
could easily have been hauled to the Natalbany Lumber Co. railroad that
extended into the same vicinity in Amite County.
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