J. L. Cooley & Co.

36" gauge, wood rail Headquarters:  Mill Location: Sheppard Switch (1 mile south of Mt Olive), MS (Covington County) Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day  Years of Operation: 1902 Miles Operated: 2 miles Locomotives Owned: 1	Equipment:	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman: J. L. Cooley & Company was a partnership composed of J. L. Cooley and T. B. Cooley. Their sawmill was built by the Bowie Lumber Company and sold to M. D. Sheppard on September 3, 1900.  On December 10, 1902 the Cooleys sold out to the Mt. Olive Lumber Company.
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:    Road No.   Type   Builder   C.N.   Date   Cyls.   Dri. Dia.   Engine Wt.   Previous Ownership     Disposition   ?   13-2 Shay   Lima   174   5/1887   2-7x12   26   26000   Powell Lumber Co. #   , Pocahontas, TN Frank Eastman, Tampa, AL, in 1888. Tampa Lumber Co., Tampa, AL, on 7/12/1889. Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. J. L. Cooley & Co., on 1/10/1902.   Mt. Olive Lumber Co., Mt. Olive, MS, on 12/10/1902. S. A. Jones & Son, Columbia, MS, on 10/10/1904. Repossessed for non-payment & resold to: Bowie Lumber Co., Bowie, MS, on 2/14/1906.

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