Mowbray & Robinson Co. ?-1919
W. L. Crenshaw & Co.
1919-1923
Memphis Band Mill Co.
1923-?
Standard gauge, 35-lb rail
Headquarters: Memphis, TN
Mill Location: Blanton, MS ( County)
Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day
Years of Operation:
Miles Operated: 4 miles in 1923
Locomotives Owned: 1 known
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Other Equipment:
4 flat cars
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History
by Gil Hoffman:
W. L.
Crenshaw & Company
was organized at Memphis, TN,
in October 1919, as a partnership of W. L. Crenshaw and his son, C. L.
Crenshaw. From Mowbray & Robinson, of Cincinnati, Ohio, the company
purchased three sections of timber land in Issaquena County, MS, near
Blanton, plus a sawmill located on the tract and a logging railroad on
Oct. 27, 1919. C. L. Crenshaw became general manager of the operation.
The company was incorporated in October 1920 with $50,000 in capital
stock by Claude L. Crenshaw, Hester M. Crenshaw, Ida C. Turner, Alma C.
McAlexander and F. C. Demuth with headquarters at Memphis, TN.
On October 27, 1923, the
Memphis Band Mill Company purchased the sawmill property of W. L.
Crenshaw & Company, at Blanton in Sharkey County, from the heirs of W.
L. Crenshaw. The purchase included a circular saw mill, timber rights for
six years, logging railroad and equipment.
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ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
Road No. |
Type |
Builder |
C.N. |
Date |
Cyls. |
Dri. Dia. |
Engine
Wt. |
Previous Ownership |
Disposition |
? |
0-4-2 |
Porter |
857 |
8/1887 |
12x18 |
40 |
36000 |
Ensley Ry. #1, Birmingham, AL
Built as 0-4-2T.
Birmingham Railway & Electric Co., Birmingham, AL, in 5/1890.
Clifton Iron Co., Ironaton, AL, in 1899.
Alabama Consolidated Coal & Iron Co., Ironaton, AL
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co.
Kirkpatrick Sand & Cement Co., Jackson’s
Lake, AL, on 8/7/1912.
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. #1050.
Changed to 0-4-2.
Pritchard Brothers, Cumberland, MS, on 4/13/1917.
Mowbray & Robinson Co., Blanton, MS
W. L. Crenshaw & Co., on 10/27/1919. |
Memphis Band Mill Co., Blanton, MS,
on 10/27/1923. |
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