History
by Gil Hoffman:
The
Elton Lumber Company was organized at Ellisville, Jones County, in early
1923 as a partnership composed of Floyd Herrington, C. T. Smith, Mrs. Ada C.
Pettis, Charles R. Pettis, William S. Pettis, Jr., Ernest W. Pettis and Mrs.
Marguerite M. Pettis Patterson. On February 8, 1923, the company bought
_______ acres of rosemary pine timber from the W. C. Wood Lumber Company
located in central Rankin County, about 15 miles northeast of Belpine. The
price was $35,000. On October 18, 1923 for $5,000 the company bought the
logging railroad and logging camp at Belpine, Rankin County of the W.
C. Wood Lumber Company. A band and gang mill was built at Belpine on
land leased from the Piney Woods Country Life School, on the site of the W.
C. Wood logging camp. Floyd Herrington was general manager and J. P. Russell
was secretary. The operation cut out in 1936.
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ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
1
3T Shay Lima
2156
3-1909
36
3-12x15
158000
Purchased from W. C. Wood Lumber Co. #1, Belpine, MS, in
10-1923.
Built
as Pine Belt Lumber Co. #3, Fort Towson, OK; to Birmingham Rail &
Locomotive Co., Birmingham, AL; to W. C. Wood Lumber Co. #1, Belpine, MS,
on 4-30-21.
Scrapped
by Elton Lumber Co., in 1936.
1st
2
2T Shay
Lima
2437
3-1911
36
3-12x12
120000
Purchased
from W. C. Wood Lumber Co. #2, Belpine, MS, in 10-1923.
Built
as Stony Brook Lumber Co. #1, Lopez, PA; to Southern Iron & Equipment
Co. #1091, Atlanta, GA; to W. C. Wood Lumber Co. #2, Collins, MS, on
11-20-16, transferred to Belpine, MS
Sold
to General Equipment Co., New Orleans, LA, in 8-1924; to Batson &
Hatten Lumber Co. #11, Lyman, MS, in 10-1924.
2nd
2
3T Shay Lima
2447
5-1911
36
3-12x15
140000
Purchased
from Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #2070, Atlanta, GA, in 1-1927.
Built
as Laurel River Logging Co. #3, Runion, NC; to Broad River Lumber Co. #3,
Runion, NC; to Mill Creek Valley R.R. #3, Runion, NC; to French Broad R.R.
#3, Runion, NC, on
5-16-19
(leased); to Griffith Lumber Co. #3, Runion, NC, in 7-1924; to Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #2070.
12?
2T Shay Lima
837
11-1903
28
3-10x10
66000
Purchased
from Kola Lumber Co., Kola, MS, in 2-1924.
Built
as Tremont Lumber Co. #12, Tremont, LA (Tremont & Gulf R.R.); to
Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1056, Atlanta, GA.; to Brown Lumber Co.
#12, Hiwannee, MS, on 4-5-12; to Kola Lumber Co., Kola, MS.
For
sale 6-1926.
Traded
to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #2136, Atlanta, GA, in 1-1927 as part
payment on 2nd #2 and subsequently scrapped by them.
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