Geneva Lumber Co.

Standard gauge, steel rail Headquarters:  Mill Location: Geneva, MS (Jefferson Davis County) Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day  Years of Operation: 1903-1911 Miles Operated: 2 miles in 1908 Locomotives Owned: 1 known	Other Equipment: 3 log cars	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman: The Geneva Lumber Company was incorporated at Geneva, Covington County (later Jefferson Davis County) on July 25, 1903, by Randolph Batson, Nathaniel Batson and Henry T. McGehee with authorized capital stock of $10,000. Henry McGehee was president and L. F. Batson, secretary and treasurer. In addition to a sawmill, the company operated a cotton gin. On September 17, 1908, the sawmill and 25,000,000 feet of timber were sold to the Moore-Hagerty Lumber Company, of Hattiesburg. At the time the mill had been shut down for several months.
	St. Louis Lumberman, v.32, #4, 8-15-1903, p.60: Geneva – The Geneva Lumber Company has been granted a charter with capital stock of $10,000.   St.Louis Lumberman 10-1-1908 Vol. 42 No.7  p.41.. “The Moore-Haggerty Lbr. Co., wholesalers of this city, has purchased the Geneva Lbr. Co.’s mill at Carson, with a large tract of stumpage. For some time the Moore-Haggerty Co. has owned stock in the Monarch Lbr. Co., of Earl, Miss. They have now purchased the remaining shares. The two deals involve a large sum.”   Lumber Trade Journal 10-1-1908,  p.21.. “The mill of the Moore-Haggerty Lbr. Co., at Carson, will resume shortly. Two miles of steel rail were purchased today, to be used in the construction of a logging road for this concern.”
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:    Road No.   Type   Builder   C.N.   Date   Cyls.   Dri. Dia.   Engine Wt.   Previous Ownership   Disposition   1   28-2 Shay   Lima   1966   7/1907     3-8x10   26½   56000   New. Cost $2,300.   Canal Lumber Co. #1, Hintonville, MS, ca. 1911. A. M. Richardson Lumber Co., Helena, AR General Equipment Co., McComb, MS (dealer). Sanders & Nixon Construction Co., De Ridder, LA, ca. 10/1921. Ouachita Sand & Gravel Co. #6, Bosco, LA Standard Gravel Co., Inc. #6, Antoine, AR, ca. 11/1926.

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