History
by Gil Hoffman:
The
Marietta Lumber Company was incorporated in Delaware, and about March 1921
purchased the property of the Central Mississippi Lumber Company which
included some 300,000,000 feet of timber. The Marietta Lumber Company was
affiliated with the Pearl River Valley Lumber Company, of Canton, MS, and
the Apollonia Lumber Company, of Pelahatchie, MS, all of which were owned by
the Denkmann interests of Rock Island, Illinois. In early 1928 the Marietta
Lumber Company acquired the sawmill and timber holdings of the Reynolds-West
Lumber Company, at Burnside, Neshoba County.
The
logging railroad, extending westerly from Burnside, was completed to
Edinburg, 15 miles in mid 1929. On February 27, 1929, with permission from
the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Marietta Lumber Company gave the Canton
& Carthage Railroad trackage rights over its railroad from Edinburg
to Burnside. At Edinburg this line connected with the railroad of the Peal
River Valley Lumber Company, which was completed to that point in July 1929.
In
December 1932 the mill of the Marietta Lumber Company ceased operations and
was later damaged by fire. On December 11, 1933 the Canton & Carthage
placed an embargo against shipments over the line between Edinburg and
Burnside because it had not been properly maintained from the time the mill
shut down and had become unsafe. On January 1, 1935 the Canton &
Carthage gave notice of its desire to terminate trackage rights over the
Burnside-Edinburg line and was given permission for discontinuance from the
I. C. C. on November 25, 1935.
Not
until March 1, 1935 did the Marietta Lumber Company obtain title to the
property of the Reynolds-West Lumber Company from the trustee, the Louisiana
Savings Bank & Trust Company. The amount paid was $241,000.
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ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
3
3T Shay
Lima
3182
7-1922 32
3-11x12
134100
Purchased from Reynolds-West Lumber Co. #3, Burnside, MS, in
1928.
Built as J. M. Griffin Lumber Co. #3 "J. M. II",
Burnside, MS; to Reynolds-West Lumber Co. #3, Burnside, MS, on 8-16-
23.
Transferred to Pearl River Valley Lumber Co. #3, Canton, MS, by
2-1930, renumb. #10; to Denkmann Lumber Co. #10,
Canton, MS, on 9-1-38; to King Lumber Industries #10, Canton, MS,
on 1-1-46.
Scrapped 1951.
4
2-6-2
Baldwin
42137
6-1915 44 17x24
128500
Purchased from Reynolds-West Lumber Co. #4, Burnside, MS, in
1928.
May have been renumb. #14.
Built as Mine La Motte Co. #3, Mine La Motte, MO; to Birmingham
Rail & Locomotive Co., Birmingham, AL; to New Deemer Manufacturing Co. #4, Deemer, MS, on 6-28-23; to
Adams-Newell Lumber Co. #4, Deemer, MS, on 5-31-24; to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Birmingham, Ala.; to
Reynolds-West Lumber Co. #4, Burnside, MS, on 7-1-25.
Scrapped by Marietta Lumber Co.
Baldwin class 10-28¼ D 55
9
2T Shay
Lima
2744
12-1913
29½ 3-10x12
84000
Purchased from Reynolds-West Lumber Co. #9, Burnside, MS, in
1928.
Built as Culbreath & Smith #9, Onalaska, TX; to West Lumber
Co. #9,
Onalaska, TX; to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1718, Atlanta,
GA, on 12-16-21; to J. M. Griffin Lumber Co. #1, Burnside, MS, on 7-7-22,
renumb. #9; to Reynolds-West Lumber Co. #9, Burnside, MS, on 8-16-23.
Scrapped by Marietta Lumber Co., in 1935.
12
2T Shay
Lima
2287
2-1910 29½ 3-10x12
84000
Borrowed from Pearl River Valley Lumber Co. #12, Canton, MS,
about 3-1929.
Built as Conner Lumber Co. #12, Seminary, MS; to A. Marx &
Son, New Orleans, LA (dealer), in 1913; to Carruth
Brothers Lumber Co. #12, Coral, MS, on 10-15-13; to A. Marx &
Sons, New Orleans, LA, on
3-31-14; to Gammill Lumber Co. #12, Pelahatchie, MS; to Mississippi
Soft Pine Co. #12, Canton, MS; to Pearl River Valley Lumber Co. #12, Canton, MS, on 2-23-21; to Apollonia Lumber
Co. #12, Pelahatchie, MS, in 8-1924; returned to Pearl River Valley Lumber Co. #12, Canton, MS, in 5-1925.
Returned to Pearl River Valley Lumber Co. #12, Canton, MS; to
Denkmann Lumber Co. #12, Canton, MS, on 9-1-38. Scrapped 1942.
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