McInnis & Logan Lumber Co. 1900-1901
C. J. Welch & Co. 1901-1902
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Standard gauge, 35-lb rail Headquarters: Mill Location: Mish, MS (Covington County) Mill Capacity: 25,000 ft/day Years of Operation: 1900-1902 Miles Operated: Locomotives Owned: 1 known |
Equipment: 5 log cars See also: Pine Lumber Co. |
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History by Gil Hoffman: The McInnis & Logan Lumber Company was a
co-partnership composed of A. K. McInnis, of Hattiesburg, and W. L. Logan,
of Mish. On January 1, 1900 the partners bought a tract of timber from
Bostick, Weaver and McInnis near Mt. Olive, Covington County. A sawmill
plant was built on the Gulf & Ship Island at Mish, half a mile south of
Arbo, which was in operation by September 1900. This mill had a cutting
capacity of 25,000 feet per day, exclusively longleaf yellow pine. In the
spring of 1901 a locomotive and several log cars were purchased to log the
mill over the Gulf & Ship Island. On December 17, 1901 McInnis, Logan and Martin sold their interest in the sawmill plant, railroad and timber holdings to C. J. Welch and Frank E. Park for $3,987.50. Welch and Park then formed a partnership known as "C. J. Welch & Company" to operate the mill. On September 9, 1902 the assets were sold to E. H. Easterling, of Brookhaven, MS, representing E. P. Denkmann, of Rock Island, Illinois. The Pine Lumber Company was organized to operate the property.
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| ROSTER by Gil Hoffman: ? 0-4-0T Baldwin 4591 4-1879 28 9x12
Built as North Chicago Rolling Mill Co. "Harry C. Parkes," Chicago, IL. To C. J. Welch & Co., on 12-17-01. Sold to Pine Lumber Co., Mish, MS, on 9-9-02. Baldwin
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