Meadows Lumber Co.
Standard gauge, 25-lb rail Headquarters: Mill Location: Cortelyou (Harmon), MS (Lamar County) Mill Capacity: 0,000 ft/day Years of Operation: 1907-1908 Miles Operated: 3 miles Locomotives Owned: 1 |
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History by Gil Hoffman: The
Meadows Lumber Company was incorporated at Purvis, Lamar County, on
March 4, 1907, by J. W. Meadows, B. S. Long, both of Purvis, and W. B.
Young, of McHenry, Harrison County, with authorized capital stock of
$30,000. On February 18, 1907, the company bought 720 acres of timberland in
southeastern Lamar County from McLeod & Company, for $14,400. A sawmill
was built on the New Orleans & Northeastern at Courtelyou (later known
as Harmon), about four miles south of Purvis on a portion of the McLeod
& Company tract. On April 9, 1908 the sawmill, tram road and timber were sold to the Pole Stock Lumber Company, of Hattiesburg, Perry County. On December 27, 1909, the Pole Stock Lumber Company sold 880 acres of land, including the mill site, to Dr. C. C. Bass, with the provision that Dr. Bass lease the mill site to the company for three years.
For a detailed history of this operation see: Steam Whistles in the Piney Woods Volume 2, by Gilbert H. Hoffman |
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ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
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For more information contact Tony Howe at howe6818@bellsouth.net or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net