Reynolds-West Lumber Co.
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Standard gauge Headquarters: Houston, TX Mill Location: Burnside, MS (Neshoba County) Mill Capacity: 125,000 ft/day Years of Operation: 1923-1928 Miles Operated: 13 miles in 1923 Locomotives Owned: 5 known |
Other Equipment: 26 log cars, 1 Clyde Rapid log loader, 1 Clyde 4-line skidder. See also: |
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History by Gil Hoffman: On August 16, 1923 the Reynolds-West Lumber Company, of Texas, purchased the sawmill, logging railroad and timber holdings of the J. M. Griffin Lumber Company, at Burnside, Neshoba County, for approximately $4,000,000. The purchase included a band mill with a cutting capacity of 125,000 feet per day, planing mill, 13 miles of standard gauge railroad and equipment, and 300,000,000 feet of virgin shortleaf and longleaf pine timber. Officers of the company were: J. W. Reynolds, of Houston, Texas, president and J. M. West, also of Houston, Texas, vice president. M. P. Barton was general manager. The company went into receivership and its assets were sold to the Marietta Lumber Company in 1928, but not formally deeded to them until March 1, 1935 by the trustee, the Louisiana Savings Bank & Trust Company. The price was $241,000.
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| ROSTER by Gil Hoffman: 1 4-6-0 Baldwin 5813 9-1881 54 18x24 80000 Purchased from J. M. Griffin Lumber Co. #1, Burnside, MS, on 8-16-23. Built as Memphis & Charleston #37, renumb. #341; to Southern Ry. #677, on 5-13-98, renumb. #1391 on 7-1-03, renumb. #3391 on 6-28-10; to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #938, Atlanta, GA, in 6-1913; to J. M. Griffin #1, Nomac, MS, on 11-22-13, transferred to Burnside, MS, in 1922. Traded to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1871, Atlanta, GA, on 8-25-23 as partial payment on #5. Baldwin class 10-30 D 104 3 3T Shay Lima 3182 7-1922 32 3-11x12 134100 Purchased from J. M. Griffin Lumber Co. #3 "J. M. II,", Burnside, MS, on 8-16-23. Sold to Marietta Lumber Co. #3, Burnside, MS, by 1-1928; 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 Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. #1540, Birmingham, AL, on 7-1-25. Cost $11,500. Built as Mine La Motte Co. #3, Mine La Motte, MO; to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. #1478, 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. #1540. Sold to Marietta Lumber Co. #4, Burnside, MS, in 1928. Baldwin class 10-28¼ D 55 5 4-6-0 Brooks 2412 2-1894 55 19x24 129000 Purchased from Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1712, Atlanta, GA, on 8-25-23. Cost $9,500 plus #1 in trade. Built as Buffalo & Susquehann #109, renumb. #122 in 1894, renumb. #152 in 1902, renumb. #111 in 1907; to Wellsville & Buffalo #111, on 12-10-15; to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1158, Atlanta, GA; to Fernwood Lumber Co. 1st #14, Fernwood, MS, in 9-1917; to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1712, on 12-31-21. Scrapped 9 2T Shay Lima 2744 12-1913 29½ 3-10x12 84000 Purchased from J. M. Griffin Lumber Co. #9, Burnside, MS, on 8-16-23. 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. Sold to Marietta Lumber Co. #9, Burnside, MS, by 2-1928. Scrapped 1935.
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