J. T. White (1897-1901)
J. T. White & Co. (1901-1906)
Sanborn Brothers (1906-1908)
Standard gauge 40-lb. rail Headquarters: Mill Location: Moss Point, MS (Jackson County) Mill Capacity: unk Years of Operation: 1906-1908 Miles Operated: 10 Locomotives Owned: 2 |
See also: Robinson Land & Lumber Co. Equipment: 24 flat cars, 1 McGiffert Loader and skidder |
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History by Gil Hoffman: On
November 1, 1897, J. T. White leased the sawmill plant of John Craft near
Moss Point, Jackson County. The lease was on a yearly basis with White
paying Craft ¾ of a cent for each cubic foot of lumber sawn in the mill.
This arrangement continued until April 26, 1901 when Craft sold the mill and
log lake to J. T. White & Company for $4,250. J. T. White & Company
was a partnership composed of J. T. White and J. A. Hatlestad. These same
men then incorporated under that name and transferred the property to the
corporation on November 2, 1901.
Notes by Tony Howe: In spite of searching courthouse records, I was unable to determine the location of Sanborn Brothers' logging railroad. No deeds for timber were found in Jackson, George, or Greene Counties. There is some evidence to suggest the logging railroad was actually near Rhodes, in northern Perry County and southern Jones County.
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ROSTER :
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Class B
Climax
66000
Purchased
secondhand. For
sale
11-1908. ?
4-4-0
Manchester
899
6-1881
57
17x24
80000
Purchased
from Blodgett Co., Ltd., Mobile, AL. Built
as Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio #52; to Texas & New Orleans
#692, in 1885, renumb. #183 in 1901; to Blodgett Co., Ltd., Mobile, AL, on
1-26-1907. For
sale
11-1908.
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For more information contact Tony Howe at howe6818@bellsouth.net or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net