History
by Gil Hoffman:
In
November 1921 the Tallahoma Lumber Company began operating the sawmill of George
W. Howell & Company, at Montrose, Jasper County, as replacement for
its mill at Mossville which had burned in June 1921. The property was
purchased from the Union Trust Company, of St. Louis, Missouri, on April 17,
1922 for $97,832.05. This included the Montrose sawmill, logging railroad
and equipment and timber in Jasper County. The Tallahoma Lumber Company was
incorporated for 50 years at Montrose on December 15, 1921 by J. F. Bethea,
J. W. Robbins, J. B. Hogue, all of Montrose, and E. T. Williams, of Laurel,
with authorized capital stock of $50,000. The company planned to build a
30,000 feet daily cutting capacity mill on the site of George Howell's old
mill at Montrose, to be in operation by March 1, 1922. J. W. Robins was the
general manager and J. B. Hogue, the superintendent.
The
mill cut out in early 1927. Afterward, J. B. Hogue
began operating his own hardwood mill at Tuckers Crossing, in Jones County.
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ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
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Class B
Climax
66000
Purchased from George W. Howell #1, Montrose, MS, on 4-17-22.
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2T Shay Lima
183
8-1887
26
3-8x8
34000
Purchased
from George W. Howell & Co. #4, Montrose, MS, on 4-17-22.
Built
as Gregory & Coe Lumber Co., Stanton, Ala. (36-inch gauge); to
Kingston Lumber Co., Laurel, MS, in 1897; to Laurel Machine & Foundry
Co., Laurel, MS; to George W. Howell & Co. #4, Montrose, MS (standard
gauge).
Sold
to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1942, Atlanta, GA; to Green Lumber
Co., Avera, MS, on 7-12-24; to Pascagoula Hardwood Co., Laurel, MS.
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2T Shay Lima
943
10-1904
28
3-10x10
66000
Purchased
from George W. Howell & Co. #9, Montrose, MS, on 4-17-22.
Built
as East Union Lumber & Manufacturing Co. #9, Hammond, LA (Hammond
& Eastern Ry.); to Ship Island Lumber Co. #9, Sanford, MS; to George
W. Howell & Co. #9, Montrose, MS, in 1919.
Sold
to Jones County Hardwood Co., Tuckers Crossing, Miss., by 2-1926; to Wells
Hardwood Co., Tuckers Crossing, MS, in 5-1926; to Stoddard & Cletts
Equipment Co., Mobile, AL, in
6-1926.
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0-4-0
Davenport
853
1-1909
44
15x20
60000
Purchased
from Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1898, Atlanta, GA, on 3-13-24.
Built
as Kenfick, Quigley & Russell # ,
Denver, CO; to Robert Russell #103, Belmont, NC; to Southern Iron &
Equipment Co. #1445; to Kreis & Mays, Contractors #1445, Knoxville,
TN, on 7-17-19; to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #1898.
Reposssessed
- to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #2014; to G. L. Mays, Arkwright,
AL, about 1925, converted to 2-4-0 "Spark Plug;" to Georgia Car
& Locomotive Co. #594, Atlanta, GA; to J. W. McWilliams Co., Inc. #6,
Fort Myers, FL, in 10-1928.
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2T Shay Lima
3081
5-1920
29½
3-10x12
84000
Purchased
from Green Lumber Co. #1, Avera, MS, about 11-1924.
Built
as J. P. Griffin Lumber Co. #1, Avera, MS; to Green Lumber Co. #1, Avera,
MS, on
9-1-20.
Sold
to Eastman-Gardiner Hardwood Co. #1, Sandersville, MS, about 4-1927; to
Pascagoula Hardwood Co. #1, Laurel, MS; to The Mengel Co. #1, Laurel, MS,
on 11-29-35. Scrapped 1947.
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