Williams Yellow Pine Co.
Standard gauge, 45 to 60-lb rail Headquarters: Poplarville Mill Location: Wilco, MS (Pearl River County) Mill Capacity: 100,000 ft/day Years of Operation: 1918-1931 Miles Operated: 18 miles in 1926 Locomotives Owned: |
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History by Gil Hoffman: The
Williams Yellow Pine Company was incorporated at South Poplarville,
Pearl River County, on January 17, 1918 by R. J. Williams, C. L. Stamps, R.
L. Henderson, W. C. Fowler and W. C. Schwen, all of Poplarville, with
authorized capital stock of $300,000. R. J. Williams was president and
general manager. The
company built a double band mill at Wilco, three miles south of Poplarville,
with a cutting capacity of 100,000 feet per day. This mill cut only longleaf
yellow pine, specializing in long timbers and dimension stock. Machinery
throughout the mill was made by the Filer & Stowell Company. Initially
the logging railroad was about 5 miles in length. The mill was destroyed by fire twice and rebuilt both times before cutting out in 1931. |
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ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
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