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<P>Greetings all, Thought you might like to see this.</P> <P> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD colSpan=3></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=120></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=557 colSpan=2 height=120> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=4 height=4></TD> <TD width=549></TD> <TD width=4></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=112></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=549 height=112> <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Like Mississippi, Louisiana was home to many hundreds of interesting logging railroads. As there seems to be virtually no information generally available online about these operations, I will try to post a few tidbits from this area once in a while. I am slowly wandering over to courthouses in Louisiana to research logging railroads. If you are interested in a specific company or region, just e-mail me and I'll be more than happy to see what I might have.</P></FONT></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=4></TD> <TD colSpan=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=24></TD> <TD colSpan=3></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=162></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=557 colSpan=2 height=162> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=4 height=4></TD> <TD width=549></TD> <TD width=4></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=154></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=549 height=154> <P align=left> <UL><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2> <LI>Several Mississippi companies had operations in Louisiana. Some of these include Poitevent & Favre Lumber Co., E. L. Bruce, H. B. Blanks, Delta & Pine Land Co., Green River Lumber  Co., R. J. Darnell, Long-Bell Lumber Co., and Denkmann Lumber Co.<BR> <LI>Louisiana lumber companies that logged in Mississippi include the Great Southern Lumber Co., Natalbany Lumber Co., Amos Kent Lumber & Brick, and Brooks-Scanlon Co.<BR> <LI>Louisiana was home to THE LARGEST yellow pine mill in the country, the Great Southern Lumber Co. at Bogalusa.<BR> <LI>Louisiana was the second largest lumber producing state in the country in the early 1900's.</LI></UL> <P></P></FONT></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=4></TD> <TD colSpan=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=24></TD> <TD colSpan=3></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=48></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=489 height=48> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=4 height=4></TD> <TD width=481></TD> <TD width=4></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=481 height=40> <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4><A href="http://www.datasync.com/~dhbjda/page103.html">Some Louisiana Logging and Sawmill Postcards</A></P></FONT></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=4></TD> <TD colSpan=2> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=9 height=9></TD> <TD width=9></TD> <TD width=150></TD> <TD width=28></TD> <TD width=20></TD> <TD width=8></TD> <TD width=22></TD> <TD width=66></TD> <TD width=12></TD> <TD width=18></TD> <TD width=36></TD> <TD width=6></TD> <TD width=161></TD> <TD width=7></TD> <TD width=14></TD> <TD width=10></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=195></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=369 colSpan=10 height=226 rowSpan=2><IMG height=226 src="http://www.datasync.com/~dhbjda/img116.gif" width=368 border=0> </TD> <TD></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=182 colSpan=3 height=195> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=4 height=4></TD> <TD width=175></TD> <TD width=4></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=187></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=175 height=187> <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#ffcc00 size=2>The Natalbany Lumber Co. built this large mill at Natalbany, just north of Hammond. Their standard gauge logging railroad was the New Orleans, Natalbany & Natchez, which ran northwest as far as a connection with the Y&MV north of Slaughter.</P></FONT></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=4></TD> <TD colSpan=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=31></TD> <TD colSpan=5></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=11></TD> <TD colSpan=15></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=18></TD> <TD colSpan=5></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=342 colSpan=9 height=216 rowSpan=2><IMG height=216 src="http://www.datasync.com/~dhbjda/img117.gif" width=342 border=0> </TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=198></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=207 colSpan=4 height=198> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=4 height=4></TD> <TD width=199></TD> <TD width=4></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=190></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=199 height=190> <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#ffcc00 size=2>The sawmill of the Industrial Lumber Company was located at Elizabeth, in central Louisiana. The company operated an extensive standard gauge logging railroad system north and south of Elizabeth.</P></FONT></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=4></TD> <TD colSpan=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=12></TD> <TD colSpan=15></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=18></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=315 colSpan=8 height=204 rowSpan=3><IMG height=204 src="http://www.datasync.com/~dhbjda/img118.gif" width=314 border=0> </TD> <TD colSpan=7></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=162></TD> <TD></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=210 colSpan=4 height=162> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=4 height=4></TD> <TD width=202></TD> <TD width=4></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=154></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=202 height=154> <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#ffcc00 size=2>The Long-Bell Company operated several huge mills in Southwestern Louisiana. This is one of their many Baldwin 2-6-2's with a log train of Long-Bell subsidiary Longville Lumber Co.</P></FONT></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=4></TD> <TD colSpan=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD colSpan=2></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=24></TD> <TD colSpan=7></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=12></TD> <TD colSpan=15></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=6></TD> <TD colSpan=3></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=349 colSpan=9 height=222 rowSpan=2><IMG height=222 src="http://www.datasync.com/~dhbjda/img119.gif" width=350 border=0> </TD> <TD colSpan=3></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=216></TD> <TD></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=150 height=228 rowSpan=2> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=4 height=4></TD> <TD width=142></TD> <TD width=4></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=220></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=142 height=220> <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#ffcc00 size=2>Another Long-Bell affiliate was the Hudson River Lumber Co. in DeRidder. Here is their large mill in 1909. The original Hudson River logging railroad out of DeRidder ran eastward. After the Long-Bell-owned Louisiana and Pacific Ry was completed into DeRidder in 1904, Hudson River log trains also ran over that line.</P></FONT></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=4></TD> <TD colSpan=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=9 height=9></TD> <TD width=129></TD> <TD width=6></TD> <TD width=72></TD> <TD width=10></TD> <TD width=92></TD> <TD width=24></TD> <TD width=12></TD> <TD width=18></TD> <TD width=194></TD> <TD width=10></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=177></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=309 colSpan=5 height=197 rowSpan=2><IMG height=197 src="http://www.datasync.com/~dhbjda/img120.gif" width=308 border=0> </TD> <TD></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=224 colSpan=3 height=177> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=4 height=4></TD> <TD width=217></TD> <TD width=4></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=169></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=217 height=169> <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#ffcc00 size=2>The Longville Lumber Co. , a Long-Bell subsidiary, built a large mill at Longville in 1907-8. Here is the company's commissary at Longville. The mill burned to the ground on June 3, 1921, and was not rebuilt.</P></FONT></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=4></TD> <TD colSpan=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=20></TD> <TD colSpan=5></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=16></TD> <TD colSpan=10></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=18></TD> <TD colSpan=4></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=340 colSpan=5 height=222 rowSpan=3><IMG height=222 src="http://www.datasync.com/~dhbjda/img121.gif" width=340 border=0> </TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=198></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=207 colSpan=3 height=198> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=4 height=4></TD> <TD width=199></TD> <TD width=4></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=190></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=199 height=190> <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#ffcc00 size=2>The Calcasieu Long Leaf Lumber Co. was another Long-Bell mill at Lake Charles. This mill was purchased from the Bradley-Ramsey Lumber Co. in 1906. Included in the sale was a 36" gauge logging railroad, the Lake Charles & Leesville Ry. Long-Bell standard gauged the line and it became part of the Louisiana & Pacific Ry. This mill cut out in October 1928.</P></FONT></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=4></TD> <TD colSpan=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=6></TD> <TD colSpan=4></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=6></TD> <TD colSpan=10></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=12></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=345 colSpan=7 height=224 rowSpan=2><IMG height=225 src="http://www.datasync.com/~dhbjda/img122.gif" width=344 border=0> </TD> <TD colSpan=3></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=212></TD> <TD></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=194 height=216 rowSpan=2> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=4 height=4></TD> <TD width=187></TD> <TD width=4></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=208></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=187 height=208> <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#ffcc00 size=2>The Gulf Lumber Company had the second largest sawmill in Louisiana at Fullerton. An extensive system of logging railroads was built northward out of Fullerton, and operated as the Gulf and Sabine River Railroad.  A separate branch of the railroad was also operated out of Stables, on the KCS. The mill cut out in May 1927.</P></FONT></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=4></TD> <TD colSpan=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=4></TD> <TD colSpan=8></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=6></TD> <TD colSpan=10></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=30></TD> <TD colSpan=2></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=422 colSpan=7 height=246 rowSpan=2><IMG height=246 src="http://www.datasync.com/~dhbjda/img123.gif" width=422 border=0> </TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=216></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=129 height=222 rowSpan=2> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=4 height=4></TD> <TD width=121></TD> <TD width=4></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=214></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=121 height=214> <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#ffcc00 size=2>Here is a photo of King-Ryder Lumber Co.'s Porter 0-4-2T No. 33 with the track laying train in the late 1920's. King-Ryder was another Long-Bell subsidiary located at Bon Ami, Lou. from 1898 to 1925.</P></FONT></TD> <TD></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=4></TD> <TD colSpan=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P>Hope you enjoy.</P> <P>Neal</P></TD> <TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD colSpan=2></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=468></TD> <TD colSpan=3></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>
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