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Aldridge Lumber Company tram road at Aldridge

In 1908, Aldridge Lumber Company mortgaged for steel rails, angle joints, and spikes. In 1907, Aldridge Lumber purchased a locomotive and tender for $3,150. Aldridge’s declared value on its tram road and equipment combined was $6,500, including six miles of road in 1908, according to Form E, �Assessment of Railroads, Street Railroads, . .�, etc. In 1909, the tax roll showed only three and three quarters miles of tram roads, but the value had gone up to $8,375. The county tax roll for that year revealed that Aldridge Lumber owned twenty-four horses and mules, eighteen cattle, and six wagons.

In 1910, the county chattel mortgage register recorded that Aldridge Lumber Company mortgaged to Geo. M. Dilley & Son for tram building equipment: to wit, 376 steel rails, joints and twenty-one keys and spikes. The purchase price was $1,556.75.

Code

125

Corporate Name:

Corporate Name:

Folk Name:

Incorporated:

Ownership:

Aldridge Lumber Company

Years of Operation:

1907 to WWI

Track Type:

Track Type:

Track Length:

Unkown

Locations Served:

Aldridge Jasper

Counties of Operation:

Jasper and Newton

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History:

In 1908, Aldridge Lumber Company mortgaged for steel rails, angle joints, and spikes. In 1907, Aldridge Lumber purchased a locomotive and tender for $3,150. Aldridge’s declared value on its tram road and equipment combined was $6,500, including six miles of road in 1908, according to Form E, �Assessment of Railroads, Street Railroads, . .�, etc. In 1909, the tax roll showed only three and three quarters miles of tram roads, but the value had gone up to $8,375. The county tax roll for that year revealed that Aldridge Lumber owned twenty-four horses and mules, eighteen cattle, and six wagons.

In 1910, the county chattel mortgage register recorded that Aldridge Lumber Company mortgaged to Geo. M. Dilley & Son for tram building equipment: to wit, 376 steel rails, joints and twenty-one keys and spikes. The purchase price was $1,556.75.

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