| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NE-60 |
| Corporate Name: | Southern Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Southern Lumber Company, with headquarters at Shreveport. See the Barber Lumber Company at Hartburg and Hartburg Lumber Company at Hartburg. |
| Location: | Ruliff, five miles northeast of Hartburg |
| County: | Newton |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1907 |
| End Year: | 1908 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1907 |
| Town: | Ruliff |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 32 in 1906; 1500 in 1912 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | 50000: 1908 |
| Capacity Comments: | 50,000 feet daily in 1908 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Kansas City Southern |
| Historicial Development: | The Barber Lumber Company appeared in 1905 Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association as a manufacturer of yellow pine lumber. Its main plant was located five miles to the southwest at Hartburg. The Barber mill at Ruliff was not listed in the 1907 edition of the LCA. but the Southern Lumber Company was.
Barber Lumber in 1908, according to Southern Lumberman, was shut down during the summer while its entire employee force built a tram road for the 50,000-ft mill. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-11-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |