Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Managing Editor David Abbott travels to Pittsview, Alabama to visit Pitts Enterprises, Inc., manufacturer of Pitts Trailers. Just west of the Georgia state line, the town of Pittsview is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Ala., with a population just north of 1,300; that’s a density of about nine people per square mile. It was originally called Pittsboro, but they had to change it because railroad travelers too often got it confused with the next town down the line, Hurtsboro (population as of the 2010 census: 553). They kept getting off at the wrong stop, stranding themselves in the wrong town. Thus, Pittsboro became Pittsview. The Pitts family founded the town in 1890, building the first house there in 1891. It served as both the local schoolhouse and the hospital, and was the home of John “Boozer” Pitts, who served as head football coach at Auburn University in 1923-24 and part of 1927.

Featured Story: “Ahead Of The Curve”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Pitts Enterprises, Inc./Pitts Trailers
Location: Pittsview, Alabama
SLT Issue: July 2016

Check out other featured articles in the July 2016 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s July 2016 issue features Chester, Virginia’s Williams Tree Harvesters LLC, Pittsview, Alabama’s Pitts Enterprises, Inc., manufacturer of Pitts Trailers, Grenada, Mississippi’s Fly Tie & Lumber LLC, and Haddock, Georgia’s Kip Smith Forest Services. An article reports on the recent Southeastern Wood Producers Association Annual Meeting and Logging and Transportation Expo held in June in Valdosta, Georgia. Other articles cover the latest industry news and new machinery and products.