Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor Jessica Johnson has the opportunity to visit Jordan Logging, Inc. in Spurger, Texas. When you first see Jordan Logging Inc. owner Eddie Jordan, 59, you’d think he was a rough and tough Harley-riding Texan—which he totally is, of course. But there’s more than meets the eye. His ponytail? It’s for Locks of Love—a charity that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children with cancer. “Why waste money on a barber when I can grow it out and donate it,” the humble Jordan explains with a shrug. “A lot of people I know had cancer, or have cancer now, and I have plenty of hair. I figured I’d grow it out and donate it every so often. It isn’t doing anyone any good on the floor of the barbershop. Plus it makes me look cool on my Harley,” he says with a smile. You might think his docile personality could be a detriment to his job, but it’s what helps Jordan and his crew producing.

Featured Story: “Tough, Tenderhearted”

Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: Jordan Logging, Inc.
Location: Spurger, Texas
SLT Issue: December 2013

Check out other featured articles in the December 2013 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times‘ December 2013 issue features Georgia’s Casey Streat, owner of the start up logging operation RSB Forestry, Inc., North Carolina’s Clay Harmon, owner of Harmon Timber Harvesting, LLC and a young up-and-coming logger, and Texas veteran Eddie Jordan, owner of Jordan Logging, Inc. The issue also concludes the serialization of the book ‘Sawmilling With Paw’.