F. B. Merrill Co.

Standard gauge, 35-lb rail Headquarters: Merrill, MS Mill Location: Merrill, MS (George County) Mill Capacity: 50,000 ft/day in 1910 Years of Operation: 1902-1919 Miles Operated: 8 miles in 1917 Locomotives Owned:	Equipment:	Click Maps for Larger Versions
History by Gil Hoffman: The F. B. Merrill Company was incorporated at Merrill, George County, on November 21, 1911, by F. B. Merrill, Palmer Pillans and A. L. Staples, all of Mobile, with authorized capital stock of $150,000. Merrill bought the assets of the bankrupt Rose Lumber Company, of Merrill, and deeded the property to the F. B. Merrill Company. The sawmill was a single circular type with a cutting capactiy of 50,000 feet per day. The plant included a planing mill and dry kiln. Frank B. Merrill had been president of the MJ&KC Railroad until 1903.  In the summer of 1919, the mill cut out, after which the mill machinery was sold to the Turner Supply Company, of Mobile, Alabama
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:       Road No.   Type   Builder   C.N.   Date   Cyls.   Dri. Dia.   Engine Wt.   Previous Ownership   Disposition   1   36-2 Heisler   Heisler   1236   1911   14x12   36   72000   New.   Cowan Brothers Lumber Co. #4, Grafton, MS Southern Iron & Equipment Co. #2088 Leaf Lumber & Veneer Works, Avent, MS Leakesville Veneer & Lumber Co., Leakesville, MS

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