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: |
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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
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ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
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