| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-57 |
| Corporate Name: | Darlington-Miller Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Peach River Lumber Company was a division of Miller- Vidor. J. O. H. Bennette. Darlington-Miller controlled output in 1904 |
| Location: | Security (Bennette), ten miles east of Waukegan |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 3 years |
| Start Year: | 1904 |
| End Year: | 1906 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1904 to about 1906 |
| Town: | Bennette (Old Security) |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| 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: | Probably 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: | 35000: 1904 |
| Capacity Comments: | 35,000 feet daily in 1904 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | According to the January 1905 Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, the Peach River Lumber Company manufactured lumber at their mill in Bennette as well as at their mill in Timber, both in Montgomery County. The mill have been founded by J. H. Bennette, but this mill appeared in a sawmill listing of 1904, but not one of 1906. Darlington-Miller Lumber Company, Galveston controlled output in March 1904. J.O.H. Bennette appeared in the January 1905 Lumbermen's Credit Association records as merely dealing in ties at Conroe. The Darlington-Miller Lumber Company of Galveston, in Center, Shelby County, founded in 1890 and with retail yards in Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, had been reorganized by C. S. Vidor, who bought Darlington's interest, and the firm was reorganized as Miller-Vidor. |
| Research Date: | JKG 11-8-93, MCJ 03-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |