| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-77 |
| Corporate Name: | Fontaine Erskine |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Fontaine Erskine. Clanton Brantner. |
| Location: | On the Miller tract two miles east of Conroe |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1946 |
| End Year: | 1946 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | 1946 |
| Town: | Two miles east of Conroe |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Finished lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
 Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Gasoline
| 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: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | J. A. Fay planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Clanton Brantner ran a planing mill on the Miller tract two miles east of Conroe. His equipment included a J A Fay planer, a six-cylinder double-head International motor, and a 22-ft by 28-ft planer-mill shed on Highway 105. Brantner sold the mill to Fontaine Erskine in 1946. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |