The Beaumont Journal in 1905 reported that W. G. Harrington was building a mill on the old site of the Bermea Land and Lumber Company at LaNana. According to the newspaper, the Bermea Lumber Company had closed its mill at LaNana about 1897. Nacogdoches County records note that Andrew Bermea had a mill and tram at LaNana on the Houston East & West Texas. The sawmill was located on sixty acres of the Kirby Grant. Tram equipment consisted of three and a half miles of narrow-gauge rails, a small locomotive, and log cars.
The Daily Sentinel reported on January 25, 1900, that the Deputy U. S. Marshall was looking into the affairs of the said company. In March, 1901, the local newspaper mentioned that A. Wettermark & Son had sued Bermea Land & Lumber Company for indebtedness. The complaint was dismissed at cost of plaintiff.