The Dunham Lumber Company at Dalmont, a partnership of C. D. Dunham and C. D. Hardeman, operated two mills from 1906 to about 1908 in the vicinity of Dalmont. The larger mill and a lumber yard was located at the community, while a smaller, portable mill was situated about two miles from Dalmont. Dunham Lumber Company contracted to manufacture lumber for the Southern Mills Company on Oct 11, 1906. On November 10, 1906, Dunham Lumber Company at Dalmont contracted to manufacture lumber for the Southern Mills Company. Southern Mills* loaned Dunham Lumber $2,000 in operational funds in return for a continuing agreement to market Dunham lumber through Southern Mills. The first delivery, the same day, was more than 450,000 board feet. In March 1907, Dunham Lumber began contracting the cut of its portable mill as well through Southern Mills.
In effort to satisfy the debt to Southern Mills, Dunham bought more stumpage for his sawmills, some 215 acres of pine stumpage from Charles Hoya in May 1907. Apparently, Dunham Lumber was unable to satisfy its debt, for the Southern Mills Company bought out Dunham Lumber for $1,021.67 to satisfy the mortgage.