Benton Lumber Company or Nona-Fletcher Lumber Company
Strapac’s work notes that the Benton Lumber Company of Nona, Texas, had purchased two locomotives, in 1918 and 1923. [note: the Benton Lumber Company in 1918 was the Nona-Fletcher Lumber Company.] The Brown Hardwood Lumber Company, in contract to supply Kirby Lumber Company with hardwood crossties for its tram operations, used the �Fletcher� tram road in 1922 and 1923.
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238
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Incorporated:
No
Ownership:
Benton Lumber Company or Nona-Fletcher Lumber Company
Years of Operation:
1918 to 1923
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Locations Served:
Nona Hardin
Counties of Operation:
Hardin
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Equipment:
Two locomotives between 1918 and 1923
History:
Strapac’s work notes that the Benton Lumber Company of Nona, Texas, had purchased two locomotives, in 1918 and 1923. [note: the Benton Lumber Company in 1918 was the Nona-Fletcher Lumber Company.] The Brown Hardwood Lumber Company, in contract to supply Kirby Lumber Company with hardwood crossties for its tram operations, used the �Fletcher� tram road in 1922 and 1923.