Bernice Lumber Co., Ltd.

Bernice & Northwestern Railroad

Standard gauge, steel rail Headquarters:  Mill Location: Bernice, LA ( Union Parish) Mill Capacity: 50,000 ft/day  Years of Operation: 1904-1920-? Miles Operated:  1906: 23 miles. 1907: 18 miles + 15 miles under construction, 3 locomotives,      28 cars, 1 American loader. 1910: 18 miles, 3 locomotives, 28 cars, 1 American loader. 1917: 15 miles. Locomotives Owned: 3 known	Other Equipment:	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman: The Bernice Lumber Co. purchased the Kirkland Lumber Co. operation at Bernice by 1904. In May 1907, the company purchased the Fred. B. Dubach Lbr. Co. at Dubach, La. In January 1914 the company cut out its yellow pine timber and rebuilt its mill to cut hardwoods. The mill was then operated by the J. S. Wolfert Lumber Co.
	September 1910 Official Guide of the Railways
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:    Road No. Type Builder C.N. Date Cyls. Dri. Dia. Engine Wt. Previous Ownership Disposition 1 13-2 Shay Lima 655 4/1901 2-7x12 26 28000 Kirkland Lumber Co. #1, Bernice, LA Lettered “Bernice & Northwestern” Bernice Lumber Co. #1, in 1904. Barber Lumber Co., Hartburg, TX Hartburg Lumber Co., Hartburg, TX 4 33-2 Shay Lima 904 8/1904 3-10x10 28 66000 New. Lettered “Bernice & North Western.” Beatrice Lumber Co., Lemonville, TX Miller-Link Lumber Co. #4, Lemonville, TX, ca. 9/1918. Transferred to Bancroft, LA. Gemmer & Tanner #4, Columbus, TX Texas Construction Material Co. #4, Columbus, TX ? 2-6-0 Glover 121619 7/1913 12x16     Powell Lumber Co. #5, Lake Charles, LA Bernice Lumber Co., by 10/1920.

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