the Moscow and Troy mills to focus solely on the Princeton location. Automated
equipment was pioneered for the site, some modeling highly advanced
Scandinavian technology. By 1972 a brand new state-of-the-art mill rose adjacent to
the older Princeton mill. It came to be saluted as one of the most advanced
facilities in the area.
Meanwhile, construction of the Red Wolf Crossing bridge at Clarkston inspired Guy
Bennett to relocate to the banks of the Snake River where better rail and water
transportation were available. Ground was broken for the facility in 1977, the planer
mill was built in 1980, and the entire ultramodern facility was up and running by the
early 1990's.
Lumber at Elk City, Idaho, subsequently modernizing it.
When the Ida-Pine mill closed in Grangeville in the early
1990's, it too was purchased, allowing for a planer mill and
better shipping facilities for the Elk City mill.
In 2002 the Shearer facility was split from the company,
then Guy Bennett Lumber Company merged with Bennett
Lumber Products in 2003.
Guy Bennett was chosen 1983's
Inland Empire Small Business
Person of the Year by the U.S.
Small Business Administration.
Inland Empire Small Business
Person of the Year by the U.S.
Small Business Administration.
and Princeton, Idaho, total lumber production
reaches 150 million board feet annually. It boasts
over 350 employees -- and a solid reputation for
"Quality People, Quality Products".
