The firm of A. Anderson, according to the Census of 1870, had an invested capital of $3,500 in the sawmill and $500 in the grist mill, with raw materials worth $1,000 in cords of wood and $750 in corn. It employed eight men, paying $4,000 in wages during eleven months of operation. The mill produced 400,000 feet of lumber worth $6,720 and cornmeal at $350.