R. W. Rodgers' mill operated for six months during the census year ending May 31, 1880. It was valued at $2,000 and Rodgers paid from $1.25 to $4.00 per day to twenty employees. The work day was ten hours. Rodgers did his own logging.
Rodger's mill also appeared in Rand, McNally and Company's 1884 lumber mill directory.

R. W. Rodgers (District 3)
Capital invested: $2,000
Employees: Greatest #-20, Avg-5; working 10 hours daily in summer and 10 in winter, with skilled labor $4 daily, unskilled $1.25;
Total Annual Wages: $840 paid in 6 mos FT
Raw Materials: $2,400 in logs and other mill supplies
Annual Production & Total Value: 420,000 BF for $4,200
Remanufacturing & amount: No
Does its own logging and shipping: Yes, in Bowie County, No
Equipment: 1 2-gang, 1 circular saws, 40-HP steam engine & boiler