B. T. Acker mortgaged in the sum of $215 with Kingsland & Ferguson in 1885 for a sawmill, an engine, a boiler, a 60-saw gin, and a corn mill. The next year, Acker mortgaged with Comer, Farris, and Dial in 1886 for a an engine, a boiler, a saw and grist mill, two wagons, all lumber cut or to be cut, four oxen, and a cotton press and gin.