John Allison's sawmill operated for four months during the census year ending May 31, 1880. It was d a $4,300 capital value. Allison paid from $1.25 to $2.00 per day in wages to employees for eleven-hour shifts. He paid $900 in total wages for a work force ranging from seven to twelve. Allison logged in the vicinity of the sawmill.
The mill produced 400,000 feet of lumber, valued at $3,600, from $2,000 worth of sawlogs and supplies.
This may be the same John Allison who had a sawmill in Red River County enumerated in the 1870 Census.