The Allen B. Bryan steam mill, according to the 1870 Census, had a capital investment of $2,000 with raw materials of $2,000 in logs and $2,400 worth of 2,400 bushels of all grains. He employed 3 men to whom he paid a total annual wage of $400 over twelve months, and 1 man in the grist mill at an annual wage of $300. The saw mill manufactured 250,000 feet of lumber valued at $3,000, and the grist mill produced a value of $3,600.
The Bryan sawmill was located in Panola's County Precinct 5 during 1879 to 1880. The mill was a $1,500 capital value and employed six men at peak and four normally. The men were paid $.75 for unskilled labor per ten-hour day and received $600 in total wages. In its four months of operation during the reporting period, from $1,570 in supplies and sawlogs, the mill manufactured 280,000 feet of lumber worth a value of $2,860.
The investment was $1,200 to the saw mill and $800 to the grist mill.