According to the Census of 1870, the Cariker steam mill had a capital investment of $2,000 with raw materials of $2,000 in logs and $1,800 worth of 1,800 bushels of all grains. He employed four men to whom he paid a total annual wage of $1,000 over twelve months The saw mill manufactured 200,000 feet of lumber valued at $3,000, and the grist mill produced a value of $2,000.