The W. H. McClelland sawmill at Friendship in Harrison County was listed in the 1880 Census. The Manuscript Census of 1880, reporting for June 1, 1879 to May 31, 1880, detailed the business operations of the sawmill. The sawmill, d a capital value of $1,200, worked six men and two children normally. The employees received daily wages of $1.00 to $3.00 for nine hour days in the winters and ten hour days in the summer. Scarborough paid a total wage of $1,100. From a total value of $1,125 of supplies and sawlogs, the sawmill manufactured 200,000 feet of lumber, worth a gross value of $2,000. The worked fulltime for three months and was idle for nine.
This sawmill was listed again in an 1884 railroad directory with rail service at Hallsville.