The Baber Bros sawmill (worth a capital investment of $1,500) as recorded in the 1880 Census employed eight men at peak production and six men normally. They were paid $.75 to $2.00 daily for eight-hour shifts during the winter and ten-hour shifts during the summer. The firm paid $1,200 in total wages. From $2,750 in supplies and sawlogs, the saw mill produced in eight fulltime months a total of 500,000 feet of oak lumber worth $5,000.