The J. T. Lowery saw mill (worth a capital investment of $2,000) as recorded in the 1860 Census kept three employees busy at a total monthly wage of $70. With raw materials including $700 in pine, $200 in oak, and $100 in other stock, the saw mill produced 200,000 feet of pine lumber worth $2,000 and 50,000 feet of oak lumber worth $1,000.