The Wilkins Lumber Mill & Cotton Gin firm with its sawmill and cotton gin operation was d a capital investment of $5,300, according to the Census of 1870. Raw materials included $4,000 worth of pine logs at $2,000, thirty sweetgum logs worth $15, fifty walnut logs at $75, and 21,600 pounds of raw cotton worth $844. Eight men were employed in the sawmill for twelve months at a total wage of $3,500, and two men at the gin for two months at a total wage of $83. The operation manufactured 900,000 feet of pine lumber valued at $9,000; 12,000 feet of sweetgum lumber valued at $240; 20,000 feet of walnut lumber valued at $600; and ginned 7,200 pounds of cotton valued at $1,269.