In 1870, the capital investment of M. Morris, according to that year's Census Products of Industry Schedule, was d to be $1,000. In two months of operations, three men were employed at a total wage of $300. The sawmill manufactured 104,000 feet of lumber valued at $2,080 The grist mill produced cornmeal (2,000 bushels at $2,000) for a value of $3,500.