The Ezell & Posey, Suggs mill, according to the Census of 1870, had an invested capital of $4,500 in the sawmill and $500 in the grist mill. Raw materials included $2,565 at the sawmill and $300 at the grist mill. It employed eight men in lumber operations and two men at the grist mill. The company paid $4,500 in wages during eleven months of operation. The mills produced 990,000 feet of lumber for $12,000 and $350 worth of cornmeal.