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After the Civil War, the W. W. Carre' Company produced lumber at the old plant. In 1870, a new mill was built a short distance from the old one. In 1 874, the W. W. Carre' Company dissolved with Henry Weston become the owner.
In 1888, The H. Weston Lumber Company was chartered with Mr. Henry Weston as president. His six sons, Asa Sidney, Horatio Stephen II, David Coney, John Henry, David Robert and Abner Coburn, and Mr. J. S. Otis assisted in the business.
Mr. Roy Baxter Sr. and Mr. Lamar Otis were employed in The H. Weston Lumber Company offices while in their teens and attending school.
Roy Baxter Sr. moved to Logtown in 1889, when he was 7 years old, and began working in the planing mill at age 14. His business training in New Orleans enabled him to work his way up to Sales Manager.
Lamar Otis, son of J. S. Otis and grandson of Henry Carre' went to Milsaps College in Jackson for a short time, then attended Soule1 Business College in New Orleans.In an era predating the use of computers, Mr. Otis proved a valuable asset to the company because of his extraordinary mathematical ability.
Both men held their positions until the close of the lumber company. Mr. Baxter went into the sawmill business for himself,