Sawmill workers depended on the mill not only for their livelihood but also as the center of their lives, even though the forest resources their jobs relied on were eventually exhausted. Work ranged from running heavy pulp wood grinding machines to operating equipment that cut and packaged paper, and heat in the pulp mill was so intense that even in winter employees wore shorts and went barefoot. Skilled workers were well paid by the standards of the day. In the Henry era, homes had no electricity or running water, and poor sanitation eventually led to an outbreak of typhoid fever. A local doctor appealed to Charles B. Henry for sanitation improvements, and through their joint efforts community drinking water and a sewage system were installed. In 1905, Lincoln Hospital was established, and after it opened workers had a health insurance plan under which each man paid 50 cents a month and was entitled to treatment for illness or job-related injuries.