 In 1858, Webber moved to Ionia County, and engaged in mercantile business with his brother, S. W. Webber, at Lyons.After five years, he sold his interest to his brother and moved to Ionia, where he engaged in business with H. J. Wilson, as Webber & Wilson for five years.During the same period, he also engaged in lumbering on the Little Muskegon River with Fred Hall under the name Hall & Webber.