Garfield County News | 1951-12-27 | Page 3 | Tiling Spades Are Made Exclusively in Iowa Town

Tiling Spades Are Made Exclusively in Iowa Town WEBSTER Iowa Three small towns in Iowa have been the home of the only tiling spade manufacturer in the Today the only manufacturer of the implement Is located In Webster It was invented over a half century ago near end the first factory was located Later a plant was started in and still later the plant it Webster City was According to A. G. head of the company manufacturing the it is strictly an Iowa product a bar or skeleton type It is used where the soli is muddy and such as drainage of swamps and Being a skeleton it If easier to push into the soil ard there is less surface for the mud to cling to and the air gets behind the load so it is easier to