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Show BROOMS MADE IN OGDEN OFFER i MARKET FJYcLNMfiWN An industry thriving in Ogdcn that-is that-is little known is broom manufacturing. manufac-turing. The firm of C. Tillotson & Sons has been established hero a number of years and that it is not one of tho larger manufacturing plants of the city is only because of the fact that there Is no available supply of raw materials to be had in this part of the country. At that, the plant of the Tillotson factory is a largo one and, when materials ma-terials are to bo had, the concern supplies a large market with Its products. pro-ducts. Broom manufacturing Is an American Ameri-can industry. Broom making has always al-ways been an industry in Utah and espocially in Ogden. H. B. Scoville, father of the Scoville brothers, may well bo considered the pioneer broom manufacturer of the stale. This business busi-ness was continued? by his sons. They were successful but, finding that It would be more profitable, they moved their manufacturing plant closer to the broom corn belt. , That was In 1904, and while they were moving, Charles Tillotson established estab-lished himself here in tho same buai- ncss. Tho business was continued and now goes by the name of C. Tillotson Tillot-son & Sons. Thus, brooms have been made In Ogden every day for many years. Although an old industry, it has had obstacles which prevented it from becoming be-coming an Important one. Tue main reason was that practically all the broom corn, as well as other material, had to be shipped in from tho east. Therefore the Utah broom, by no means, held a monopoly even in Its own country. The industry thrives best in the broom corn belt. Notwithstanding this, therms Is promise prom-ise of It becoming an Important industry indus-try in this state. Through careful selection, a certain species of broom corn, "Dwarf" corn, has been developed devel-oped and will probably do well in this country. Broom corn has been grown extensively exten-sively in the Mississippi valley. At present Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas furnish most of the crop in the United States. The "Dwarf" requires less moisture than the old standard grade. It is grown In parts of Colorado, Arizona Ari-zona and New Mexico and a considerable consider-able amount Is raised in California. It would not bo altogether an experiment in Utah as the Ogden plants have often used little batches furnished by nearby farmers. One of the Tillotsons raised some In his garden and said it , was as good as any they had been getting from the east j If broom corn was raised in this country, it "would save the manufacturer manufac-turer $40 per ton, as that is what it costs on carload lots from Wichita, Kans. The farmer would find it a profitable crop. It could bo used right here In Ogden. Mr. Tillotson said he could use all they could raise, and the more they raised the faster he would grow. For particulars in raising corn send to tho Utah Agricultural college for a broom corn bulletin. It would at least be a good experiment even if only an acre of land was given to tho crop. Mr. Tillotson said he would be pleased to co-operate with the farmers and as-sist as-sist them in producing and harvesting! the crops. He is sure he could use all the stock they could raise. |