El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
E PAS0 &c rs
SOME WARh0NEY.
Q. M. Department Buys
Brooms, Harness, Saddles,
and Has Shoes Renewed.


Fl Paso is gteting a piece OF the
governments disbursements % war
industries and stands 70 get more Of
this stimulus to manufacturing. With
the delivery Wednesday noon OF 1000
brooms 70 army depot quartermaster
Maj. James Regan. the Glenn Broom
company, Of this city. has just com
pleted one OF the largest government
contracts that has ever been awarded
It. A bid on the supplying Of $4,000
brooms to the quartermaster here was
recently awarded the local concern
A request for proposals on a contract
OF 100000 brooms was recently re-
jected by the company because u
lack OF facilities for handling such
an enormous contract
The one thing the local company
lacks at this time, W. H Glenn. gen
eral manager Of the company, SAID, 10
competent experienced help we can
get plenty OF laborers and ineXpe-
rienced help. but We need competent
broom makers badly"
valley Can Produce Supplies,
According to Mr Glenn. within a
short time every cent that IS spent %
the company III DC GHEAAA AAEAAA IA
Fl PasO and FL PasO county Prac-
tically everything that Is needed In
had here. Broom corn, from which
the straw = obtained can be raised
In this valley very successfully, he
said This was proven last fan By a
number OF the local farmers who
planted the seed supplied By the
company.
n Casad, who has a ranch near
Canutillo. planted IS acres Of broom
corn last spring, and Mr.. Glenn said
the returns were very satisfactory
and SO pleased the farmer that he has
decided this year to plant 200 acres
OF the corn.
Brom corn at present Is worth from
500 TO $500 per ton, according to va
riety. Mr.. Casad, last year, raised
about 500 pounds OF the straw to ne
acre This particular straw was
above the average and the highest
market price was paid for t. Next
year Mr. Casad believes he can raise
1000 pounds 70 the acre, Ar. Glenn
said
In addition to the broom straw,
there IS also considerable feed OBJ
tained from the broom corn. Mr..
Casad cut I2 tons Of the green fod-
der last season and placed Il In a
silOs and later sold Il for 81 per
ton The fodder can also be cut.
dried and baled and In this condition I
readily sells for $50 per ton.
Again Furnishing Seed.
During the coming season the |
Glenn company IS also arranging 20 /
supply seed A large acreage OF the /
corn raised on the Casad farm was /
allowed to so to seed, and was con- |
sidered exceptionally good
At present the company i purchas- /
ing the handles from Washington and /
Oregon, but these may be secured /
from Mexico later.
Spending Money For Shoes.
Another Industry here that Is doinEi
an Increased business because OF the /
presence here OF the soldiers IS the 4
shoe repairing industry. Contracts
nave been awarded 70 Q. G.. ROkahr,
pioneer Fl Paso shoe man and others.
Tor the repair OF shoes, and hundreds I
OF them are beirE repaired and made
serTlceable- 10 edition TO saving
the government silrge sum OF money
mis- action OF "a luarteTmaster's de-
lartment has Isn't considerable 10
this city's industries Fifty men. ex-
perienced shoe repairers. are kept
constantly busy making repairs or
what formerly was called 'unservice-
lble" shoes in Rokahr's plant alone
The making Of saddles and harness
.or the use Of the government Is also I
considerable money here,
lccording to E. T. Ammonett and the
VI est Texas Saddlery comnanv
Everything that IS used By the gov
lrnment with the possible exception
u arms and armament can be made
lere. a. Is claimed by officers Of the
.hamber OF commerce and Il Is be-
ieved many more new industries may
e opened here during the war period
.iers stationed along the border.
or supplying materials 20 the sol