Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-11-18
THE LEADERS, ANNUAL REVIEW PROGRESSIVE CONCERNS
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Captln nd Can Depended dUpf Fnt
H. ID. ASHBROOK
Flour Manufacturer and Enterprising
Citizen. Friend of the Wage Garner

| In reviewing the industrial and
commercial life of Newark and Lick
ing county the Leader is pleased to
present as one of our progressive and
broad minded fellow men who as a
factor in the affairs of men has al
ways evidenced a friendly feeling and
regard to the man who toils-and who
has always stood unswervingly fair
j and reasonable in all matters pertain
ing to the welfare of the wage-earner.
That man is H. d. Ashbrook, owner
and operator of the Ashbrook Mill,
Granville, and manufacturer of Gran
vile Best flour.
Mr.. Ashbrook is native of Licking
county and his activities since boy
hood have been confined to Licking
county. His country school education
twas supplemented with an academic
course at Denison University and
earlier in life professional career
seemed to be young Ashbrook's as
plratlonS. However events have iden-
titled him as journalist, broker and
manufacturer and successful in each
pursuit. Mr.. Ashbrook's character
listics are such as would have guar
anteed his success in almost any call
ing that might have been prescribed.
Fairness, integrity and industry are
among these essentials. H. ID. Ash
brook for several years was engaged
in buying and shipping grain and hay
and operated elevators in both Johns
town and Pataskala. These ventures
were successful and prefaced Mr..
Ashbrook's activity as a manufactures
of -four.
Previously young Ashbrook had Sc
cured newspaper experience by being
actively in the game of publisher of
a country weekly newspaper. This
experience has doubtless contributed
!, to Mr.. Ashbrook's fitness as man
well Versed in public affairs and a
representative fellow among his fell
low men.
In 1913 Mr.. Ashbrook purchased
the mill at Granville known for
generation as the Granville mill. His
| first movement was to modernize the
establishment. Every bit of old time
antiquated machinery was relegated
to the scrap heap and new and mod
ern milling machinery installed and
at considerable expense. However the
innovation was complete and in a
comparatively short time the Gran
vile mill had become one of the most
modernly equipped milling business in
, the country. Today the Ashbrook mill
and Granville Best" flour is known
in the homes of wage earners through
out this section and the -four is per-
haps the most popular brand in the
stores of Newark. Mr.. Ashbrook
also manufactures a line of feeds and
by-products, but in the manufacture
and marketing of "Granville Best"
every effort to place on the table of
the consumer pure, wholesome
sanitary product is exercised from the
time the wheat reaches the elevator
until Granville Best" is on the
shelves of the provisioner.
AS a friend Of the working man
Mr.. Ashbrook is too we'll known to
need further mention. He has always
responded to every worthy cause and
at all times has been fair-minded and
at no time has he permitted his name
to be identified with any movement
unfriendly toward the labor move.
ment. 1t is with pleasure that we
can present Mr.. Ashbrook personally
and his worthy product "Granville
Best" Brother workers you will
make no mistake by saying "Gran-
vile Best" to your grocer.