The Oak Cliff Broom
Factory was on the corner of Bishop and Seventh, although we aren't
sure which corner it was. It was owned by a blind man, C.H. Chatten.
(Brooms have been a common blind-made product for at least 100
years.) He started the company with four blind boys as employees. It
eventually grew, until it provided jobs for 100's of blind people.
Once Mr. Chatten received a thank-you note from President Franklin
Roosevelt in appreciation for the gigantic mop and broom he sent him
to “sweep away the corruption” in the government.
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