The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-07
Meals con Tap.n


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At the next session Of the Legislature
an application will be male for char
ter for Family Kitchen & Heat Dispens-
ing Company, with capital Of 81 ,UOO,-
OO0.
The purpose of this company is to
revolutionize housekeeping by furnish
ing m ais andl heat in about the same
manner houses are now furnished with
gas and water. 1t is proposed to di-
vide the city into numerous districts,
and in each district to el ect mammoth
kitchen, where meals frum the simplest
to the most elaborate description will be
ready for service from six o clock in the
morning until ten in the evening.
Pipes will be laid from the kitchen to
the houses receiving service, and meals
dispatched tn .ough them by means of
compressed air. BY the purchase of
provisions at wholesale the incorpora-
tors expect to be able to furnish families
with meals at much lie than they
could prepare them in their homes.
immense boilers will be erected at the
central kitchens and ste IN for heating
nouses will be furnished at moderate
rates.
"What will be some of the advan-
tagesP" asked the reporter.
"Primarily, its convenience. For
Instance: The pipes will be laid under
ground and will enter the houses
served on the line with the gas pipes.
'onnected with each service-pipe will
will be a speaking-tu G. We will be-
gin in the morning. The fam ly will
rise, say at seven o'clock. They seat
themselves at the table already spread
for breakfast. The meal desired is de-
lie mined on and ordered the night before
through the speaking tn e. In min
ME after the order is given the morning
that the fam ly Is awaiting breakfast, 30
perfect will be our serv ce, the choice
stalks, fish, omelet, potatoes, coffee.
rolls, or whstever has been ordered,
viii. be on the table. and prepared in
such manner that the most fastidious
could not find fault with them.
"'our service, presume will be for
The bet er class of people only'' quer-
led the reporter.
coy no MEANS" answered the gen.
tleinan, "On the contra y, our service
will be such as to include the most hum
BILE households as well as those of the
wea thy. To the roor it will be found
a bless ng. 1t will relieve the wife from
many cares and will add years to her
lie. BY preparing her own meals the
wi e is forced to arise q out five o'clock
in the morning. Half the time the fire
is very low, or else out, and then comes
the worry to make it burn, and all is
hu ry and hustle to get t. meal on the
table for the husband, who must be at
his work at seven o'clock. Halt the
ii ne the meal is improperly cooked and
b. ted down in manner that can not
fail to result in bad temper and bad
health. With our service the wife
would be given an additional hour of
slumher, and good cooked breakfast
would await the family"
''How do you propose to regulate the
prices?"
..By the divid ug of the service into
classes, For instance, l have here the
lasses that will pro ably be adopted
by the stockholders, which you are at
liberty to copy:
CLASS ONT. {:
For faIi fly of fOur-Steaks, chops roast ::
meats b, 90 Zee, for one week, 10. E,.ch ::
G: AID o lal person, 81 extra. ::
{: Two meals days and lunch for one week.
: CLASS TWO.
For family o" four--Steaks. chops, ham, !:
{: eggs, roa m. "a, meat pies, fish, o:s- ::
{: ters, Pc, p1dd nss codee. tea, choco. !:
Two m ,als a dag and lunch for one week. !:
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q: CLASS THREE. {:
For anily of four-S eaks. chops. roast :
g.: m a S oysters pOultr-. or game twice :
: weekI. fish. coffee, T. a. 'hoco =, pies,
&: II il st., $40. Zach additiona. person, ::
{: K u. ::
Two meal a day and lunch for one week.
CLASS FOUR.
a: For a ni'y of four-No restriction on Or
ders. and includes fir is. creams. water
:: ices. etc SIS week. Each additional
:: person. SI.Ji EXTRA.
6: Two meals a day and lunch for one week.
"Hare you have" said the gen le-
man, fir m the uni st to the most
pre- entious meal, and while each class
calls Tor serv ce for four pc sons there
will lie really emo gh for five. The
whole schere may look chimerical."
said the gentleman. 'sRut Won car, rest