Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-12
WICHITA STEAM LAUNDRY
VIII be Ready for Business Next Mon
day-An Eighteen Thousand
Dollar Plant.
The Best Laundry in the State, Giving En-
ployment to Twenty i've People.

Of inspection disclosed that another enter
prise of no small dimensions was on the eve
Of operation The building is a two story
brick with a front of forty feet and seventy
five feet deep.
The boiler is a fifty horse power and was
rnaio by the Indianapolis Atlas Engine
works. 1t furnishes all the steam used about
the establishment, both in running the nia-
chinery and for the many other purposes to
which 1t is applied The engine is twenty
horse power and has all the modern improve
ments
The Paragwanath heater is used for raising
the water to the boiling point before it is
forced into the boiler. 1t gains its heat from
the exhaust pipe OF the engine. The dry
room is twenty feet long, seven feet wide
and seven and half feet high. In the base
ment of it is 500 feet Of one and onohaH inch
pipe. Steam from the boiler is led to this
direct from the boiler by means Of pipe
| which gives temperature OF 200 degrees
Fahrenheit. After passing through the pipe
in tie dry room all the water formed by con-
densation is led to q large tank. it Is used
in washing the finer fabrics, suck IS fanneis,
blankets, silks, etc.
On the east side Of the building are three
washers. One Of them is called the Troy and
the other two Gro OF the Cambridge make:
The trio have capacity of 200 shirts III two
h3lrs. The are all Of the latest improved
style md have a reversible cylinder. Three
revolutions are made in one direction and
four IN another The goods are washed by
falling and not subjected to any old-fash-
ioned rubbing process by which they are too
often more or less injured usually more.
The Cambridge extractor is the piece Of
machinery that is most calculated to catch
the eve OF the spectator 1t makes from fif-
teen hundred to two thousand revolutions
per minute The clothes are taken from the
washers and placed in the basin, which is
perforated. They are allowed to remain in
il but few minutes, and on being taken
out in laundry pariance are 'not wet but
damped."
The copper starch kettle is numbered
among the modern conveniences. The base
OF it is surrounded by q pipe through which
steam is passed, which affords enough heat
to make eight gallons of water boil indus
triously in one minute.
The collar and cuif starching machine has
u capacity OF twenty dozen collars and cuffs
in half an hour The collar and cuff damp
ing machine has unlimited capacity. 1t is
he only one of The kind III the state and is
. M
collar and cuff machine irons six hundred
Gczvn Of collars and cuffs per day. 1t Is the
only ma chine of that sort in the state The
Watson shirt ironer has capacity of two
hundred and fifty shirts per day 1t Is OF
modern Improvement and is the only one il
he state Another valuable machine to be
seen ia the establishment is the Wilson q
Binder neck band, wrist band, and ladies'
caro- collier machine. The collar ard cuff
sliacer and shirt press are also ready for
Uaa.
When diepidated collar first makes its
appearance in the establishment it is sent TO
the marking room, where it is listed and the
owners name put on with indellible ink. Ii
tken goes to the washing machine where 1t
remains about two hours. It then lnigrates
to the buing tub and from thence to the ex-
tractor where the extra water is sent off at a
tangent without ceremony. 1t is then re-
moved TO the starch table and is next adj
omitted 20 the dry room. When dry it goes
IL the camper then to the ironer and shaper
when il soon is seen upon the sorting table,
of
its owner.
The Office department is sixteen feet square
and is nicely furnished and arranged, being
supplied with desks ard counters and every
thing necessary to carry on the business &C
cording to system. 1t viii always be oc-
cupied by one of the proprietors.
The second story of the building is as yet
unoccupied When the trade demands it
the capacity of the plant will be increased
| by placing machinery in it, The boiler is
| large enough TO run three times the present
amount of machinery
The steam pump should not be allowed to
remain unnoticed. 1t has sufficient power
to throw a stream of water over any build
| ing in the city 1t is fitted up and a number
of feet of hose secured ready to make war
on fire if it should invade that neighbor-
hoad. 1t affords desirable protection.
The plant will be ready next Monday to
commence work for the public. 1t
viii be in operation today and
| this evening, and the doors open for
callers. Anyone wishing to see the best
steam laundry in the state has an opportun-
| ity 10 do so.
! The plant cost something over $4,000. 1t
is owned by Newton Garst, W. B. Fraser and
| Thomas B. Garst The former came to this
| city in January, IS. He had travelled for
some years in the west and all the time kept
| looking tor the hest city i'll which TO locate
| in business. He had spent some time in the
glorious climate of Calforny" and visited
number of the booming towns on the coast,
bat heard so much of WIchits that he de-
ci.le,t to make an Inspection for himself be
fore coming to final decision. On reaching
This city he decided TO locate here He was
joined the following June by his brother
! Thomas, and they operated laundry very
success fully. it will be remembered. on West
~ until itlStl S>taullSDiifent
va, burned last sprinE When
! InSy met with that loss
! thcy forgot 10 ask for bonus III order II
/ -eu another plant In operation bur went it:l-
lne,i a ely AZ work, deter aimed TO be at tie
! lelf Of ;ae best laundry in the state. and re-
sumo their business on cash basis as usual
Mr.. Fraser RON lives ut DAYTON, Ohio,
/ their former home. lie viii remove 70 this
cItv in few weeks aud assist III running The
plant.
! Rlth tine present capacity the plant VIII
employ about twenty five hands. This nun