The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-04-06
A Nov Indnstrrr,,..

The Honolulu Stem Laundry, new industry,
located makal of the Oahu Prison, and under the
management of Messrs, Mclaughlin and Nc
Donald, was thrown open for public inspection on
the Bird INST, and quite alarge crowd of residents
llneluding anumPer Of the fair sax paid visit to
the establishments The following brief deserip-
ton Of this new enterprise Is here given. i' ~
h The building is pleasantly located ana all the re-
quiste appliances are at hand TO forward the work
intended. After entrance the visitor first finds him.
aelf iii A neatly appointed Office where orders re-
latve to the work are taken and where he receives
the courteous attention of Mr.. T. Mclaughlin, r
brother OF one of the owtiers From the Office to
the receiving room Is but step and here the more
pariGuiarpart of the business is conducts and in
which the difference between skiHedand unskilled
labor is manifested The Workman in this room
must be u trained employee, competent to tell at
once both by glance and feel the quality of goods
received 50 as ~ direeth course 70 the proper
laundry operation. Colored goods falnels mus
Inns and fast coors goods, each recurring division
and watchful care in manipulation. ll I'
From thence the visitor goes to the room used
fOt washing, bleaching and starching, in which
are located machines for washing, viz a large box
fitted with hot aud cold water pipes, large cylin-
drical shaped machine, which by eGcentric motion
rubs, the clothes contained within a centrifugal
machine which still further aids in the cleaning
and wungilg process. A door to the right allows
entrance to the ironing room, where placed in
position some twentyer more tables, and at which
the neatly dressed workers are plying the irons
over such pieces as require hand work. Beyond
this room, large airy and we'll lighted is the dry
ing room, containing dozen or more portable
drying hoses and which can easily accommodated
lafge number of clothes. Mskai is another one of
the many novelties of the establishment, patent
runer about six feet by four feet in size, and 50
adjusted that a dozen Of larger pieces, such as
sheets. pillow-cases, etc, can be ironed at once,
and without any wearor boar ffIf fYu % .nr.t.
p 10 The right is situated the engine and boiler
irOom in fine construction of WHICH, care has been
taken to obviate tile dangers from fire. All the
machinery is flie make of Joshua Hendry.of San
FraEcisco. and has been plaeedin positionh by COM
petent meIlIaliies, several of whom are still re-
tanned il employ by MeSsrs. Mclaughlin aud Nc
Donald, 50 as to repair any breaks occurring.
F-Om ththcethe visitor retraces his steps to the
lar sr ir6ning r6Oin and at tina nnakai end en-
france is obtained to the distributing and delivery
room, in WHICH the clothes are arranged according
to the hierogyphicS of the laundry bundled to-
gether and Sent once more to the owner, by means
of the delivery wagon 'H '-H11aE ~ 1n.-
The firm are possegsors of several rights in the
manufactureof soap bueing, starch, ETC., which
have stood the test of trial and proved of no injury
TO the most fragile fabric Of dress wear. Every
thing about tue establishment Will be conducted in
a manner to warrant tbs patronage of the public,
no reasonable effort being spared to give satisfac-
don to customers. The labor employed will be
mostly white but opportunities 9il be offered to
acceptable Hawaiians. No Chinese will be en-
plOyed about tue pferIiisa5. H. #f"tlfr