San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-07
THE PEOPLES POLISHER.
A FIrst-Ciass Laundry at Last
Something for the Ladies' to
Look Alta Home Insti-
tuition to be Proud OF.


Look et--A Home Insti-
tuition to be Proud OF.
The new steam laundry, recently
opened at Avenue ID and Tenth street,
in Mavericks row, is well worth visit
ing. All that the latest improved
machinery, directed by practical
hands, can do in the way of turning
out immaculate linen, with less wear
and tear than the old washboard and
hand methods, is there done, and
done to perfection. A LIGHT repre-
sentative, on news intent, wandered
into the establishment yesterday and
was shown through by the proprietor,
J. w. Spelman, the original laundry
man of this city, who knows more
about the business than any man in
southern Texas.
The San Antonio Steam Laundry,
as this new plant is called, is new
institution from Office to engine. 1t
fronts 20 feet on the Avenue and runs
the full depth of the lot. 1t has
a l5-horse power engine and boiler;
washing and wringing and ironing
machines; drying and finishing rooms,
and all of the latest and best, includ-
ing their gas generators for supplying
heat to their polishing rollers. Some
idea of the extent of the plant may be
obtained from the following figures
and facts: Their washing machine
all smooth surface inside, no rub
bling and no possible wear and tear of
fabric, no matter how tine-has a ca
pacity of 90 dozen shirts day. Their
wringing machine, smooth steel
cylinder, with a revolution of 1900 to
the minute, will dry six dozen shirts
ready for the starcher, in ten minutes,
and this simply by the centrefugal
motion of the machine. A cob-web
would not be injured in it. The shirt
polisher, upon which two improve
ments have been patented within
year, turns out 900 shirts day, and
the cuff and collar machine, 200 dozen
pairs of cuffs and 800 dozen collars.
The dry room prepares 80 shirts every
two hours for the pOlisher, and every
thing is upon the same scale.
Insurance is carried, fully protect
ing all clothing, so that in case Of ac-
cident customers would sustain no
loss.
The office furnishing is not quite
cOll EDltItu, " IlSl ~ 10 tliC
will be thrown open to inspection and
day set for the visits of the ladies
and gentlemen of this city, the pro-
prietor wishing to convince the good
people of San Antonio that the best
laundry work can be done with inn
proved machinery, such as he uses,
with less tear and wear than by any
hand process. In conversation with
Mr.. Spelman he expressed fear that
some might think he was cutting
prices because he advertised collars
at % cents a dozen. He says this is
not So but that % cents a dozen is q
fair living price and that is all that he
asks, and that under no circumstances
will he do work for less than its value
to draw customers. This establish
ment, fitted up at cost of 81 500, is
credit to the city and an inspection
of its machinery while in operation
would we'll repay visit. The house
makes free delivery and collection of
clothing in all parts of the city, has
telephone connections with the CEN
trail office and is in every way equip
ped as first class laundry, such as is
found in the larger cities of the north
and east.