The morning call., 1892-12-05
FIFTEEN ARE IN 1T.
The Laundry Association
Perfected.
THE GRAND HAS SIGNED.
Permanent Officers Have Been Elected
ard the Constitution Is Signed
by All the Laundries.

The 81 aundrymen's Association OF San
Francisco and Vicinity" has been officially
organized and the following permanent
officers have been elected: President,
Samuel f. Bufford of the San Francisco
laundry; first viee-presideni, George ID.
Halleit of tie Contra Costa; second vice
president, E. HCyt Of the White Star; sec
rotary, phneas F. Ferguson of the United
States: and treasurer, John Hammond OF
theIa Grande or Whites laundry.
A recent issue of THE CALL contained
all the facts Of the organ ization except
the names of the officers, which had not
been elected at the time.
In an interview yesterday Mr.. Ferguson
said:
"An the particulars OF the association
were contained in an article which APP
peared in THE CALL a short time ago.
except as regards to one or Two minor
things. One of these is the fact that the
laundries will not take a bundle of laundry
work which does not amount To at least
10 cents, as so small bundle Is greater
nuisance than large one would he.
Surprising a man sends one collar 10 the
wash There Is only one piece, and, 1t being
so small, IL stands great chance OF getting
lost.
1T is a very noticeable fact, too. that
has only been worn once, and so we must
pay the fun price for the old collar which we
may lose.
"lf the collar comes out all right and in
good condition, it is still nuisance 10 all
concerned.
The distributor must go through the
same form and just as much trouble as If it
were large bundle.
lit then goes to the person who ties up
the bundle, and from there to the driver,
who, in putting it into his wagon, must have
a special place for it, as II Will get mis- placed
among the larger bundles.
so you see that the small bundle is really
more trouble thapt the large one.
Now as regards drivers. The plan In
this laundry is when man comes 10 US and
we think him worth trial we pat him on a
wagon at once, with salary OF $50 and 8
per cent of what he collects. Now, does the
man who starts cut for himself make that?
Ne. sirl
HE must start on bis commission alone,
and cut of that he must pay for keeping his
wagon in order aud the feed of bis horse.
Then, too, he must assume all responsible
tiles regarding the collection Of money Tor
bundles. and, in fact. he plays locsing
game for time.
with any old laundry he is sure of
enough to live on while he is starting, and
no worry about his outfit.
While he is working the commission
man las q great many beats" TO contend
with, and loses money In various other
I'VE shall buy all these commission
wagons-that i, Of those who own their
routes-at a fair price and fake the men
into our employ as regular drivers.
There is no hardship In this. is there
Certainly not.
what laundries are in the league?" was
asked.
well, there are the Contra Costa, San
Francisco, La Grandp. United States.
Standard, White Star, Lick, National,
Electric, Parisien, Grand and the Third.
street French laundry, OF this city. and
Oakland, Alameda and Union French laun-
dries Of Oakland and Alameda.
There are fifteen in all, the Grand being
the last to come in.
There is nothing to prevent the drivers
who VIII be forced TO sell their rigs from
starting a laundry. Indeed we should like
20 see them de This, and would invite them
to come in with US if they should do So"
Some Of the drivers who are having their
work done at the Electric laundry were
seen yesterday.
They are almost all against the way that
the association has done, but all determined
10 make the best Of it if they can.
They have had no meeting yet, but arc
waiting for the laundry 10 make tue first
move.
u don't care If they buy my wagon and
route from me-" said one of them, shut | dc
care about the way they are doing in regald
to notifying us of the change. All that we
know about the matter is what We have
read in the papers.
'0f course l don't say that the combine i:
ashamed Of what it has done. but it looks
that way.
The members met in secret, and had moi
IHE CALL got wind of them and obtain ed
the news we should not have known oil
it YET.
why don't they let us know?
iii we start a laundry as some one has
suggested we must have time to organize a
company, get our machinery and several
things.
Now, 1t Is foollshness to think that We
can do all this before the first of the year
when the arrangement goes into effect.
Il think that it is the plan to make u:
sell, whether we would or not, and for my
part don't see any way out of 1t, and ]
shall not butt against the stonewall."