Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23
IT HAS GROWN TO AN IMMENSE
AFFAIR.
Busy Scene Every Nay IN the
week-EmpIoyme Given 10
Large Number of Operatives.



washday ia a day OF sorrow 10 isel
fodward to once week by the house
wife, but at the old Reliable stam
Laundry. located on West w,atheTfori
street, they have wash day every
day but Saturday.
Cleanliness is next to Godincss,"
SO the old saying gogs, and therc rs Il
good deal OF truth in il. No matter
how shabby man may be, even II
he has fringe on his pants ana ~ rts
a hat Of the vintage Of 80, he will CONF
mand our respect providing he only
makes an effort to wear clean u en-,
Indeed d ragged man with lnuu Tried
shirt and a decent looking collar pre-
sents n much better figure Than an
untidy. ilushily dressed Individual With
diamonds and dirty linen. The former
suggests honest poverty Of which Lo
one need be ashamed. while IN later
reveals slouchy .dlsreputable habi and
perhaps lll-g item wealth Indeed tiere
is no possible excuse for DIRTY linen,
This is especially true as regards the
Inhabitants OF Fort worth where FianB
Sparrow established the Reliable Steam
laundry six years ago liut what a III
ference I'm the plant Of to-day and that
OF fts original Inception. Mind can
scarcely conceive Il su-h growth, but
nevertheless It ia there and when we
say that II has no equal IN tae sta o,
we but assert an absolute fact ms at
tested By the immense volume OF work.
its machinery, and above an. rs sup erb
management IN the hands OF Mr.. Spar
row, the prince OF all laundry men In
Texas.
on West WeathCrford. on his own
| property stands the beet e.iulp ei
NJ .Nsa.. a FNaeH..
! large boilers and one engine urnleh the
motive power. one Of ssveniy-horse
power the other Of forty None hut
artesian water Is used thus inauiing
absolutely clean, white work -Four
washing machines of the latest pai-
tern are constantly Kept Eolng, one
OF these machines has a brass cylinder,
the only one IN the city, which does
away with the possibility of Infection.
which II possible where wo q ~ tylindar
ara used An idea OF blc capniliy OF
the plant may be CLEANED when We
state that one OF these mae Ines Will
hold 400 shirts al ono time. one gr a.
feature Of this machinery 70 TIE faet
that "a impossible 20 tear shirts az lluen
and they are turned out looking as
though they had Just been made with
a degree OF whitcness that II da lzn T.
Mr.. Sparrow has the art OF stlrchin%
down 10 perfection. and this II ind Q
truly an art, every piece Of the right
stiffness. Few know tae amount NJ
labor given to q SINCE shirt and We
will enllghtcn them by the sintenleit
that every shirt brought to the q.
liable" passes through eight hands
before bong buudled 10 ready for de-
livery. Another piece Of machinery de-
gerving Of mention Is the centrifugal
" ringer OF which there are two IN op
Grafton. brings the linen out rs dfr Es
a dozen ordinary wringers viii DO with
gu; the slightest injury 10 u. NO chem
calls Of any kind arc used here. Ths
ironing room "a arranged with eY rs
ronvenience. Thrce short ironing ma
chimes are operated here. one ! ons tho
,,,,tHt bands another tho bosom, the
third the yoke and sleeves, n fourth the
hack. and a ffih completes ~. FOR
those who prefer haud-ir nj gan expert
operator - employed. This VIII cost
tie patron triiic more. This ~ IN
only laundry in the state that has n
nachine for putting on what tx caicd
Inc "dnmesiic" nnish and does aw9y
with the high gloss which has be N ths
gty1a IN years gone By This machine
haq been insirumrntal IN securing n
largely Increased trade IN the c'ilar
and cum line A drying machine l.
used for gmali pieces, but larger ones
afsa dried In the sun. thus tenderlrg
them more sweet In conversation with
a travelling man uho is Interested Ia
Inc machinery business the writer was
fotd that Mr. Sparrow undoubtedly
had
The Best Equipment of Machinery.
~ any laundry IN tho southwest. This
4 Indeed o credit - the progresfiss
spirit u ths husillng proprietor. M
sparfow not only does the bulk o. tn
,,,o,.ls Of North Texas hut also does all
me hotel work. including tie Worth
ana Mansion hetele. for the former
turning out 1900 pbsccs per dayThe
quality Of the work Is simply superb.
And thc writer. who has been through
many similar cstnblishm nta 81 the
iarger cities throughout the c0urffy.
commits no error when he 81 ~ that he
mas never seen better. mum or Of
ar onries are had throughout Texas ana
ne Indian Terri DRY. For quick Hnl
.eTeeilsftt work this iauuiry has no
,,rar ard linen can be turned cut IN
isra than 1--WE hours from its entry
mo the prfmises. Calls by telephone
st promptiy answered. Great care u
talren ~ ali laundry transmitted 70 III
r4re OF tbs laundry. Ngsfy tear ind
m "a eswed up before the work ayes
M se,,ill hmeuf. SINE thirty skilled
,a.ratil.re are given rsnpio9tueat and
san0 q paid out "a VI ger weekly, Five
r-srons are uE-d Ia gathering and re-
turning the linen. BetFeen $500 ard
ssoo worth Of work l. turned out weekly
and thls is gradually in.fea sing ~ thf
ZANE u the establishment becomes
t.oufn abroad. The vast de1aiis a. thig
e{vantic business Is booked aftfr By
~ sparrow. and Kiyrn his clastsf at
-a,,,o1. Success has de1erycdly crown
~ lis efforts and as RAGS year II mum
herd with tire past. another laurel ~
added 10 his long string q Hacersseil