Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-22

I
ing places in the city and came away
filled with surprise that such u COM
plete plant Of its kind could be main
tanned In a city of the size OF Fort
Worth, as he found in the Reliable
steam Laundry. on West Weatherford
street, owned and operated by Frank
II. Sparrow.
A $4,000 I'iant.
| To begin with, the plant Is run by
| two engines, so that II one by any
| accident should get out OF order no ces-
| sation of work would be necessitated.
| one engine is of seventy horse power,
| the other is forty. Two huge boilers
are used in connection with the en-
| gines.
Artesian water is used, insuring abb
| solutely clean, white work. -Four large
washing machines are constantly at
work, and turn out work In an IN
| credibly short time. One of these ma
chimes has brass cyllnder-the only
| one In the city-which does away WIN
the possibility of Infection possible
where the wooden cylinders are USED.
This one machine alone has a capacity
of 400 shirts at time.
No Tenring of shirts
is possible with this newly patented
machine, and It turns out the shirts
perfectly clean and sweet.
The starching is done in such man
| nor that every starched piece Is eN-
nctlv OF the right stiffness. Few know
tn, amount of labor given TO single
shirt. In Mr.. Sparrow's laundry every
shirt passes through the hands OF eight
persons before going to the wrapper
TO be bundled up for the driver TO de-
liver It TO the owner. The
eli
brings the pieces out as dry as dozen
ordinary wrngings by hand could do
and without the slightest injury to the
most delicate piece Of linen.
The new ironing room recently erect
ed is a model of lightness ana con-
yenience. In 1t are three shirt IRONING
machines, run by male or Tenure ope'-
one hroner irons the Wristbands.
another the bosom. Il third the YOKE
aud sleeves a fourth the back and IL
nally the finisher takes the shirt and
makes 1t ready for the woarer
Mr. Sparrow has a number OF GUS
toners who prefer their linen ironed
by hand and for them he keeps an
expert male lroner This work costs a
little more, but pays In the end one
of the latest ard most interesting ma
chimes In use Is
New rf0O MhthihtN
fo- the putting on of what is called
the domestic finish, doing away with
the high gloss which has been the
style in years gone by.
This machine has been In use but
n Jew weeks but has more than doubled
the collar and cuff trade for the
Reliable steam Laundry In that time.
This is the only machine Of its kind
in the state--one is in use in st, Louis
and one in Denver.
Drying Machine
are used and for all the smaller work
give perfect satisfaction; but Mr.
Sparrow, who is always on the alert
to turn out the most perfect work,
has found by experience that 1t is bet
ter to dry the larger pieces of linen,
sheets, etc, outside in the air and so
these pieces are dried In the sun,
which renders them more sweet.
The Reliable Steam Laundry has
done all the washing for the Arlington
Inn, Mansion hotel, and the Plckwick
for years, and has yet to hear the
first word Of complaint. II has done
the laundry work for the Mansion no
tel for three years and for the Pick
wick hotel for four years. In that
time not one piece OF work has been
lost or torn. a remarkable record.
800 to 800 bundles
OF work are turned out each week
and every piece is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction.
The reporter never saw such fine,
neat, clean work as he found In this
establishment yesterday afternoon.
More or less work Is sent over the
state, and Mr.. Sparrow showed the
reporter the names of eight or ten
agencies north of the city and in the
Ind WRlN \
orders sent in are increasing daily.
Good work and good business methods
count.
Quick wor..
Many bundles are sent In, washed,
ironed and delivered, all In from four
to six hours. When It comes to quick
wo:k Mr.. Sparrow and his superb plant
IL strictly in It. The utmost care Is
taken OF all laundry connded TO his
care and every little rip or tear Ia
carefully sewed up and repaired before
the work is allowed to leave the Of
flee.
A large Force
OF men and women are kept at work.
the minimum number being from TWEEN
ty-eight to thirty people. The weekly
expense amounts to about $4,000. Five
| hne delivery wagons are in use and
zen goou hCrSes furnish the motive
| power directed by five intelligent and
accommodating drivers
Dctter Than Dallas.
One of Mir. sparrow's assistants. Mr..
Baker. an Intelligent man, and who
was in the laundry business in Dallas
| for several years, told the reporter that
such work as they turned out hero
| was never equaled by any laundry in
Dallas or in any other part Of tho
south with which he is acquainted.
No Better Wo.Is
In the opinion OF the reporter couid
be turned out anywhere. A thorough
examination of the entire plant was
made, and the operatives were watched
at their work. The artesian wata-
used gives clean results, while Tho Ia
| est ana most expensive maohIpcr,,
guarantees the best work and nerfac,
satisfaction to every patron.
erent Care taken.
The greatest care is taken that o,oh
piece shan come spouess from tna
laundry and that no carelessness or Do, 40
feetive machinery shall injure the mos,
| delicate fabric ''e most
The Proprietor.