The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
EApFoRp STEAM LAUNDRY.
A Newcomer to Roanoke. But it is a
Good One.

ASut IL is u
Good One.
we came to Roanoke because We felt that there
were octter opportunities here for butiness than
n hi RaSford s sicoM Mr. I: D; Sanoorn, manager Of
they wanted f~rst-class work here and we came TO
give 1t to them.
was rom n gentleman who travels all over the
United States with headquarters here, who de.
Sistea mat the work We did for him was the best
W arc doing q better business here. we arc
1owe employ, ng about twenty people tsll whlto).
Wc nave the most modern machiL cry and latest
improvements for turning out fret class Work
~ is quite Interesting to go through this satab-
clothes so. FRS. OF al the BUNDLES 20 10 the
opening room where they are opened sop
g y4'c mivsi = mar SO that they cannot
sixty shirts and 250 10 $50 collars and crrs
In washing they 81 from the opening room to tho
macnlnes. Ihev bayc two washing machines c1n-
tanning Two cylit dcr.. The insidc cylinder holds
thc c,othes and has II reverse motion that keeps
no rubbing. The dropping OF the clothes washes
them The reversible cylinders are perforated.
TheS use a1out soo gallons OF wafer at L washing.
nrhey arc taken from there and put IL a wringcr.
Thie is composed OF two cylinders re-. The Inside
cylinder Is perforated and makes 1900 revolutions
a minute. The centrifugal motion OF the inside
cylinder throws the water ont OF them 40 as
not TO in1ure any OF the linen or break the but-
tons. They. are taken iram the wringer n d
starchcd. Alter being SEARCHED thrv arc mt In
the drylug room. whsrc they rcuain until thew
are thoroughly dried.
The drying room contains To- feet NJ stesm
coil. They can dry ln shirts ard LOCO collars
and GUNS at ono timo. They do al. tho iincn from
notcl koanokc and the Ponce de Leon. wori, Ito.
Ing delivered 10 tho hotels in ak to eight hours
from the time received. Thn mapglo ia comr oscd
OF one large cylinder heated by ct am and three
cylinders covered with cloth, weighirr = 56
pounds. Now the clothes are passed through this
from inc wrluger with & beautiful flush like new.
> nc shirts are taken from tho drying room and
damptd under weights snd then irontd on the
shirt ma;h!ue, which will iron from 500 to 100
These machines are all heated by gas and re.
DowS Instead OF sc5aping the, goods like
an oidnnary ron rendering 1t absolutely free
from any wear or tear. Bos ms are i.oncd on one
machine aud then the wristbands on another and
the necA bands on eth another and the collars on
ny gas and th:n n cylinder covered with cloth
making soft bed. go lhnt the collars arc not
the collar machine and are shaped. The cnrs and
standing collars ere shaped on a mall mnchiuc,
which gives them The d: erred sha,c G. The turned
down collars are shaped by hand In order to pre-
vent cracking. he shirt bodies and sleeves are
ironed by hand. Each g'rl has a gas stove for
they wash and iron all woollen goods by hand
ana the best material IL used 10 prevent shrink-
"g Tbo I Isrss en nj Plant Is run by steam power:
not water In the entire plant is healed from The
exhaust steam from the engine. Ali throush the
tho boiler, which is in a detached building, ron
ceriuG 1t impossible for any dirt or aoot to accum-
chimes are heated by gas,a blower beir v emniovsd
to forcs the gas through tho pipes, prodncipg n
beautiful blue flame and keopir & it tree OF SCOT
or odor. No arc pseu that are In aDy
was Injurious to the clothes. After the body
irone.s get through with tho shirts they ere
ioited and hancs put tn every ono To hold them
IN snape, then they go to The bupdlirg room
where they are assorted and tied up Tor delivery.
All work Is called for and delivered free or charrc
wncn desired.
Mr.. .Sanborn was, prior to going to Rsdtord.
proprietor OF a large laundry establishment in the
city OF Boston, whore he employed forty pcOp!e.
bat feeling that Southwest Virginia afforded a
much better field, he afrerward- dccidcd TO locate
at RadfOrd during the boom time, where he MS
sociated himself with MIR. Sanders rhey did q
successful bnsinc's there bnt desiring 10 increase
their business they thougntthat Roanoke afforded
u nluch better ncld FOR operation; heuc, they do
cldc!l 10 move Neither money time nor pains
has been spared In lifting M ,hoir splendidiy ar
ranged laundry Everything IL thoroughly couIp-
notice. ~
MIR. Sanders has charge Of the Office work az q
hnanccs and devotcs his entire time to that work,
department.
We1nesdays and Thursdays have boen allotted
TO visitors and any enc wishing 10 know how ths
work IL done will be shown through by either
or the firm. Their place OF business Is at ZIG a.
lem avenue g. w.