Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23
LABOR VS.. BRAINS.
John chinaman's Laundry Methods
Compared With Those of the
Hodern Up-to-Date Ameri.
can Laundry.
A Look Inside and Short Talk with
Frank III. Walker of the
Yale Steam Laundry.

bling machinery AMI expensive appliances, presents
an interesting comparison with the laundry methods
| Of John Chinaman" 1t was to get sor1e idea Of
| the way in which both classes Of establishments
are conducted that started out the other day, and
an investigation revealed many interesting things.
| First visit Was paid the willy celestial where
had a short shorter, PERHAPS, than may
have desired, by reason Of Johns diflcuIty in IN
| deIstanding my Chinese, my lack Of Chinese.
Entering the place, noticed strong odor Of
cooking unlike anything / have Emclled be-
fore. 1t was peculiar itself" and almost i'm
| ossible to describe.
The fellow countrynan of High Lung Chang was
busily engaged in ironing a shirt when 1 entered,
bending his whole energies toward rubbing a hole
| clear through 1t.
| 'Howlee dor he said in answer TO my greeting
He kept right on iron in hand, rubbing and rub
ting, until thought there wouldn't be enough left
| OF it TO so back TO its owner. He finally finished
| and took up another shirt, using that same de-
| structive iron OF his. After he had spread the
| shirt out in front Of him he filled his mouth which
| looked yellow and dirty from opium and cigarette
| smoking with water, squirting it over lie Shirts
! bosom.
| / thought Of the owrer, and will venture to say
| that could ne have but been preselt my friend
John would have lost a customer.
Before left his place l could not help noticing
| the AFFECT dirtiness Of the place all sides. In
Il corner bundles OF soled clothes were piled I'D
high, all in a great jumbled mass. The floor need
ed sweeping badly, and fear the proverbiaI new
| broom would have had a hard job sweeping it
| cletn.
Many other things about the tended TO prove
| that this gentlen from the FlOSery Kingdom
WAS hardly fit person preside over the iestnies
| OF anybody's wash.
What a contrast the Yale Steam Laundry, at 80
e street northwest, presented! Ever before you
enter the building you notice the absolute neatncss
OF everything around it. Even the b.ldins itself
| looked bright and
had trouble in gaining admission, as it is a
Standing rule that all visitors are cordially well
| c,me.
Mr.. Frank il. Walker is the manager and wien
1 told him had come to take look through the
Yale he said he would be pleased to show NE
| about.
He first conducted me to the immense wash room,
| Were 1 shown some Of the most modern ma
ciinery yet invented.
| 1 remarked the absolute cleanliness Of every
thing. the room looking neat "A pin"
| We STRIVE 10 Keep the pace US CIeil POSI-
ble,' said Mr.. Walker, and attach great i'm
| pOrtance TO system OF ventilItiOn, which is a
new one and great success. Our sewerage is al
most perfect, and the best that science can pro-
duce'
| The room filed with the Yalc's experts
| who have done SO much to win fame and luccess
for their Laundry.
They kept almost constantly busy. and went
ui., hair
! dispatch.
| Here my eye attracted 10y two immense
! washing machines.
| These are the largest machles Of ther kind in
the country" Mr. Walker informed me. "Eaon one
las capacity Of go collars und cuns and from GO
| 10 100 Shirts
| Where do you get your waser?'
| 1t all comes from artesian well, which
was dug right here the premises. You tee, for
nier experiences taught hat We could not de-
pend upon the tickle Potomac water, which is
brown and muddy half the time. III? results we
low get have amply repaid for expense OF
putting 1t in. And, besides, it's easier on the
clothes. The dirt becomes looscned and quickly
disappears under its softeniug, purifying influence
How do you 1t the clothcs:'
Each lot passes through nine different changes
|
fusely soaped, the second water has not so much
soap, the third is for bleaching the fourth water
rirscs, the fifth is for another rinse the sixth sim
another rinse the seventh is for blucng the eighth
is for Frightening and the ninth and last for a
final, thorough rinsing.'
Well! That ought clean them"
1t does-every particle OF dirt is removed by the
water, and with the aid of pure Nouparcll taIow
soap.
And were careful of the little things" said
| Mr.. Walker For instance, all dress shirts are
ironed fiat by hand, all link cuffs are ironcd fat,
end the turnover points TO collars are wet ut the
crease and then turned a prevent cracking"
lie then showed a machiue which he called
Extractor
The clothes are passed through this Extractor
for the purpose of wringns them dry. Every drop
of is wrung out, without the slightest danger
of tearing.
Here is q machine which will iron from 1900
to 10000 pieces in a day. showing lhc u massive
structure of iron and steel.
| Rather expensive, isn't itT''
Cost $1,000"
Mr.. Walker then showed The stall,. 1t stands
| in the Of the main building, is made OF brick
| aid is fre-proof
The sight OF a bright, attractive looking wagon
| recalled my mind the Iales phrase, Let your
! lundle come" asked Mr.. Walker to tell ne
something about the delivery system.
We have twelve delivery wagons" he said,
each having certain territory cover. In
! this way the work of collecting bundles and de-
lvering them when finished is accomplished in
| uuch shorter time than would otherwise be the
| case. We always strive 10 live up to prom
| Ises. When promise customer his laundry at
| n certain time lie invariably gets St that time.
Men appreciate this, and gaining GUS
toners all the time. You know, Il hasn': lie
time to he bothered about his laund-y. lie wants
tie wagon TO call regularly after ais clothes with
out any worry his part
Mr.. Walker is yet young man and is in great
way responsible for the revolution which has taken
place in the laundry atlods of Washington during
the past few Years He is full u IuSh and modern
IDEAS and attaches much of his judicious
newspaper advertising.
| A Lawsuit 300 Years Old.