Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-19
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WHAT FRANK q. WALKER Has 40
COMPLISHED.
How the Yale Has Been Built From a
Small Beginning to One of the
Largest and Best Equipped Laundry
Plants In the South.

Those who have been inclined to sneer ut com.
mercial Washington will find food for Thought in
the WORK which has been accomplished in the
past few years by that indomitabIe worker, Frank
H. Walker of the Yale Steam Laundry.
The writer has heard a great deal about the
Yale recently and took Il into his head 10 visit
the plant at 43 g street northwest for news
Upon Inquiry for Mr.. Walker, a dapper, wiry
young man advanced to the counter and stated that
he was Mr.. Walker, and wanted to know what
lie could do for Inc! After telling him who I was
and my erran1 I invited to take a Journey
through the building With him.
what struck me more forcibly than anything
else, neat to the immense number Of helpers and
the vast machinery, WIS the absolute system and
the Immaculate 81 sanliness that prevailed every
where. One could eat on the foot and every
man and woman attending strictly to business
with an air OF as much Importance as a Bona
parte.
Here" said Mr.. Walker. are two Of the
largest washing machines in the country each
having capacity OF about 600 collars and cuffs
and from GO to loo shirts, and with them we can
readily wash all the collars and cuffs worn each
day in Washington"
After explaining its mechanism he stated that
each lot OF clothes passed through eight different
changes OF water
Where do you get yorr waterT' Incurred
We could not depend upJn the ever-varyIng
l"tomac water, So dug Immense artesian we'll
on the premises, and We have a ncver-cndiug
r.,
hitter In order TO soften and purify"
Ihe writer Was paTti, ularly struck with tho
f@rte Of this advantage upon remembering how
his collars. ouns and shirts been coming home
each heavy rain
What kind Of soap do you use?"
mat Is one OF our trade sctrcts.'' he replied
We have made TO order 10y the barrel a
special quality Of tailow soap. paying additional
price 10 insure the best washing ingredients that
money obtain
Mr.. Walker then told me that after this thorough
M inner of cleansing the clothes each lot was passed
through a machine called ''e1tracfor' or wiring
er, for the purpose Of wringing them dry.
This extractor doesn't manSle or tear tie
clothes, does IL, Mr.. Walker"
No. sir.' he enphatiraIIy replied. The ma
chine Is one Of the finest of its kind in the country
L. thoroughly eliminates the water from the lotlss
without in the slightest way whatever tearing or
Ranging Il en-. That's one of our strong POINTS
We TAX" especial pains with every single .girt
collar pair OF cuffs intrusted 10 our care and
can remove the dirt without in any way iniuring
the article
He next called my attention to n mammoth piece
OF machinery used in ironing clothes.
This is our "A. I. Hagaa' quadrupIe manglcr."
he said
What is its capacityg'
AT it's maximum It will iron from 1900 10
10000 pieces in day
"A machine like that must have cost quite q
SIM
1t did Cost 5000"
Some idea Of its immense size may be gathered
fiom The fact that a sheet 100 inches wide may lie
passed through its rolf rs without folding.
1 next shown the engine and boiler rooms.
end found them quite in keeping. regards clean
Illness and good working order. with the rest Of
Il is rnodel plant.
They gre both separated from the main wash
by Immense brick WALL which prevents
possible ashes sparks from coming in contact
with the clothes