The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
UNION LAUNDRY AND CLEAN
TOWEL SUPPLY,
Z to u Prescott street.

The laundry business is of great I'M
pOrtance to every community, and is
one which the subdivision of labor in
modern times has materially and wise
ly created 1t has grown up to meet
an imperative demand and insures a
thoroughness and beauty of workman
ship which otherwise could not be OBJ
tanned, except at great expense. 1t
attains better results with less time
and effort than old fashioned methods,
and has proven to be of lasting bene-
fit to the people of our country. one
of the largest laundries in the city is
that Of the Union Laundry and Clean
Towel Supply, which was started by
Mr.. D. A Scott. Nov. I'd, 1886, in a
very small way, he doing all the work
by hand himself, and after his long
days work was over. he would deliver
the finished work at night, carrying
them home in basket. Gradually the
business has grown and extended. the
facilities being enlarged from time to
time, until at the present time it is
a model up-to-date laundry, equipped
with the latest machinery known in
this line of trade, having every APP
,pliance for the rapid handling of laun-
dry work, and no one acquainted with
the best usages of the modern steam
laundry would think nowadays of dis
pensing with its valuable services. To
their already full complement of ma
chinery, they have just added one of
the largest mangies made, at a cost of
$4,000, and now have the most COM
pletely equipped laundry in the way
of machinery in the state outside of
Boston, the Union Laundry now hav-
ing a capacity of washing drying and
ironing $4,000 pieces a day Employ
ment is furnished to 80 to So compe-
tent assistants, they handling every
branch of the business in the most
energetic and modern style. They do
all their washing with soap using no
acids whatever, avoiding all tendencies
to wear and tear sometimes eXper-
fenced in steam laundries. They guar
antee satisfactory work, carefully done
and promptly delivered, at rates which
deserve the attention of all. 1t will
be found both cheaper and more sat
isfactory to have laundering done in
their first class style, than according
to old methods. Special attention is
paid to shirt, cuff and collar work, all
this kind of work being done by hand,
also family work at special rates, they
having the best facilities for turning
out the finest of work in these lines.
Each family wash is done separately,
family and hotel work being a special
feature. Why should our people have
the confusion of wash day, when this
laundry will wash &c pieces for S5
cents? or for washing and ironing
plain goods, 40 cents per dozen. An
other special department is the wash
ing of mechanics overalls and jump
ers. taking these direct from the work
mans bench, washing them, returning
them and furnishing clean towel, all
for 10 cents a week They also furnish
offices with towels and fancy racks
having many patrons in the clean towel
department. The trade covers the en-
tire city and vicinity, seven wagons
making regular trips, collecting and
delivering goods. Mr.. Scott in 1893
took as partner j. H. Dawson, these
gentlemen being the present owners.
They are both practical men, familiar
with the needs ana tastes of the peo-
pie, and are capable of meeting the
same most fully and carefully, and in
the reliability of its work and scrupu-
lous care shown, the Union Laundry
and Towel supply cannot be surpassed
anywhere.