Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-09

On May 10Th Of the present year a
call was made upon the laundrymen
throughout the States of West Virginia
and Maryland to assemble at Clarks-
burg, w. Va, on June oath, 1901, for
the purpose OF organizing a State Laun-
dry Association. In response to this
call the representatives of about twenty
laundries met at the Traders Hotel in
that city. Mr.. G. F. Simmons, presi-
dent OF the National Laundrymen's AS
ISOLATION, was also present at the meet
ing. The meeting was called 10 order
by Mr.. C. L. Miller, of Morgantown,
Nv. Va. By unanimous consent, Mr.. G..
F. Simmons, of the National Laundry
mems Association, wa made chairman
and Mr.. Ernest Mccoy, OF Fairmont,
w. Va, secretary pro TEN. Upon the
question of a name for the Association
it was decided to call it The West Viz
ginia and Maryland Laundrymen's AS
ISOLATION. After the adoption of a con-
stitution and bylaws the following
gentlemen were elected to fill the Of
fees for one year:
John r.. Mendel, proprietor of the
Peal Laundry, Wheeling, president; NJ.
C. Stewart, proprietor OF the Star
Laundry, Parkersburg, w. Va, first
vice president; Mr.. Young proprietor of
laundry, at Cumberland, Md, second
vice president; VIM. ]. Lutz, proprietor
of the Home Steam Laundry, Wheeling,
secretary, and Ernest Mccoy, proprietor
of the American Laundry at Fairmont,
w. Va, treasurer.
The following is the official record OF
the meeting, held at Clarksburg, on
June oath, last:
On June 10Th, at a meeting held by
the laundrymen of Wheeling n vi
cinity, it was decided that on and after
July 22nd, 1901, prices of laundry work
would be advanced. The reasons given
for this action were stated as being:
The increased cost of supplies, and the
many different styles Of shirts, collars
cuffs, waists and skirts, etce. requiring
a greater amount of labor to handle
them. At this meeting it was also agreed
that hereafter not to exceed 20 pei
cent commission should be paid tc
| agents under any consideration.
The following named laundries were
! parties to this agreement: Home
Steam Laundry, White Swan, Troy
| Wheeling, Pearl. all Of Wheeling; the
U. S. Laundry, of lBellaire; wilson's, OF
Martins Ferry; and the Bridgeport
Laundry, of Bridgeport, o.
These notices were published II t:'
adyertisinng columns of the Regisce
| yesterday, and called forth SO mUci
comment that a reporter called upor
the proprieors of several of the residcn
~laurdries to obtain their furthe'
reasons for the notice. At :ae Hom'
Steam laundry it WIS learned tina
agents Of laundries have beef
getting all the way from L
to 40 per cent, n gettln!
| their personal work done in the dead
head" list. Outside concerns at Zants
vile, Toledo and other points competed
vigorously for work, and paid the higl
percentages to agents. 1t was stated tina
prices have beer advanced in every cit,
save Wheeling, and the slight advanc
here but brought local charges up =:
the general average elsewhere.
At the Snowflake, Mr.. Wahrle, tn
proprietor, was out. but his representa-
tive stated that it had not yet been de
cided to unite with the others in til
increase in prices.
Mr.. j.. r. Mendel. Of the Pearl lam
dry, said: Some loca, laundrias hav
been paying as high as 80 per cent. tom
mission to agents. [ have never pal
over 25 per cent, and never will. Fiv
years ago the price on all collars. wa
two and a half cents. At the present tim
the collars are mostly very high turn
downs, twice as large, and require no
only double the starch, but twice tn
handling as well, and yet we are get
ting only TWO cents. We have communi
Gated with all the laundrymen IN IA
Ohio valley and expect they will jUil
us in the movement. At Steubenvili
the proposed prices were adopted SOM
time ago. Prices of all material use
in our business have advanced from
! 10 to % per cent. Labor. too. is cost
ing us more. than at any time since
have been in the business. ForeigI
~laundries, such as Parkersburg. Mari
eta, GAINESVILLE, and Toledo, are tn
principal ones competing in the field, Lu
our citizens demand a better grade @
work than they give them, and. as
result, these outside concerns do no
affect our business to any appreciate
extent. The thing in d nutshell is sim
ply this, Prices of labor and sdpplie
have advanced, and we are therefor
compelled to advance our charges.