The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-18
BUSINESS eecom
ING ENORMOUS.
Guthrie Laundry Company VIII Soon
Have the Biggest Plant in the

cdHle 70 Hulhilti anu ctafleu IN the I
the laundry business He had very
little capital. but his stock OF energy |
ability and natural talent for the Iaun-
dry industry was simply inexhaust
able, ard it was not long tin he had /
something doing
Beginning with only four girls. he
gradually increased his business and
force Of help until now the Guthrie
Laundry company employees twenty !
eight people, and pays out not less
than 5000 a week in salaries. It is
story of wonderful progress.
The present laundry building at the
corner Of Harrison and Vine is on the
right OF way Of the Choctaw road now
coming into Guthrie. and has been
condemned and will soon have to be
removed But with Characteristic push /
and enterprise, Mr. Pond has forestall- /
ed any inconvenience or delay on this /
account, by arranging to erect a much /
better home for the Guthrie Laundry, |
and now has under construction at
the corner Of Oklahoma avenue and
Fourth street. just across the Santa
Fe tracks on the west side, a modern
laundry building OF red sand stone. 81
by 100 feet, two stories high. with
basement, to cost $12, 900 Work Is be
ing rapidly pushed ON this building.
and it will be ready for laundry OPP
erations in about thirty days. An
installation of new, costly and latest
improved machinery will make this
one of the most splendidly equipped
laundries in the Southwest. with ia
cilities for getting out promptly and
satisfactorily the enormous amoCnt OF
work that now comes to this establish
ment, not only from Guthrie, but from
numerous other towns all over the
two territories. A new collar ma
chine Just bought, will cost, when set
up, $1,000. while the mangler repre-
sents an Investment of $1,000 These
two items are given merely as a hint
to show what a big industry this is
and what it costs to equip it.
The business was recently incorpor-
ated as the Guthrie Laundry com
pany paid up capital stock $4,000.
with Charles Pond. president; Hattie
M. Pond, secretary, and Charles Roe.
treasurer. Mr.. Roe has charge OF the
mechanical department; he is a
thorough machinist and his excellent
services in that capacity have won
for him a fine position with the laun-
dry.
A great deal of the success Of the
laundry is directly due TO Mrs. Pond,
who has charge of the ironing depart
ment and the girl employees. who are
all devoted to her. 1t seems hardly
possible that this laundry could ever
have built up its present big business
without the assistance of Mrs. Pond,
whose good judgment, tact ability and
grasp of details are simply invaluable
to the establishment, Both Mr. and
Mrs. Pond are noted for the kindly
consideration they give to their EN-
ployes.
A remarkable fact in connection
with this laundry Is that ever since
its establishment in Guthrie it has
been practically the only one here
other laundries have come in. run for
awhile, and then played out. not
being able TO compete with the SUI
perior facilities AID satisfaction-g giving
qualities of Mr. Ponds institution The
secret of this lies in the fact that the
Guthrie Laundry has always been con
dueted-eyen when no other laundries
were here-just as though it had all
kinds Of competition. It's charges are
as low as those of any first class
laundry anywhere which pays en-
pIoyes good wages; its work is the
very best that can De done; its de-
liveries are promptly made by three
wagons it's employees are courteous,
and if a garment or piece Of goods is
not laundered satisfactorily. it will be
made satisfactory at once upon re-
quest. The people OF Guthrie seem to
realize the fact that it is better 70
have one large, modern, well-equlp-
ped laundry than half dozen little
establishments scattered around un.
der inexperienced management and
without proper facilities for doing
fine laundry work quickly Besides
this they know that the Guthrie Laun-
dry company has contributed liberal