The sun., 1903-04-26
WINDOW CLEANING.
Prof fcssional Cleaners Are Now Extensively
Employ ed-As TO CHURCH windows.

Eupioyed-As TO Church Windows.
Now, there said a window cleaner
who. with his jointed ladder and zinc pail
beside him, had sat down for a minute 8
rest on tho base Of fence opposite an up
town church, now there---and he waved
his hand, as he spoke. at the windows OF
the church across the way-'arc some
fine windows that are never washed, or
next 10 never. You never saw a window
cleaner up against church window, did
you?
NO. They don't clean such windows;
or not in the ordinary way. They may
dust such parts OF them as are within reach,
but they don't wash such windows at all
or only at long intervals when the church
Is being overhauled or undergoing general
repairs. In such a case the great, loaded.
stained glass windows, really a part of the
church structure, would b, cleaned with
it and then they wouldn't be touched again
until the church was again overhauled.'
The window cleaner said he didn't know
these things he stated about the care OF
church windows Of his own knowledge,
because he never had done any work on
such windows. and never had any occasion
to inquire about them; but he should
imagine that that would be the way they
would handle church windows. That
however. il precisely the way they do
handle them.
But as to windows in general OF plain
glass, such as need cleaning" the window
cleaner went on. -thers are more fine and
good windows now than ever. and windows
in general are kept nowadays in better
shape than ever with n constantly increas-
;,, ~ al I,v
cleaners Regular window cleaners arc
employed in IN, S. days not only In cleaning
the windows OF banks and insurance, offices
and stores, and so OF. but they are employed
TO clean the windows Of many private
houses; including many Of the b:s,. They
In the house could do IT, and with less fuss
and dirt, and with less risk.
Then nowadays the window clean ng
concerns clcan windows IN f1a.s and apart
men's, as well as in houses; anywhere.
In fast, where there are windows that pco-
pie want cleaned: having your windows
cleaned by a professional window cleaner
IL not by any means luxury confined to
the wealthy
"1hers are plenty Of small s,orekeepers,
windows cleaned regularly by professional
cleaners tho professional can heat ths
amateur at this work. as he can In mos.
any other out Of sight, and the work
doesn't cost mucn, either. The. window
cleaning concerns lay out routes for their
men, ana the window cleaners arr thus
kept busy with very little loss Of time be-
tween places
"The cost Of hs Wing your windows cleaned
by professional cleaners depends, Of course
upon the size and number OF the windows
and the frequency with which you have
them cleaned. You can make a contract
with a window-clcaning concern to do a
certain amount Of work at regular inter-
walls. or they will clean by the window.
How much window? Depends on the size.
an ordinary window costing fer the clean
ing somewhere about 10 cents; but of course.
there are In soIne houses big plate glass
windows that would cost considerably more
than that. all Of which would be taken into
account in making a contract.
The cost Of having the windows OF a
fiat kept In order would be comparatively
small; there are private-house owners who
to have their windows cleaned pay as
much as $40 a month. There may be some
who pay more.
But at one cos. and another there arc
many people nowadays who have their
eindows regularly cleaned by professional
cleaners instead Of by their own employ
ees or servants; and the number OF men
engaged In this work Is now large and
all the time increasing. The whole bus-
ness has grown UP practically within twenty
years or 50. and now the professional win
dow cleaner. with his jointed ladder ard
his zinc pail Is among tho people re Ilarly
TO he met with IN the ci'y's streets.