The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
CITY HAS LOTS
OF LAUNDR|[S
Business Colleges Attract Stu=
dents From All Parts
of State
Tuition Is Sure Step to Good
Position in Downtown
Firm

Al I "A
known, are mighty particular about
~ their clothes This applies not
only to what they wear, but also TO
the condition in which their clothes
are kept. No city of equal population
has SO many and such good laundries
do business here.
The census returns of the country
for the year 1900 showed this fact; for
the figures indicated that this city had,
in proportion to population. much
larger number of laundry workers than
any other Guy in the United States.
This record has not only been kept up;
it has been outdone and when the
next census is taken this city will
make a still better showing in the
virtue of cleanliness.
The laundrieS of San Francisco are
located in all parts of the city; there
fore they are of. easy access to all the
various centers of population. Their
wagon service is systematic and
prompt; their employees polite. obliging
and right up to the notch in their
knowledge of their business; hence it
is really a plea sure to deal with them.
Installed in large, well butt, roomy
buildings, equipped with every modern
labor saving device and perfectly safe
guarded against the dangers of fire
which are incident to the business, the
local Iaundries compare favorably with
any in the world.
Thousands of men and women are
given employment in these establish
ments. The wages are very good and
the conditions surrounding the work
ers are of the best, every precaution
being taken TO preserve their health,
to give them plenty of fresh air and
to look out for their comfort in every
conceivable way.
The housewives of this. city are very
particular about the manner in which
their clothes are iaundered; yet they
have no complaint to make against the
manner in which they are served by
the white laundries of this city.
Charges are exceedingly reasonable
and the utmost care is taken Of all the
garments intrusted TO their care
Great skill is necessary for the proper
cleaning and ironing of the dainty
garments which women wear; they
are easily torn and what might seem
to the masculine eye a trifiing injury
makes them unfit, n the eyes of
womenfolk for further wear Hence
the laundry workers must exercise the
greatest care in dealing with these
garments. The large patronage which
they enjoy shows that they are equal
to all emergencies. With the growth
larger business.
IIT ITH public school system that
wv challenges comparison with any
in the United States, and with
private colleges. schools and acade-
mics that have proved. through
years of service, that they are worthy
the patronage which they receive, San
Francisco is certainly exceptionally
equipped with educational facilities.
Added to these are number of bust
ness colleges, where every branch of
knowledge needed to fit young men
and women for commercial life is in
culcated by expert teachers. These
colleges receive pupils, not only from
San Francisco, but from the whole state,
so widespread is the reputa tion of their
methods and teaching personnel.
instruction in these business colleges
leads in almost every case to excellent
positions in the business world, for the
graduate students are eagerly well
coined by professional and mercantile
firms, which are averse to making ex-s
periments with unframed stenogra-
pliers, book keepers and other assist ,
ants.
SCHOOLS OF NAVIGATION
knowledge is acquired as BELTS the
maritime location of f,the city there arc
schools in navigation, which increase
the proficiency of seamen. Midway be-
tween San Francisco and Oakland and
practically within the territory of San
Francisco, lies Yerba Buena. more com
monty known as Goat island Here the
United States government has offered
facilities for the education of young
men for its service in the navy which
likewise fit them for the merchant ma
rine.
The naval training station, as it is
known, is not the least interesting of
the educational institutions affording
advantages to young San Francisco
Every ferry boat that crosses the bay
of San Francisco brings passengers
within easy view of this very interest
ing establishment. Shops have been
erected in which various useful arts are
taught. adapted to the modern school
of steam and sailing vessels and re-
lated to complete understanding of
machinery. Ordinary branches of
knowledge are impaired by competent
teachers. There are drill grounds, a
receiving ship, exercise in the boats
and other wholesome accessories that
tend to build the incipient sailors up
with strong bodies and sane minds, en-
dowed with enough current knowledge
TO make Ineir ways successfully In the
world.
San Francisco is particularly for
tunate in possessing a large number
of schools where typewriting, stenog-
raphy. business forms, the elements of
business law and much else that is ap-
plfcable to modern life is taught.
CLOSE TO UNIVERSITIES
The city may be said to be flanked by
two large universities and in posses
sion territorially of large part of
one, namely. the Affiliated colleges on
Sutro heights. Both of the univer-
stiles are in such easy reach that pupils
may reside in this city and attend
either while still residing at their
homes.
Hundreds of young men and young
women live in San Francisco and cross
the bay every day to attend the state
institution at Berkeley. A lesser num-