The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-01
A STORY OF
THE WASH TUB
HOW \ SOILED SHIRT Is MADE
CLEAN AGAIN.
Interesting Things Learned on a Nis-
it to the Model Laundry, Which
Has One of Finest and Best Equip
ped Plants in South Texas.

Probably no business institution.
in Brownsville has been improved
more within the past twelve months
than the Model Laundry since it has
been the property of the present
owner, c. w Hall Since acquir-
ing the property, Mr. Hall has been
continually adding new and modern
machinery until now he has the
most complete and best equipped
laundry south of Houston, repre-
senting an outlay of about S 200.
A trip through the plant, seeing the
many different processes through
which the various garments go is
well worth the while of any one.
To give an idea as to what the
plant really is, take for instance an
ordinary shirt and observe the diff
ferent processes through which IL
goes in the laundry before it is fin
ally ready to be returned to its own
er. as clean and neat as when first
made First the shirt is taken 10
the receiving room, where it IS
checked, listed and marked. Then
it goes to the wash room, and is put
in one of the three large cylindrical
washing machines with which the
laundry is equipped The washing
OF the garment usually takes about
two hours, eight different waters be-
ing used in this process
Next the shirt goes through the
wringers, two of which are install
led in the plant. These machines
consist of large copper BASKETS re
at the rate of 1000 revolutions per
minute, the rapid motion of the cop
per basket drawing the water from
the garments by suction This pro-
cess requires about twenty-five min
utes and usually about so shirts are
wrung at time.
From the wringer, the shirt is
taken to the starch table, where it
is starched by hand by girls en-
nloyed for this purpose
Now comes the drying room,
which consists of air tight eOmpart-
ments dry heated by steam. lie
temperature in the drying rooms IS
about 200 degrees Fahrenheit Al
ter being left in the drying room for
about three quarters of an hour. the
shirt is taken to the dampening
press. First being sprinkled. it is
put in the press and left for about
half an hour after which it is ready
for the finishing touches
The ironing.
Next comes the ironing First the
shirt goes into the hands of the
bosom irOner, where the bosom is
given the proper degree of smooth
ness a. glass Then. on to the
next machine, where the collar bands
are ironed, and next on to the ma
chine which irons the body of the
shirt. Finally the finishing touches
are put on, being done by hand, af-
ter which it is folded
If the shirt is found to be torn
or in need of repairs, it is taken
to the repairing room. where all
necessary repairs are made. The
garment is then taken to the as
sorter where it is wrapped, ready
to be delivered to its owner
IN laundering collars, special ma
chinery is used, consisting of
dampener, an ironer. a folder. shap-
er and drying tube For ironing
flat work, such as sheets, counter
panes. etc, special ironing ma
chine consisting of four rollers is
used.
In fact, all OF the best improved
machinery generally seen in a first
class laundry is found in the Model
Laundry The repair department is
an especially benevolent institution.
Here nartic1flar attention ic raid To
the clothing of the bachelors, the
mending being free of charge.
A pressing and cleaning depart
ment for both men and ladies is
also one Of the features Of the plant,
while an apparatus for making dis
TILED water is also connected with
the plant
At Work on HidaIgo County Roads.
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