The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-03-13
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The Dickinson Steam Laundry
Under the New Management to
be Made the Equal for Iss
Size Of Any Similar Plant.

For city of it's size, few places have
more up-to-date or sanitary laundry
than Dickinson will have when E. P.
Lee. thesnew proprietor of the Dickinson
Steam Laundry. completes all Of his
plans, which will be in about a month.
just now the concern is undergoing
period Of considerable disadvantage as
it is necessary to continue the operat-
ing of the plant while the new mach
inery is being installed and the place
generally torn up. This, of course.
makes it hard to turn out first-class
work at all times. but the plant will be
SO largely improved by the changes that
the present Inconvenience and difficult
ties can be easily borne. I
MIR. Lee is expending fully 81, 500 in
new machinery and repairs of which
about 81, 600 is for machinery, all of the
very latest type. A laundry is an in
teresting place to visit, especially to
those who know nothing of its workings
The Dickinson laundry has turned out
good work in the past but it is easy to
see the advantages that will be gained
in the extensive changes being made.
Starting with the very first operation,
the washing radical changes have been
made. The washing, starchine and dry
ing departments are all located on the
first floor in the rear part Of the build
ing~ MI. Lee has purchased a new
washing machine Of the latest type and
of a capacity larger than either of the
two machines now used. The clothes
are put in these big cylinder machines.
the tubs filled with hot water, and the
whole set revolving, working automati-
cally in one direction and then the
other. $50 - So .
The mkt procedure is the wringing
which is done in !, a tnb-like machine.
The intaf iof.revolves at q very rapid
rate, the centrifugal notion drawing
all Of The water fromshe clothes Me-
Lee has installed new wringer of
double the capacity of the. old machine
and with all the latest improvements. .
The drying room is the equal Of any
in the west. It was set up this week
and is.psrfect in every detail. 1t is Of
wood, Tined with plates of tin and
heated with coils Of steam. The racks
are Of galvanized iron with bars for
hanging on the clothes. The dryer holds
two racks while third is left outside
to be filled while the Others are drying.
This is q vast Improvement over the old
dryer.
A new starcher for cuff and collar
bands and the front pleat in neeiigee
shirts has also Just been purchased
which isssomethine recently put on the
market and secures the best results pos
sible NJ. Lee has planned several
other radical changes. /. He will run all
the machinery BY electricity. Hitherto
it has been run BY steam power = The
steam engine will be used to generate
the steam for drying only. Instead sof
allowing the exhaust steam to escApe.
it will be piped TO q tank and cond densed
and the water used in washing woolen
goods. The place will be perfectly san
itary and no water will be allowed to
run over the floor. It will be as dry
and clean az a private house. asSsz'
The ironing and bundling departments
will be on the second floor. The irons
for collars, cuffs, shirts, etc, are sepa-
rate and will be run BY electricity and
heated by gas. In the rear will Be the
hand ironing department VI A brick
partition will be removed. new windows
added and the whole interior painted,
making clean. comfortable room fol
the girls who iron. Long tables will be
used for sorting and bundling:
Downstairs is the mangle. This room
has been improved BY putting in two
additional windows The office has been
enlarged and q toilet room added. The
whole building will be steam heated,
with radiators, making no dirt possible.
In every way twill Be- spick and span
and exceptionally clean, making il
possible to turn out the very best work.
& Mr.. Lee expects a foreman to arrive
about April I, man 81 q dozen years
experience in the business and at pres.
ent foreman of one Of the big laundrie.
in one Of the cities east Of here: Robert
Ludlow Of Montevideo,; MINI. is at , I'll.
head Of the washing department, and
also looks after the engineering. The
force 5of the laundry at present is eieh
girls and three men. .s s<
The new, pr0prietor, who came from
Montevidea MINI tis, q 2 laundrymar
of II years experience and starts III
business here with the /, Intention .
making this laundry the |, equal. for il
size, Of any in CARGO d the Twin Cities
{ Dickinson SHOULD support such a plac'
1 and Af. Lee seems to have the righ