The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
ITS TERRORS GONE
Wash Day to Be Made Less
Terrible in Country Homes.
Community Laundry to Be Tried
Out at Humboldt.
COST TO BE SMALL
State Agricultural College Sug-
gests Cooperative Plan.
Wait on Manufacturers Report
of Machinery Cost.

lola, Kan, Nov. 16.-The idea isn't
new in the larger cities, but it's an IN
novation in the country and the coun-
try has just heard of it. The sugges-
ton of establishing a community laun-
dry came from Miss Frances Brown OF
the state agricultural college at Man
/ haitian and it was made on Miss
I Browns recent trip here to address the
annu Il meeting of the farmers insti-
j tute.
AS a result, it is probable that Allen
county Will be the first in Kansas to
carry into practical effect Miss Brown S
+ suggestion. At least one community in
( the county has evinced an active in
tere-t in the pr position and will be
ready to receive further instructions
from Miss Brown by the time she has
received replies from the several man
ufacturers of laundry machinery with
whom she is now in correspondence in
order to obtain estimates Of the cost of
installing laundry such as she hopes
to see in every country community in
the state.
The Terrors of Wash Day.
IT'S to do away with the drudgery
of wash day on the farm" Miss Brown
said, ''as well as improve sanitary con-
ditions and give the housewife more
time to do less labOrious and more
congenial work. Wash day is no more
a time of luxury on the farm than it
is in any home, and the farm now has
less facilities for handling such work
than any other place.
II am not yet ready to give out any
data as to cost because 1 have not
heard from the makers of laundry ma
ehinery whom I hope to induce to
manufacture special sizes of washers
and mangles and various other equip
ment for the community laundry.
Many firms are now making appar-
atus that could be used in plants such
as We are planning but it would be
much better If manufacturers would
design and turn out equipment built
with the needs of the community 1aun-
dry especially in mind
The Expense Prorated.
THE plan Is simple. Where q rural
community wishes to establish com
munity laundry, the members simply
assemble. select an old building and
furnish the labor necessary to place it
in share to receive the necessary ma
chinery. Out of the gas belt, gasoline
or windmill power may be used. Then
the washer and remaining equipment
including the mangle, if desired, would
be selected and the cost pro-rated
among the mem berS of the community.
On arrival of the machinery the mem
bers concerned would install it under
the direction, of course CT some che,
probably a factory representative, who
knew how to put the apparatus up pro-
perly.
From this point on things would go
smoothly. The operation Of the laundry
would be simple The several families
in the community would select different
days in the week for wash day, so that
too many would not attempt to do their
washing on the same day and sche-
dule orce made could be adhered to
with convenience and satisfaction
Make Some Easy Money.
''In case there should happen to be
some persons in the community whose
health would permit him no hard work,
he cou4e. do no better than to establish