Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-25
COOPERATIVE LAUNDRY ) -
Family Wash Of Two Huns,.a
ers In Kansas Gathered ~ NJ
Cleaned and Then Retur,h

Aneu county, Kansas, comea q, =,
front with full plans and details -
farmers cooperative steam I.n.e
Inc family wash" OF two hvaSs.
farmers win be gathered nm ssss
monday morning by the co-operat,ss
laundry wagon and be returned -
Iectiy cleaned, starched and ,rnn ~.
not later than the following Thns-
day. Aaufs-
Inc equipment of this Kansas -
operative steam laundry cost 81 ese
and consists Of '
Two w,t,, SexS4 No. 3 wood washers
with one partition in each ,,,.
one S6xSO No. wood washs,' ens@
One 26-ineh solid curb extracts. ha@
with angle commensurate. ,~n
one secuon dryroom with 3 coils 4
al metal trucks, fan and COURIER
,,ht ....................... w.
one i5-gallon heat-retaining Starch 40
cooker; copper lined ............ SO
Ohe IVO-lnch wide, two-chest man
sle. with countershaft and steam
oop ,-.s.s.- .-............... e-nm
one S-horsepower vertical engine 49,
one l6-horsepOwer boiler with
STACK and fittings. wnm
''''....'''.s....-.......
The above equipment is ample n.
IO'OOO pounds a week The two HIM.
dred families will not required over
one-half of that capacity. but smaller
laundry would not have cost suficient.
ly less to install or operate 10 iustisv
any reduction in the equipment
This gives the laundry a chance n
handle the work Of non-members on
commercial basis Of six cents pound
The excess capacity gives an earning
possibility of about $500 week The
labor cost will be less than $50 week
ana other expenses. including fuel.
starch and soap. not over $25 a week
making a total expense, running at fun
capacity, of about $75 a week
II is estimated that enough outside
work VIII be done to produce the SIS
week to cover all running expenses.
SO that the two hundred cooperative
stockholders may get their own wash
ing done free.
Only 1850 pounds a week womb
have to be laundered for non-members
at six cents pound to cover the
weekly running expenses An excess
OF sales TO outsiders beyond the 1850
pounds will give the stockholders cash
profits in addition to their own laun-
dry free. Any shortage OF business
under 1850 pounds will measure what
II will cost the stockholders TO have
their washing done. For example IL
sales to outsiders are s55 a week, In
stead Of SIS. the cost OF the washing
for the stockholders will be ten cents
a family. And that ten cents In
cludes the supplies, such as fuel.
starch and soap.
II Is expected that the plan Of the
Allen county, Kansas, farmers win be
copied throughout the state and event
ualiy spread to other states. and thus
lift the burden Of house
hold work and worry from thousands
Of farmers wives and daughters
When universally adopted. Monday
will no longer be known as washday.
and the family "wash-out on the line
will pass from the landscape.
Power for this cooperative wash
tub will be supplied by gasoline en-
CINE, and not by the arms and back
Of some overworked woman Such
aundries, when they become common.
viii give leisure to the mothers ana
and they may have time to
devote to other things.
The proper method to adopt in the
of these laundries Is to
the women 70 take charge
4 this is done there viii be no more
about the destruction Of
by strong soaps and chem
Gals and by careless handling. Until
take a hand in the cooper
i've movement. 1t will not achieve ito
greatest usefulness.-The Cooper
i've Earunor