The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-06-19
FARMINGTON STEAM LAUN-
DRY CHANGES LOCATION
Home Enterprise that Needs Encour-
agement--Mr. Gentges a Success
full Laundry Man-Put in
New and Much Needed
Equipment

Pennington has had Steam Laun-
dry running in the town all these
years, but it has not been running with
a very large degree of success, either
with respect to the patrons of the
plant or the owners. That there is
both 70 need and an opportunity for
such an enterprise goes without say
ing. 1t is not in the province of this
discussion to reflect in any way upon
the former managers of the business,
nor upon the support that the town
has given to the home institution. II
is not because that the plant has not
had business that it has failed to fill
in the largest way the sphere here
that it might; yet the fact remains
that the plant has changed hands n
number of times, and the business has
been an uncertain quantity, right a.
long and there are folks who have
lost money that they have put in the
business.
1t would seem that a new era has
dawned upon the laundry business in
Pennington. The beginning Of this
new era was marked at the coming
of b. I. Gentges in the month of Feb
ruary, 1914. Mr.. Gentges has al
ready demonstrated that he under
stands the situation here and knows
how to take hold of it in such way
as to bring about results that will
be fruitful to the city and to himself.
Recently the business location has
been changed from u point four blocks
from the square to the northeast cor
ncr Of the square, and right on the
car line. New machinery has been
bought in part for the plant and the
old put in first class working condi-
tiOn, and Mr.. Gentges says that the
plant is now turning out as good
worl, as can be secured anywhere;
and that it is his ambition to give to
the patrons Of the Pennington Laun-
dry just "A little better service than can
be secured at any point.
A representative of the Times call
ed at the new location the early part
Of the week and took peep at the
new equipment, and orderly way in
which the plant Is now arranged. The
new arrangement makes il possible TO
dlStlll the water used in washing the
clothes, thereby doing away with the
use of chemicals IN the water to soften
1t. The Times man can not recall all
the fandangles, manglcs, cXtractors.
ironers. starchers, etc, etc, but sure
ly the Pennington Laundry has
plenty Of them to take care of the
business and to do it in an up-to-date
way.
Mr.. Gcntgcs says that it is his pur-
pose to run the plant along cconom.
cal lines, and in that way will be able
to make II go. At present he is en-
ploying sePaa seCSlc All will increase
the number as the business grows.
IN addition to the local business the
plant has a number of outside agencies
that have sprung up Of themselves,
and these are sending money right
here into our town to have the same
paid out in wages here. A good
laundry is without doubt a possibil.
ity here and Mr.. Gentges is no doubt
the man to make 20 Of it; but will
need the local support and co-opera-
ton IN order to attain the largest
amount Of success. Let Pennington
ians get in line and boost home en-
tcrprises in the largest and best pos
sible way. In the end it will bring
results that will be most highly sat
isfactory.