The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-10-01
MARKET REPORT
ANOTHER HOME INDUSTRY
1 Modern By-Product Springs t.
Action

Action
One of the home industries that
is being installed on a larger and
more complete scale than has hereto
fore existed in Blackfoot is the dry
cleaning department at The Gem
State Laundry. 1t is the more in
teresting to the public on account
of the fact that an important element
in it's operation, steam, is a by-prod-
uct from the steam laundry and does
not add anything to the expense to
have it operate the dry cleaning
establishment recently built
The installation of complete dry
cleaning plant in Blackfoot means a
great economic saving to the COM
munity in more ways than are gen.
orally supposed, and to acquaint the
public with its advantages is the rea-
son for this article.
The term dry cleaning" applies
not only to goods and articles that
are cleaned otherwise than laund-
erfng in the usual way, but to those
fabrics, feathers and furs that have
to be washed, pressed and dried by
a certain chemical process to nrevent
their taking damage by shrinkage or
fading. Some of the articles innlud-
ed in such list are suits, hats,
gloves, furs, boas, velvet, plush and
silks.
Some of these goods become very
dirty for the reason that particles
of all kinds stick to them or be-
come .enveloped in them and remain
there. Some by reason of being soft,
retain the fine dust, dirt and SCOT and
hold it. These same articles when
exposed to contagious disease, retain
the germs or contamination indeti-
nitely unless they are put through a
cleansing process. Many good gar
ments become too dirty to be toll
Grated while they are still in very
good condition otherwise or could be
put in condition by the process of
cleaning, drying and press, so they
will look almost as good as new, and
will be fully as comfortable as when
new. The cleaning and pressing cost
very little compared with the cost
of new clothes, and it is an absolute
guarantee against the spread of pos
sible disease.
Tie process by which this work is
done is to first place the garments
in rotary washer where they are
subjected to the action of dry clean
ing olution to loosn all the dirt and
grease. The overcoat with mud and
grease; the coat collar that is coat
ed and slick; the grease spots that
have absorbed the dust until they
present hard spots in the goods, all
yield to the action of this harmless
solution in the slowly revolving
washer. When they are removed
from this they are put into rotary
wringer that whirls at the rate OF
1400 revolutions per minute and at
once all the liquid leaves them. They
are then put through both machines
again to rinse them and remove the
cleaning and rinsing fluid Next they
are put into revolving dryer where
all the gasoline is blown out Of them,
steam is injected to further cleanse,
disinfect and freshen them. and the
action Of the blowing carries off all
the loose lint and fiber, and al Of the
odor, so that the garment smells Of
nothing but the goods itself The
pressing board operated with both
steam pressure in the goods and me-
chanical pressure without any fire.
tion, freshens the goods, leaves them
permectly pressed and no trace Of
the shine that results from pressing
with fatiron. An old coat treated
by this process, even though it is
worn threadbare in exposed places
goes back to the owner looking like
new kept for the wear.
An indication of the economic saw
ing made possible in the community
by the installation of this plant, l.
suggested by the memory of the
stacks of suits and other clothing