The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-07-08

f'ipling would call all in the day
work Salaries go on Just the SAM
and no one is excused from attend
nnce. Esprit de corps and solidarit!
demand that every one snvuld oe OF
hand. Now and then there is :
| laundry girl who hates to be sepa-
ated for two whole days from hel
steady" lie might become I'M
steady without his star. But Mr.
George Squires, manager OF the laun
dry. to whose admirable planning IL
due much of the success Of these out
ings, always tells her that the outing
Is part Of the business and, II she
10 not in sympathy with the business
she need no longer consider herself
part Of II. In other words, she
loses her Job. "Steadies" are always
welcome visitors ut the camp in the
evening and western young man
who won't drive or ride ten miles to
see his girl Is an unchivslrous speci.
men Of the counting male.
The family element enters not only
into the annual outings. but also into
the entire laundry business. The
manager doesn't open the days work
with family prayers. but he does have
a family gathering Of the men for a
half hour on Monday mornings and
of the young women on Thursdays.
There he discusses with them such
subjects as order, system, morality,
cheerfulness, self.respect, sincerity.
back biting gossip. swearing and
slang and the one hundred and one
other Orison Sweet Marden virtues.
including naturally purity and clean.
illness, those prime essentials Of the
laundryman. These may appear a
bit strong OF Sunday School, but they
are handled vigorously ana sensibly
with direct application to the daily
work of the co-workers. One good
result Of these discussions is that the
men have made certain rules fer
which prohibit drinking,
swearing and the use of tobacco. One
co-worker who had tended bar for
twelve years and who had chewed
nickel plug all the time before work.
ing in the laundry was one of the
strongest advocates of the new rule.
The meetings with the manager and
the others had done him more good
than Sunday School or home infiu'
ences. The desire Of the manage.
ment has been to make working con-
ditions so good that they can get the
best young men and women of the
Place and that parents would be glad
TO send them their sons and daugh-
ters. From time to time in the win.
Ter this laundry family holds dances.
There are also regular weekly gym
nasium classes. Each one who gets
may be sure Of silver set
and everyone who dies may count on
flowers at his funeral. A little lib
rary Is always at the disposal of the
II Is mainly made of
uplift books which are useful In the
weekly discussions. One FEATURE Of
family life is left out, for It savors
of the familiarity that breeds con-
tempt. Everyone Is Mr.. or Miss while
about the laundry and there are no
Lizzies, Bills or Jims. The FIRST name
Ia out of place in business life. One
Saturday l was in the Office about 4
o'clock. The final rush Of the week
was on but one Of the young women
was leaving. AS she went out she
said to the manager: 81 hate to go
of and leave you with so much work
to be DONE"
Never mind said the manager,
"well get along" And then he ex-
planned to me that he always let her
go early on Saturdays. She went
home to spend Sundays after being
In town all the week. To do that
she had to get a certain car or her
father would have to drive to meet
her after dark and just at milking
time.
Very few business houses are so
Of their help and, on the
other hand, very few receive such
whole souled devotion to business as
Is shown by the workers in the Am
erican Steam Laundry. The golden
rule in business pays as anyone who
knows Ida Tarbell or Mr.. George
Squires will tell you. It has direct
value and a human value Of
pleasant relations that Is inestimabie.
The American Steam Laundry has
been in business since 1908, handling
the entire work for city OF 5000 in
habitants and about 1000 suburban
ties. During these seven years It
has had no competition. Everyone