Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-11
UNIONS PLAN TO
OBTAIN LAUNDRY
COMMITTEE PREPARES ESTI.
MATES OF OPERATION COSTS
or LOCAL. PLANTS.

A branch agency ~ the American
Union Laundry of NJ Paso was estah'
lishcd In Amarillo yesterday and two
bundles ~ laundry were shipped Ia the
border city. The electric and hand
laundrics that previously had been cs'
tablishcd In different portions of tn"
city became subagcncies, and ncgoiia.
tions were renewed Tor the purchase ~
Clovis machinery Ia establish union
laundry plant here.
These developments represent "A new
turn taken by the laundry situation fol-
lowing report ~ a committee of five
appointed at saturday nights mass
meeting. The committee was emp0w.
cred Ia open negotiations with owners
for settlement ~ the differences be-.
tween owners aud workers. and author.
ICED to get figures on the sale price IL
the Panhandle laundry.
The committee reported Il was unable
10 adjust differences between workers
and employers. and the local situation
was put up 10 the American Union
Laundry at III Paso. asking II that in.
stitution could handle Amarillo laundry
temporarily. and further offering to
send any additional help needed. The
III Paso people answered. advising that
u was In shape 10 handle all laundry
that might be- sent and added that adj.
tional help will be- called for az needed
Upon receipt u the Geographic answer
from the II Paso laundry. the Labor
Temple was Immediately converted into
N as.l
laundrics subagencies for the III Pasl
institution.
A statement given out by the com.
mittee of five ~ embodied In their mia.
utcs says:
Less Whitaker ~ the committee got
In touch with Mr. Lindsay NJ noon and
he said that he world call the other
laundry owners and make arrange.
mcnts to meet with the committee later
In the day. At ESQ y. IN. Mr. Whitaker
called Mr.. Amcs but could not get IN
touch with him. lie then called Mr.
Vernon of the Troy laundry. who r..
piled tu Mi Whitakcrs invitation tol
meet the committee. that he had NJ
labor troubles at his place 1T business
ing with them under the circumstances !
Since II became clear that no con. !
ference with the owners could be- u'i.
tanned. the committee turned It's atten.
ton 10 drvising ways and means II
financing new union laundry Tor Am.
arillo, !. W. Cummings was called lat
aud the plan 81 financing the Labor
Temple and the laundry together was
discussed The decision was t. proceed
L. raise the Labor Temples suhscrip.'
ton. using the first S95 900 obtained tol
build laundry. The lot has been d..
mated the labor viii be- donated. and
with the sum mentioned the association
can have S5OOOO laundry In operation
In few days The committee recon-.
mends this plan o. IN. meeting ~ the
Labor Temple A,sociatiun stockholders
called for "Wednesday night. May ~"
The committee also included In It's
report an estimate If the cost IL ope..
ating the three Amarillo laundrics. A..
Cording Ia the estimate the total pay
roll per week Is A.20O. other overhead
expenses are estimated nc ss350. max.
ing total weekly expenditure II $50
The gross income ~ the laundrics Is
estimated at $4,000 week. leaving
net saving Of $3.50 week. according
10 the report
]. W. Greene o. V. Morrison. Less
Whitaker. !, = Splcgcl and $. u. Van
Buskirk comprise the committee.