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Show "WHITE SWAN" A Fine Plant, so it is "b' Gosh," A repiesentatlve of Tiik Ukiuiim-can Ukiuiim-can had the pleasure of being conducted con-ducted thiough Logan's new laundry by Mr. C.A.Cummlngs,the proprietor, and Initiated Into all the mjstcries Incident to the extraction of dirt from soiled wearing apparel at "The White Swan" the visit was really worth the while. Mr. Cummlngs and The White Swan arc located in thenevvbulldingerected by Orson Thatcher on East Center street, and In a tloor space of 2:ix8ti, there Is enough machlneiy and of sufficient suf-ficient vailety In design to equip a navy-yaid and all to squeee a little dirt from jour collars and shirts. In the rear Is a 20-horse power boiler with return Hue giving double service and avoiding all sparks. Reside, tils stands a large soap-vat in which is made a brand that surpasses the old Ije pioposltlon that our mothers used to make. In tho room toward the front Is a pet feet beauty of a engine, eight-horse power, running as noiselessly noise-lessly as Logan's street cars and this keeps all the other machinery In motion. mo-tion. There Is a washer In this room, a laigc round tub capable of holding l),4(i.l shlrts-at least (U and It chugs the stuff aiound like one of the churns at the creamery. In fact the whole plant resembles a creamery more than anj thing and the smell Is Just about as bad too. Close by the tub Is the separator, "extractor", rather. This Is another tub, with nine million small holes punched in tliesido with a nail, and when the machinery Is in motion, this tub resting on a pivot, is whirled at the lateof four thousand miles an hour and the water Is thrown out through these little holes. This does Its work so thoroughly that the clothes are but barely damp when taken from the tub. However, they arc then placed on large racks of piping pip-ing and" wheeled to the drying department, depart-ment, a large box-like affair In one corner of the loom which contains three radiators, and a fan In motion. This fan keeps the air in motion and causes the drying process to be Identical Identi-cal with the out-door method. These clothes racks are on wheels and can be pulled anywhere without difficulty. The collars arc placed In a machine that Is all canvass bands and by a process jet unfathomed by the vvtlter, starch Is forced Into them. From theio the truck goes to another, then auothei, two more and then others a bosom machine, rougher, one for leinovlng lough edges on collars, col-lars, another for turn-downs, and so on. Ifjouwantto know the details jou'll have to go and see for jourself. This Is as hard as describing a bride's tiousseau. In the front room the foity-foot brick structure, Mr. Cummlngs has his office and It Is here the laundry is made up, that is, scpaiatcd, labeled and bundled piopeily and the bills made out. This latter Is a peculiarly Important fcatuio with Mr. Cummlngs. Cum-mlngs. All the machinery of "The Wlilto Swan" Is the newest and most up-to-date, and to operate it theie aro four joung ladles and tluee gentlemen. That they are operating It to the best advantage needs no better evidence than tho woik turned out. It is truly supeib-shlrts, collais, cuffs, In fact, everjthlng, clean and white, and the domestic finish oiuillweailngappatcl. Clarence sajs he is already doing a good business and hopes to do moro of course. He has a nice clean, up-to-date laundry, capable of doing as high grade work as Is done in the state and should receive a liberal share of patronage. |
