The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 10, 1920 Page: 16 of 16
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BID FAREWELL TO
CHINESE LAUNDRY
' 'TIS GOING OUT
Primitive Fwcign Methods
Displaced by Modern
Institutions
-' (From the Di Moints Kejistfr.)
Tie Chines laundrymn with his
i OrienUl mrthods and his primitive hand
labor is rapidly becoming an extinrt in-
1 ' atitDtion in the I'nited States.
: Boarded windows in I'hinewe laundries
v ajU r the country are bearing witness
' t the steady decrease of Mongolua
v laundries which when at their xeuTlh
"" j a inn be red one or more to every city of
WOO or orer in the I nited States.
- -' The passing of the Chinese laundry-
snan. and his quaint methods has behind
a k m story which dates from 1S49.
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'4 When gold was discorered in Cah-
; fornia in there was not a trans-
: coBtinental railway in the I nited States.
Tha "great American desrrt" stretched
' across the greater part of the Missis-
aippi ralley and the Central West be-
hered to be an nntit habitation for civil
iced man. was practically bare of
. oettlers.
' There was no Panama canal and no
large steamers carried passengers from
' the Atlantic to the Pacific coast by water
- ia week or two.
- Despite these handicaps familiar to
readers of American history thousands
fit the gold fever and set out for the
ar West in '49 either in prairie schoon-
era or in ships which traveled via Cape
- Hora to the booming village of San
Francisco.
y N Way to Wash Clotbta.
By the very nature of the journey and
; the principle of the survival of the fit-
.. teat those who attempted the trip to-
ward the new found gold fielda were al-
aaoat ail men. and the few women who
lid accompany their husbands on the
rip were greatly outnumbered.
' - i- The rush to the California gold fields
. was not more than started vhen the
' '"aear arrivals on the Pacific coast found
' that their clothes got dirty rapidly and
that they had no means of washing or
iauadering them. Of course they could
' nase oat a pair of socks or a shirt in a
saoantain stream but the method proved
ery unsatisfactory and there were no
V wetaea to do the work and no laun-
. dnea to attend to it; everybody was
a anting for gold.
c Borne enterprising Californian con-
eeived the idea of sending the miners'
and prospectors' laundry in shipload lots
. to the Hawaiian islands in the central
- Pacific ocean where the natives of those
fari-i- laundered them and returned
; ; them in the course of several months to
" their owners. The average time for the
-( round trip of the laundry ships was six
months. Obviously this arrangement
' too had many difficulties.
CMM Uasaeeawfal Miaara.
There was a sprinkling of Chinese
. along the Pacific coast mostly coolies.
: . who bad dnrted in witn snips wbicn car-
lied gold seekers to the new bonanzas.
Some of these found themselves out
of work in the gold district and unable
' to pan the sands for gold with any de-
. free of success because they were al-
ways faced by Yankee wits which kept
them far in the lee of their competitors
- in the search for wealth.
- .- History ' does not record what China -
aaaa first saw and noted the need for
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OUR OUTFITS MAKE
BaatrtHul home at price ye eaa
after to pay.
Caah or Credit.
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SERVICE
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laundrymen but not many months after
the crowds began arriving in San Fran-
cisco to prospect for gold the first Chi-
nese laundry opened up in the Uolden
Gate city.
It was flooded with work- for the min-
ers soon found the Orientals to be care-
ful workers and even though they wero
slow they had much the advantage over
the method of sending laundry to the
Hawaiian islands.
Within six month the Chine in Cali-
fornia had started laundries which drew
to them every Chinaman in the West
and soon began to attract immigrants
from China in large number.
There soon grew to be a Chinatown
district in the growing city of San Fran-
cisco which was entirely given over to
the laundering of the miners' clothing.
As the population of California grew
and the West became more thickly popu-
lated and its wealth showed signs of per-
manence the Easterners began to pro-
ject transcontinental highway and rail
roads and witnm a tew decades toe two
coasts were bridged with mean of travel.
Modra Laiarfry Replao Chiaasa.
Bv this time there were more laun
dries in San Francisco and California
than the demand warranted so some of
the Chinese moved eastward until only
about -II years ago the Chinese laundry.
with its typical Mongolians bearing bas-
kets of clothes on their shoulders to little
one-room shops where a tub a wringer
and a washboard constituted the com-
plete equipment was a common sight.
Then came the inauguration of the
modern laundry plant. Public laundries
run by American business interests were
started iu the' chief cities of the country
and the smaller towns shipped their
laundry there in increasing amounts.
Later the smaller towns came to have
laundries until the country was dottej
with public laundries which did the
work more quickly than the Chinese
laundries and with more system ond
accuracy if not with more sanitary meth-
ods than the Orientals.
And today the Chinese laundry is grow-
ing to be a relic of the nineteenth cen-
tury. One by one the Mongolian methods
of laundering are being forced out of
existence by the constantly enlarging
field of the modern laundry plant with
its up to date equipment and American
business methods.
Laundrymen freely predict that the
only Chinese left in the laundry business
five years from today will be those who
are in the employ of single private fam-
ilies. And with the disappearance of the
little Chinese shop with its Asiatics
stooping under baskets of laundry as
they carry them back and forth the
country will lose another of the foreign
institution which are giving way. more
or less surely to American ingenuity and
Yankee business instinct.
ODD AND INTERESTING.
Septimus Winner the Philadelphia
composer waa paid S3S for hi famous
Three Years
Ago To Day
King George of England was hoeing
potatoes at the rear of Westminster
castle; Queen Wilhelmina was super-
intending a garden in her palace
grounds; former Emperor William
was sawing wood; Houston ladies
were signing pledge cards and Park
Place was breaking all records with
home war gardens. Now it ia all over
and still food is about as scarce and ia
even higher. It was patriotism then
to have a home garden to produce
your own poultry and dairy products;
yes and it still is and ever will be.
Beside it is true living it is what
nature intended of man. No matter
how exhalted your station how great
your wealth you can't raise above the
sentiment that inspires the home gar-
den and home thrift for they are on
top. That is why Park Place ia dif-
ferent and why it appeals to nearly
everyone. Its big spaces fine soil and
drainage gjve you the opportunity for
a real home with independence
stamped all over it. The busy city
man and the society lady ia better for
a home in this pleasant fragrant sub-
urb with its rapid trolley service and
its modern conveniences. For the
children it is an earthly paradise.
You can't beat Park Place. Let u
show you today. Park Place Com-
pany eighth floor Turn bow (Hoff-
man) building i Phone Preston. 3354.
Sash pord
AND v
Sash Weights
CARRIED IN STOCK
FARRAR LUMBER CO.
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song "Listen to the Mocking Bird." His
publishers made $3000000 out of it
An ordinary loaf of white bread is
nearly half water.
Red waa regarded by the Egyptians a
symbolic of fidelity.
"Biscuit" is derived from a Latin word
which means "cooked twice."
The consumption of cigarettes in the
United States amounts to 1400 a sec-
ond. The Chinese were fighting with guns
at a time when Europeans used bows and
arrow.
Words that most puzile poets to find
rhyme words for are silver window and
chimney.
When riding the Chinese hold the
bridle in the right hand the opposite to
our custom.
The Spanish embassy in London dates
from 1487 and is the oldest amongst
the permanent embassies of the world.
The Cunard line originally known aa
the British and North American Steam
Packet company will be 80 year old
next July.
The Russian likes no sleeping place
so well as the top of the big soapstone
stove in the dwelling and crawling out
of this blistering bed in the morning.
CANNED
WISCONSIN
PEAS
14c
No. 2 can. .
; U el 4-1 ft tJrm 'Ai'iul I U
LIGHTING FIXTURES
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ELECTRIC . WIRING
BUY FROM
BARREN ELECTRIC &
CONTRACTING CO.
Ill MAIN ST. '
Buy
Tractors
Tricks ad Trailers
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BARDEH TRUCK
& TRACTOR CO.
S17-319 Carolina St. Preston 3192
HOTEL BENDER DANCES
Vediesday and Sitartiy Rignta
Uo 12 'Clack. SI par Conpbj
Ball Rood ind Orcbestra
Far Rant to Private Oaneaa or
Sanqueta Monday Tuoaday
Tnuraday and Friday Nlghta.
CALL PRE8TON 8100.
THE SUEAR1AKD INDUSTRIES Make
Sir kinds of high grade sugar. Saaly
Mattresses In seven grades and six
sizes. Sulphuric Acid and Its varied
by-products: Vinegar Blackstrap an
UXTRITC Stock Food..
SUOAR LAND. TEXAS
Fine Bath Room and Kitchen
Equipment
J. B. Collins Conjiany
Preston 06. ""1210." Congress' Ave
Max Levy Electric Co.
3 MOTOR MASTERS
KQUIPPED TO SOLVS POWK)
PROBLKMS OF ANY MAaHITUOS
OS CAROLINE T(L PSSTO
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. TIITaXaJ
he delights in taking a plunge in a cold
stream even if be ha to break through
the ice to do so.
The oldest work on Freemasonry U
tha I 'nit ad (it ml mm waa written bv Ben-
iamin Franklin and published aa "The
Hook of Constitutions.
One billion dollars represents about
4000000 pounds of gold or 2000 ton.
Four hundred five-ton trucks would be
required to transport this sum. and they
would form a line aboat four mile long.
One of the most remarkable bound-
aries in the world is that between
Alaska and Canada. The line follows the
meridian without the alightest deviation
regardless of mountains swamps and
forests and markers have been set up
at points visible from each other over
the whole 000 miles length of the bound-
ary. Gambling is almost a universal pas-
sion among the men- in the Welsh min-
ing districts. It is no uncommon sight to
see a group of men and youth stand-
ing at a street corner matching for the
number of the first tram car on which
there was a aweepstake. Even the num.-
bers of the hymns given out at religious
services not infrequently form the sub
ject of beta.
CONVENIENT BRAND
tZJZ .AV2C
SILVER XEAF LARD
24b. Pail 63o
54b. Pall 1.50
CONDENSED MILKS
Dim Brand .......... ...17c
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Eaola Brand ............ tie
' Opposite) - Bender; Hotel
THIS WEEK'S
SPECIALS -
An Opportunity to
Save Money
25c Colgate's Talcum 18c
Wine of Carduu 72c
. 60c T$&&40c
:iit
i-f 25cBertxade;:...-.14c
$1.00 poun4 Jordan
Almonds 64c
We Pay the War Tax
STEWART & CO.
Money to Loan
ON
Diamonds
Watches Jewelry
Loana Confidential.
Reasonable Ratea
We Treat Our Customers Right
STEWART & CO.
506 Mafn St - ' Open Evenings
Auto Repairs
Wo have a weft equipped shop ana
high grade workmen and specialise
en klgh grade Auto work t bough
we repair all make of care.
. We Particularize e-
) 'and aM' t and lj-cyiindi wdrK .
H0USV0H L'OTOR CA3 CO.
I. 'yPRKSTON ANO CAROUMar
foot PovDrn y
wiake WaftrfnO Cyi reHevea aehing
tired feet r Jta-oooUng ootbtna)ef-
feet - ita BTir.ieeo; will retard rot.
ilng and rolllnsr of the okneaa lining.
Iherebr InoioMdna i comfort Of the
hoe. ' Price Ur Br mll o. Ooclc-
reU'a "Drug store Houston Texas.
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New York Critics Say It la tha Beat Thing tlx ..jnted SUr H)l Evr
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Set to a Wonderful Musical Scora by tha lals Concert Orchtra
Xanry Seal Director.
Isla Comedy ' . . 11 Ravlaw
.VTVE8DAY SHIRVEY MASON IN "MOLLY AND I."
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Falfurrias
Made from- Sweet Jer-
sey Cream from tha
largest Jersey herd la
wis wona.
FALPURRISSRSEY.-PAIRY
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DAIRY FARMS v ? s yQ f
Distributor'. HadleyV J
1714 Maiil Streetv: 3271 US k)
SOL'S CASH STORE
3304 HOUSTON AVE. FREE DELIVERY. .
Special for Today and Monday
5 lbs. Crustine $1.30
8 lb. can Crlsco $1.15
3 lbs. Plndapan can. . . ..$1.29
No. 2 E. J. Peas can 1 Me
No. 1 Clipper E. J. Peas can.... lie
No. 2 Tomatoes can. '. 13c
No. 2 Clipper .Corn. Mo
No. 2 Brown Beauty Beans 2 (or. 25e
No. 2 Alter Cut Btringless Bean f2o
Walker Chill can I2o
Van Camp' Chili can..... ...... I3e
No. 2 can Sweet PoUtoer. . ? 4
1 pt. aiiCIan;
No. 8 Lgie HomHuv
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The Satne Most Popular Family
BEAGEsonoot
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Phonesi Preetpn- B100. Capitol ii3t.
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Never vary
A rich pure butter
lor the best tablee.
CO Falfurrias. Texas.
PHONE TAYLOR 26M.
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No. 2 Campbell Pork and Bean. . .
"No. 1 Van Camp Pork and Beans. .
40e
13a
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No. 3 Hawaiian Pineapple can
No. 1 Heins Pork and Beans.
No. 1 Heins Spaghetti can. . .
Tall Pink Salmon can
Tall Bed Salmon can
Flat Pink Salmon
Flat Medium Red 8almon. . . .
...49e
...I3e
...ISo
...19a
...39c
...14c
...IS
1'otted Meat can
Tall caa Carnation Milk.
Tail Pet Milk.. .. :.
ijall Borden Milk.......
Tail Hebe
Small can Milk.........
14 o..can Grapelade. ;.
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Sunimsr Reort and Plankt Orauna.
Robeson's Preservo
fw eMiireollna Canvas
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Butter
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PIIAnuACY
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v;Ws'nd Travtau' V ;
20 PER CENT OFF j
LAST DAY V:.'"." !-?'"
MARY. MILES MINTCR
In "Judy of Rogue's Harbor."
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MADGE KJEKItfiDY
(OMEPlia.lrfV.T:HngTAB
TODAY ONLY
Bessie '
Barriscale
. IN '
"A Woman Who
)' Understobd"
Alae That Funny Comedy
-SQUEAKS ANO SQUAWKS"
It'a Great
TOMORROW
Corrine Griffith
"Deitdliiie lAt
-Larry Soman In "Tha. Wy-4io$'
TIMES TODAY ;
CHARLES
"Red Hot Dollars"
STARTING TOMORROW
. Strobeim's Wonder Pay
'BLIND HUSBANDS'
Today Matinee 8:30. . Tonight
LAST TIMES TODAY
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STILES
formerly of the MetropolRan 'fan
ra Cempanleaj -f
"The Man Hunf'
A. Somnsmbutlatle Comedy Wttlt- '
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