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FILE NAME: Exxon (EXX) DATE: 1948 Jan 28 DOC#: EXX063 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Internal Report - Industrial Work Clothes: Their Provision and Laundering cl x f ^ r ?or Iaycrraa;lc T Mesbera of A te a ls a l Acvtacry Coanltnee For F uel!gatics' EXHIBIT JSBlrSZ..., **#********#*** * . * * INDUSTRIAL WORK CLOTHBS : THEIB PB07ISI0K AIED LAUKKRISG * "' ... * * 37 ROT S. BOHSIB, H.A.; S.H. * * Industrial. H ygienist, Standard O il Co. (N. J . ) * * . * I -JASBAHY 20th, 19h8 MEDICAL EBPAHTMEW ITAHPABD OIL COMPASY (B .J .) " 30~Bockefeller P lata ~ Rev York 20, R. Y. r6 : ' *:r? ' /m- information to h e m b e n O f A.P.1. Medical Advisory CcaalSEse - Mot f o r Pufrlloasit ISDtSTRIAI WOBZ CL0T5SS ' SEZ3 PaCTCSIOH Agp ^ By F.OT S BC-SSIS, M.A.; E.M, >^rZndu*tri&l Hygienist, standard Oil Co, (H.J.) * V, Modem petroleu* technolcgy and the production cf synthetic hydrocarbon Htex have introduced & number or eexpounds and processes which may adversely affect the health of workers unless certain precautionary measures an practiced. Among thee* precautionary measures vhich are receiving oror-increasing coaslderation, at the time, is the issuance of iniustriai work clothing to anployeea and the inatallatlcm plant laundry facilities to Insure that such clothing io properly.cleaned end mint Appropriate work clotha6, properly fitted and maintained, play a prominent part, lx an industrial worker's health and efficiency. Thla la especially tme when persons-; are working vrttt more or less toxic or carcinogenic materials or where cleanliness is *j a factor in the aalntansnce of product quality. Consequently, easy of .the sore gresalve industrial organizations, such ae S.X. duPont de Besours It Coaqxuy, the "* Cyanaaid Company and he Borden Company, have for years supplied their employees vlthlj .work clothing and have instituted a laundry service. * . . t* ^ More then twenty years * experience has definitely shown thattfcj* jsnacfcloa' substantial dividends, ooth-financial as vpll as improved public and. employee r^ At the ease time, there bee been very litt le difficulty or reserrtasnt r*sul<djBg.j the provision of work clothes and their laundering an the part o f maplijyeeplih sot receiving- this service nor from local outside laundries and merchants.. ' In order to obtain definite data ae to the practical aspects of pivlding wcwrttv^l clothing and the operating of plant 'laundries, ,visits, have been made to llmCheibyi 'Works of the duPont Company at Deep Water, lev Jersey; Anerleah Cyaaeald'Company,'*' Calco Chemicals-Division's plant at Bound Brook, 8ev Jersey; and Borden*s .faiS^jjg Division laundry at Best Hew York, Hew York. The information obtained during " ` :,visits is herewith briefly susmarlsed: . ' y.. . ' _ ' ~ J'J 1 S S A H C B m m . m m m m m m m . r n . m m m m 0- 1. m I l D S n i A ^ mm mm -- mm m m mm. g m mmm,. , . 0 BJC ~ mm pm ' c 't.O 5*8 ^ ' * ' " V * * - t W 1 m - ; * . . .. . ; * m :;, Work clothes are usually Issued upon requisition from the employee's foreman^ supervisor at a store-room at-one end of the Employ..Service Building (Veqh and " Booms) or adjacent, theretou There appears to he no'uniform practice'ae .to tba.1^" elotting suppliedvfalnhebvloualyi* determined by the nature of t VaJmsTt gazmects make bulk of the clothing, with the exception *af men fcsqd working with aclfl^HftS'B*yn wool shirts. . . ^ In order usually kept, cf the American ' keeping records of. clothes issued, 3" x 5" ckrd <f pirn o f auch a card 1. t h i s time used a t th e Bound Brpofr Company: - * ' ` < *v; ' .. . - i' -- 'v, .V.-. : 1 ^ ; * O :* ' iz ) ' - v^aat'^C*. i * ' J...............C l c i ' * . 1 1 1 *. ; t * Jlil-i - ! 2 J r 6 . I ' .1. C h est W a is t le g I i .T,_ a p e r J 1 S*D M * . ( a v e r t i , j.9 L ocker 0 . h 'o t l c' T o - s y m a s t e r C h c -st W a is t le g U n d e rw e a r S h irt s< 0 u ra v e re B ack B ack' Sign. TfrPlaMft- Cheabera Wcrk: Open eap'.-cymcnt a l l o p e ra to r sad naintonance men a re g iv en tw er-J paire of tro u se rs, two s h ir ts , two s u ite of long underwearj two- la rg e to w e ls 'll ` ` * e cake of soap and a p a ir of vccdcr-eoled sandals. These andale re; Jram v i " to , from and taking ahever bathe. They are obtained fre e ,th e Beeee Wooden 6e3 Company, Cclon*ve, Kebreekt vwi cost about f i f t y c e n tira p a i r . ' fifpen re q u i^ lti ale firsBor., : employ1 receives two new towels every six weeks and a .new c a l every tve fct-sko. The f ir s t issue of clothing Is free a f te r vhicK employee 1* _ with two new j.acuee a y ear a t h a lf p ric e , upon re q u is itio n fyeeTthe feregmua.1 A ll clothing rontersinated or lraa,'pd to sur.h an ex ten t th a t I t su e t be discarded _i s rep_aeed at Company e x p e n s e C lo th in g supplied to ; employee* t ^ - 'jfcturnad vfabfe8j are terminated. - ' * ' . ' r -. .'* *.f ' - . ( ` 4 M Bound Brook P la n t; O rig in ally t i l production b b were given c o v e r-a lls , uBdexji soap and towels but rece n tly tha Obion baa in s is te d th a t th is serv ice be ex ten d ed'tr maintenance men. Three s e ts of clo th es a re furnished a y e a r. A s e t Includes tw if' of drawers iw inter o r' tuamrr w e ig h t),W o Cults^ o f 'km g'eleeved 'u n d er-ah lrts ' or Burner w eight), two s u its of oov er-all* or ivo-dhiagsre** and two' jack ets th is clothing had to be paid fo r over th ree pay-days, but. I t Is now f r e e . .The _ are '`heavy duty" 22 inches by '24* inches 1b a la r. The uuderWar isf D tlca Ihlirtljag Company, f le x ib le rri\- steam slsrunk/ Th*. cover-al} are "Army Surplus1' or/VeitilQiXr.y Overalls from Pstacrwim, few Jersey , All' cibthlng l s . s t e n c i l l e d v i t b th e employee*;' -hack number .^jH ^ eretfL e w Indelible.-Ink, obtained from-I. Kbhnetaxn If1Company; -`.lad 63-91 Pork f 3 M H ^ .5 r o r k , B.T. 'at $4.90 p er quart. This Ink la e s p e c ia lly e ffi^ iv q r, .as i t w ill n ^ ^ ^ B ^ u m r o u s rwamMnes. .V _ - oran, 'im ic n a lli 'c o a ts;' p a n ts , aprons caps anS tew ^ll- are^ furnished f.eeTB5ii* p lan t men. (PreductIon'W orkers), platform non, foramen; whbleale drivers and lab o rato ry technicians', Towels ahd eaocfca *ore' supplied to ffiee-.^vv! employees ari mn ia the Printing Shop. ` Qalfpras tad towels' are changedd a ily / X 0 irAOPISIW S-- , ' ..i*. i+xJtiJti+f "Plant ` ^ iT ir s! located where the- u t ilit ie s ' (water\ 'Iteimy gU e l e c t r i c i t y are re a d ily acc essib le fo r examplse, in one corner of the E.m....p..l.o..y..e.e...*.$. ' Service Building (wash and locker room) such as a t tbfe Bound Brook P i a n t c f t b s ^ Chemicals D ivision of th e American Cyanaold Cdcqpany o r I n .a eep arets b u ild in g 'su o h th e 30 f t . x 60 f t . corrugated Iran b u ild in g a t th e Chambers Works o f th f dnPont ' Company. Borden's laundry fo r the X etrcp o litan A rea'1 * 'a -p a rt* a f th e iy A tla n tio ^ f l ( Avenue p asteu risin g P lan t. ` ;' "M, ` '.r. F t m a m - Tb? nec88cj7 lc:ad ry equiparnt penis upon tb s type tod q u an tity / c f vers cloth**, be be prre 3ssed, Most cotton end vcoles verb .clothe with tb s exoeptj of v tito unlffUjjpi ere aiaoly vsatad and dried u i cot ironed. The neceesary 4 ie lieted beMHfe ' ..A C b ittere Works: Cue +2" x 72" Troy Premier Washer (2 sectio n s) osaufacture& ^ y the Aaoricon laundry Machinery Company, Capacity 300 lba> dry c lo th e s . Deed f o a r ^ ^ ' o v eralls, c o v e ra lls, jack ets, e tc . One 36" x 5*" Washer (2 s e c tle n s) aanufec' ` ' by the Trey Manufacturing Coopany. Capacity 200 lb s . dry clo th es and used f o r tovele and socks. Cae hO" x 18" Mercury K xtrector, manufactured by th e Trey Manufacturing Cengmagr and has a capacity of 22$ wet c lo th es. One 26" x 10'* B xtraetor Manufactured by th e -. American Laundry Company and has a capacity o f 75 lb s . or underwear p e r hour. Tbseecentrifu g al ex tra c to rs rewove approximately $0 percent o f th e w ater during th e 1$ minutes operating t i n s . Both ex tracto r* a re equipped w ith sa fe ty devices Which pre-Aoi covers from being opened when machines a re In operation. '* One kO" x 6k" Dryer end two 36" x 90" Ozyera manufactured by th e American Machinery Company. The rvo dryers use-forced steam-heated a i r and each dries. 22$^ pouaia of wet clothe per hour a t . -temperature o f ldcftr. - Wood Clothes a re ' hangers and d ried slowly overnight In a w teaa-beated.(3 radi at or s ) p la n t fab room at a temperature o f bout 130*9 . This room can handle about 200 pounds clothes per day. - ' ~ .. ' ' ... V anm.fl Urook 'P lan t t " One kS"` x 6k" Bcrwood Washer end two k2* Mcorwood Washers aanufactured by th e American Laundry Machinery Company. One $0" end one ,, Botrux B xtrectors manufactured by th e American Laundry. Machinery Company. - Twelea: Zone-Air D ryers.aanufactured by'th e Americas' Laundzy Machinery Company. & 4*, also has as overhead monorail-system fo r tran sp o rtin g laundry from th e w ashes'to' extractors, and then t o the d r y e r * . , ' *;Vv-` 1' `'$$1 3orden Corroaav; Pouf B tain leei StoeX Smith Drum Wash n o d e'b y 'th e Aa&ric Latadry .Machinery Company-;', TtammrJbttraetaw/made by th e Amerlessx Xnondiy'JIaehJ' Company. One Morelome Diyojrv:>''Ali o f /th le equipment, has been i n eerv io e about ' ' ' * - 'V:'-, Modem loulpmaatT :jp6nbIdavwible pro*?oe'*hhi'>ee' made d u ring recinortryei , # design of laundry n aeb lh rty Tar'; high production s te r ile - c le a n washing' litW'ifcmwrtj'' possible manpcwe^da)imad^idao*--moet'- ofTf*.dm push-button eiw trb lle d . c-.Bsra'-aye^ examples of r& if& gsp& focxstipo* being ningufa c tu r e d b j th e American' L^Bdvy-lfae . Company, '*+> ;V--V-; . .*'? -f . ' Ih 'leas than' p q e s tt f r H f e B r Bair ebntalnad ^ - r ^ u 6 F W | no a d d iR H H p ^ ^ p m a a t' Or^ki^pleBmnt^yr u n it -for o p eratio n ,v 8 ti ^ e l^ a i|i^ 7 .< ^ - d a a lg a ^ ^ ^ * 4 a M sB ;p a ste < mooloead for. .anfo^y'v-V r u ll- s k lr ta d . t r o o i' ends g u tter^ sp lM b -ah t soapy'.fttddweV Tr owed d e s i g n e v e s 'evpllas5-''.v teem and w ater. B u ilt t o do the- Job b e tte r , -f e s te r , a t le e s '.oeWfyV Dee AC 220 v o lts /' 6b cyei,,.3 phase e le c tr ic power. Price- f .o . b , C tm tianalli k2" * 5k" a ith rh BP motor, C apacity.223 lb* dry clo th ee-/ Jkjo.po'rV :"" 42" x 8k" w ith ? IP jaatori 'C pclty -350 l 3 b ^ ' * ? '* * ' y . .* V i . . ' * ^ ` t ' w, *) -v . "CASCADE AUTOMATIC COVTBOL* i s designed f o r m a s h campaalaa any Amsflean Cascade Washer, to" aU tam atloally p er form 1^ e p e rm tle iis ^ -7 the beet predetermined m eblng formul*. it* eye*.wmahmeax 99' ' * "' operation. P rice f .o .b . Qin cl e n t 1 ~for f j i l l -- -*- **---*---- Ad4A 'mama `t -- *' 1Xe?**mV*e.t' i'"jcBl; ~ for- Semi-Automatic C ontrol, jgfljau'Oft ti.-~.t-t ' -V. *: ^ .VWiA r nUfClQY --' . r .i t : r .*^7: aurtiuj? water from washed laundry b7 ,-> gey rapi U ; . increase prefectioc ssd cute labor coats by ,, Jmmatlag a.-.J st-i -u.. - j c - lia s of vers from time i t is unloaded iron the wacbera u n til it if t'cjioeitftd tec-idnically at toe damp eceeably or various i \:i.shing d e p e r t - P r i c e i.c b Cincinnati- for the 50" alee, the Boat rally Uf-e-i, :i11: d capacity of ;20 ibe. ia $5360.00. 'CJC-AIP. ERIiKC TlTfclSS' incorporates an e n tire ly new p rin c ip le of tumbler engineering which enables i t to dry a l l c la s s ific a tio n s o f laundry work rapidly end a t extrenoly low coat due to concentration of hasted a i r in "sene"' where work is novz thoroughly opened up fo r g re a te st exposure to the drying a ir . T ile re s u lts in lower e-team and power coats and sweeter smelling work - - beesnne g re a te r effectiv en ess of the h ig h -v elo city , . heated a i r incite drying lees dependant on h eat. Work.la d ried more .. n a tu ra lly , as (hen hung i n `a strong/ wans breeze. P rice of th e 36* * 3" SOKE-AIR DHTESC IdSLEK complete 1 $?45 f .o .b . C in cinnati, Ohio. - * \ '> - "e i; ta n r r -E?.S0!ffiEI - The ::hfi=bere Works Laundry s ta f f has a fo resail and'seven ' ` aen cn tts. t:C0 A.K. tc 1:00 ?.,H. e h lf t and one nan on the 4:00 P.M. to 12:00 M idnight.* The va.ee rote at present ie $1.37 per hour plus a $3.00 per day bonus. *-r ` The Bound 2rook Plent laundry has a s ta f f of a foreman and eleven bob: on day s h if t, six ana cn afternoon s h if t and two sen on the ald h ig h t s h if t, woman working one s h ift of eig h t hours making necessary garment r e p a irs . All,- , v a t the h iring r a te of $1,035 r r hour fo r 30 day*; $1,065 p e r hour f o r th e n e x t 60 -K days, e f t t r which the washers 'and countersen get $1.10 per hour. ~ 't- ' " .. . v*. The Borden Company's laundry has a foreman a t $71.00 per week, fiv e women a t $4&00'?j per week, one seamstress s.t $16.co per week, a d riv e r a t $61.00 per. week who c o lle c ts C; vj and delivers the laundry from the various branches and s ta tio n s . ' There appears to be very l i t t l e labor turnover among th e p la n t laundry worker* r.-. The average service a t t t e Borden laundry 1 15 y e a rs , S years a t th e Chambers Works'^.'v.V Laundry end 5 years at th e Bound Brook P lant Laundry. . . '. " ' '" * _' AMOLTC OK lACTPfflT pRocygsp - The Chambers Works Laundry does f r e e 750 to S50 bundle.-: {pants, s h ir ts , underwear, socks, tc a rd s , co v eralls sad Jumper) p er day. .u This is approximately 4,000jpiecec o r about two tons dry weight. ' - ' - . -' . The Boundj Plant- laundry cm an average does about 3&0 c o v e ra lls , 7200 s u it of underwear tow els per 24 .hours,. vi ?h B ordd9H H S ry i s the' only one d f th e lau n d ries v is ite d th a t fin ish * s a y " .' "7 work, the othenPmBjr do "rough dry work".' On th e average they f in is h weekly 480 " " co ats, 1*60.pant's,'BOO apron, 12 cape, 10,000 tow els, 175 uni caudle, and 75 s h ir t* ; la the Bough Dry c la s s , th e d a ily average, output is lOOO e o a ts, IOOO p a n ts, 80 towels `.<.^ and 4o unlemaxia. * .... - * . _____ LALWHHT HBCCIDlggS - There i s , o f courea , sows v a ria tio n In th e laundry procedure- * .. a t th e various laundries n e t t e d , however, th e procedure a t th e Chambers Works Laundry 1i a which is outlined b elo w ,.is t-p in o l: ' - ' ' v-i d r.a-ri.i> .auaary bags, n.z..u ' .- 3.r-ro siaately 23 oundiee, are received i a i i - i r ;a th e varlcva *ran#-.- 07 gar!* tm :.: 2ach bundle la tie d and tLn.-.^fgod, showing s e s 'e chres cumber, lvrae and change-house. The bags are open/-5 er.d bundle* placed c t -.-crting -able. Cue mas removae teg and passes . >ULd-ue ::. t.s another wcr.'-er \* c eaters aeae and number on a laundry cheek sheet, f u v jar. -n e t csaI s out pie;.*s by name (pants, s h ir t, socks, e tc .} , which second oun caters on check l i s t . A numbered id e n tific a tio n safety pin (10 to a eet obtained frc n B. Zoznatam & Company, Camden, lev Jersey}, la pinned to each . piece of clothing. Clothes are separated In laundry baakete as t c woolens, towels^ underwear, and eockz; p a c ts, s h ir ts , e tc . The clothes are than washed as follow s: A, Clothes (not from dye oaeratlooa; . Opere tion Binse Wash .Buds Binse Binse Binse Binse Oale. of 1 Wash*e*r 7= *. ^rc .38 78 76 78 78 Ingredients BVd W-,or, Perlixe Simplex Simplex Water Water Water Water Amt. per Temp. 10Q# Dry ` . of Ruotine ' ' Clothes . Water Time * ..100^ . - 120^ 3 oz,. -- 5 Min. . ---- 16 oz. 16 oz. ... 2QF. l6of. . 170. * 10 Min. . 10 M in.. .., 5 M1&*' ---, ikor. 5 Mil. ' ' ... COld 5 `t ;'' . -- . Cold 5 *: .1 B. , Clothes from l>ye ftpeynticna are washed es shove w ith the-ex cep tio n th a t 12 c zb. of P e rlite :a l k a l i } Is used in stead o f 8 o z s., and 2k ozs. o f simplex %* instead of lo ozs. ' . C. Greasy and Paint Stained C lothing: . Opera tion Waeh Suda Binse Binse Binse Buse Gals, of R-0 ln . Washer 38 2BK&L,', -V Ingredients Osad , Amt. p er IOC# Dry Clothes Temp. ' . of . ' ' *3 ....` ....... "** -4y * , Running^,Time ' (Perlite ' (Pentroil .06 oz. 1 Pt. 10F. .. . ,*M e - . lO Mln. ^ , * ' . . ' (Mercoloid . MO oz, . mmm , ` ^**1 t - /:* J la p le x . ' 32 oz. 170P. , . 10 Mtov Water Water * Water ' ..... -- . . .. -- . . 6 <ftr. 100P*. ( . lOO^f. ... . 5 Ml. >,'% Water- .* cold . 3 M .-*r r ? ' JL Wool Mafeiwsr ( lo t from Bye Oper a t Iona) a re washed in 78 gallons o f water"at.. 100T. with one p in t o f Xtoponel 18 Paste p er 100 lb s . of dry clo th e s f o r 10 minutes and given two rlneee w ith 70 g allo n s ,of v a ta r a t 100P, f o r 5 minutes eaph. > g. wool Clothing from Pye Areas is given earns treatm ent a s shove e x c e g t.fo ra n p * T j$ extra wash, laundry bags are washed d a lly w ith wool clothing,' . , _ - (The compounds: P e r li te , Simplex, P e n tro il and H srcolold used - - : in the washing operations are product from B. Xohnstsam> C o., - . :i-'; Hnw Torn ana Chicago. DuPemel IS Paste 1 4 DuPont -product.} ' *, ..... ' - ' .V. .. rv>-u-,v l- r "V;. rs 0 > v_ir.* xgistanc T n f .Qprr CIo '-.m^f .- After clothes a&ve bees washed and vrcz-i, '-'7 T9 l e f t ; i -.r.s Iv.;' vr-ir::* ; o x-.rairsr; where approximately AO gallons z f -re F/?taidant CN .As asrcnr-x .valisrats pisduct made by th e DuPont Company1 8Cl-..t:r= '1 .1 Sp. gr .! is .Tl.rhf3 are soared la tfcia so lu tio n f c r two m in u tes,^ vrut." tid dried. The s - .l ir le t it- .oe-vt r*d, brought, up to th e o rig in al stren g th and'',{ re u tri Al_ pieces 3' .'.20>?':?.v.ed clothing are stamped (3 diagonal b ars) with S' water clubie y ello v i~* 1" lltio e c l" F Te-lcw 3 G pao te, a dye starch mixture node ^ by d an ce rs Veras Du?jat -repa.-y Te^balral Laboratory and ep p lled by a rubber sts q p ), r before they sr-s returned to the areas. This glees area supervision a check co o n wto ere required to wear 3ucfc clothing. sm-np kfiA Bundling: A fter clothes have been d ried they are so rted cn numbered.S boohs cn moveable racks. The racks are then ro lle d t c outgoing "bundlin g" ta b le where- each nan's clothes i s checked with o rig in al "check l i s t " , then bundled. Bundles are .* packed i s the Change louse Laundry Bags (which have been laundered). A fter ty in g u p ' and tin -tag g in g a carbon copy o f-th e "check l i s t " la placed in each bag which is o f ` value to the change house atten d an ts In handling d is trib u tio n o f clo th in g . \\ ' - 'A Sharp a r ti c le s , such as ra re r bledes, l e f t in pockets o f d ir ty clothes presents a serious hazard. Care must be exercised In handling laundry p in s. Clothing eon- - ' " laminated w ith to x ic m aterials such as Betenaphtfaylsoclne, Benzol, e t c ., are g$Ven a ' special ireetraent at the la c c rtto ry before being sent to th e Leundry. They kept separate and haadlsa with rubber gloves. Bound Brook P lan t; laundry Procedure; The washing operation a t the Bound Brook. Laundry is very sim ila r co th a t outlined above except th a t a l l co v eralls are give]};; a 1C to 1? m inute eoak In ea a g ita te d so lu tio n of A pounds o f Soda Ash in 80 g allons` ^1 of water a t 150?., rin sed , then washed f o r 20 minutes in 9 ozs, 92JS Armours Soap Powder in 6c gallons of water a t l^O^F. In a Borvood Cascade Washer, rin se d , placed " la a cen trifu g al e x tra c to r fo r 20 minutes and dried. 20 to 30 minutes in a 2aae-Alr.i d rie r. v. The following formula has been recocacended fo r laundering work clo th in g so ile d with grease and grime: . 'Use a mixture co n sistin g of 2 p arts by weight of Sodium M etaalllcate - - to I of soap, or A p a rts of sodium M etaslllcate to 3 of soap, and add s u ffic ie n t t o th e wheel t o give d esired amount of suds, f o r f l a t work . 4, and acme colored goods, 3 p a rts by weight of soap and 2 p a rts of Sodium ' M etaslllsm te. . n s g r m ^ M f c r 0ARHBTT8 - The Chambers Works of th e duPont Company rep o rt th a t coveraJ^^H jpuw lerw ear on th e average w ithstands 15 to 20 'washings before they must be replmJPE f h la 1 probably duo to th e type of compounds, encountered ra th e r7' than to tbe laundering operations. The Bound Brook P lan t of the Calco Chemicals D ivision has bound th a t th e l i f e o f th e ir co v er-alls la 150 washings; and th e i r underwear, about 200 washings. - ____ -^ o ta l .Cost _0f .lnund9rtn^ k'ork Clothes -- Accordlng to Mr. A. C .P e a a e , General ' : --v - Superintendent of the Bound Brook Plant Laundry tbe t o t a l coat (including la b o r, A HI . m aterials, re n t, li g h t, steam, w ater, In te re s t and am ortization) o f laundering work 7 clothes is $ 3 .03c per pound of dry clo th es. Tbe cost of lab o r and m aterials lass is cnly $0.C15 per pound of dry Clothes. The b est p ric e th a t eould be obtained from outside lo cal laundry was $0.08 per pound dry clo th es. , . ''.I Mr. V. S. K ite, foreman of th e Chambers Work* laundry rep o rts th a t th e to ta l. cost , including a l l d ir e c t and In d ire c t charges was about $0.'03 'p er pound o f dry ' clothsB r f;*'. We vere unablo to eecune the coat r e r pound of work c lo tfees laundered a t ' the S.-sat \ k v York o:' Borneo's r i m Products, however, h-nre are the price* ciarjcd tia :r.3 r thu various dcpw-taonte having work done. . B0U32 C.'Y W08E . , ; C o a ts .................. ..,.$ 0 .0 5 Paste ..............................0.05 Tow el............................0.015 B a g s ........................ . . . . 0.025 U nion-A ll*....................0,10 Machine Cover ............ O.395 Dish Cloths ..................... 0.025 Pulwar Bags .................. 0.10 F3HISHKD W0SI . i. .:v . Coat* .................................. .$0,095 - Pent ............ ....................0.095 . Driver*' S hirt ......................... 6.11 Overalls ....................................... 0.125 i'~ Towels ; .........................................0.03 * Burses' O n lfo ra a .......... ; ...........0.315 Doctors' C o a te ........ .. 0.315 Uni.cn-Alle ............................. O.lk c 0 k c L P s 1 0 ji s - At e ll pclnts v is ite d th ere vas general agreenast th a t I t vas :,gcod butlncst*' to provide work clothes and und-TVinr to employees on ose which involved eapoe'X to usi" ac i i r r i t a n t r a te r lale or p a rtic u la rly d irty Jobe involving o i l , gy.; ao:.. grin? ad soot. I t vas aleo generally agreed th a t a p lan t laundry p roycrl;1 c'u ip i*4 a-d operated v- b r j. -ofI t able investeeat which insured m a t wcrfc r . c- ,-.rt v.-uM he pror-crly laundrled trd nain'cLined. ! c boy s, so!;.-':*?, u : r v In d u s' r 1 si Y.-eici.i':- 5tfe.Li5.r3 CL- C`.rpr.-.y T .* J 3( Bet. Hft. ,vc , t ' l 5 ? a <- } 'Y