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Brunswick Laundry
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| Name | Brunswick Laundry |
| Ortssitz | Jersey City (N.J.) |
| Straße | Germania Avenue 71-77 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Wäscherei |
| Anmerkungen | Lage: ursprünglich Newark Avenue 298, spätere Erweiterung auf der Newark Avenue 318, dann erweitert in die 369
Fourth Street; vor 1909 in die 71-77 Germania Avenue. |
| Quellenangaben | [Jersey City of to-day (1907) 112] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| Febr. 1898 |
Gründung durch den 18jährigen Henry Siemenski und seinen 20jährigen Bruder William Siemenski |
| 1904 |
Eingetragen unter den Gesetzen des Staates New Jersey mit William Siemenski als Präsident und Henry Siemenski als
Sekretär, Finanzleiter und Hauptbetriebsleiter, mit einem genehmigten Kapital von $75.000. |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| gewaschene Wäsche |
1898 |
Beginn (Gründung) |
1909 |
bekannt |
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| ZEIT | um 1907 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | Although a new venture, the business grew rapidly, and the facilities of the original plant were taxed to such an extent that new quarters were secured at 318 Newark Avenue. For a time these quarters were adequate, but it was not long before the business had once again made a change necessary and the next move was to 369 Fourth Street, where quarters five times as large as both previous plants were secured. Even these were soon found totally inadequate for the business that was increasing so steadily that an immediate change was necessary, and the owners of the business
purchased four city lots at 71 to 77 Germania Avenue. Laundries were constructed which it was predicted by both the architects and the owners would be of ample proportions to take care of the increase of business for at least
five years, but in two years the place was found to be too small, and plans have now been drawn to double the size of the present laundry. The Brunswick Laundry was incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey in 1904,
with William Siemenski as president and Henry Siemenski as secretary, treasurer and general manager, and an authorized paid-in capital of $75,000. It is the largest starch-work laundry in Hudson County, and is equipped
with the best machinery that money can buy. Fifteen delivery wagons are employed to call for and deliver work in Hudson County, and the business will demand many more in a short time. The firm is a member of the Laundrymen's
National Association of America, the North Jersey Laundrymen's Club and the Hudson County Laundrymen's Club, of which latter body Mr. Henry Siemenski is the treasurer. The firm is also a member of the Board of Trade of Jersey
City. The washing of white materials and clothes under proper conditions is one of the most important trades in the
commercial world to-day, and it has been necessary for laundries to be equipped with the most modern and approved
machinery, in order that the articles may be cleansed thoroughly in accordance with sanitary and hygienic laws,
and delivered to their owners at the earliest possible moment consistent with good workmanship. In the rush of the
present day, when the growth of commerce demands such quick returns, speed is a most necessary factor, but this must not be so great as to sacrifice care and sanitation. Articles must first be washed thoroughly, carefully and properly, and in addition to this, machinery must be employed that will hasten this operation as much as possible. This is the principle that has been adopted by the Brunswick Laundry, and accomplished with such success that irs business has increased so rapidly that it is almost impossible to build fast enough to take care of it. The Siemenski brothers give the work their personal attention, so that each article is washed as carefully and thoroughly as though they had washed it themselves, at the same time being delivered at the earliest possible moment. There is never a disappointment on work done at the Brunswick Laundry, for it is delivered when promised, and its character is such as to insure return orders and a continuance of the patronage without question. This result has only been attained by a careful study of the situation and the employment of all the latest mechanical devices and a skilled staff of men and women to run them. Under such conditions a business cannot fail to thrive and it is due solely to the personal care and attention that the Brunswick Laundry has become the power that it has in the laundry world. The firm is thoroughly public-spirited, and its members believe in Jersey City and are always foremost in any movement to make the city a better place to live in and be proud of, and ready to give either their time and money. |
| QUELLE | [Jersey City of to-day (1907) 112] |
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