Internal Strife Sinks South Tacoma Laundry
A promising South Tacoma business faces liquidation as owners succumb to constant infighting, leaving a receiver to settle the debts.
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The result of the suit of John Boyd against the South Tacoma Steam Laundry has been to throw the establishment into the hands of a receiver. Judge Mattison has been appointed receiver. The total indebtedness, including the cost of the building, amounts to about $1,600. According to the receiver's statement, the laundry would have paid expenses and made money for its promoters in a short time if they had agreed at all times. The establishment will now be sold and the debts paid.
“The laundry would have paid expenses and made money for its promoters in a short time if they had agreed at all times.”
Small business disputes over management and control remain a constant of the Tacoma economy. The rise and fall of local service businesses continues to reflect the volatility of the city's commercial landscape.
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