Tiny Roaster in New H-H Plant Scores Great Hit — The News, 21 December 1932
A plant feature about the tiny roaster used in 1904 by William R. Hoffmann, now preserved as a relic in the new Delaware Street factory.
Tiny Roaster in New H-H Plant Scores Great Hit
VISITORS to the new plant of the Hoffman-Hayman Coffee company, at 601 Delaware street, have been attracted by a tiny coffee roaster which was used in making the first H. & H. coffee in 1904. The roaster, hardly larger than a 50-pound lard can, was utilized by William R. Hoffman, then a clerk in the grocery of George C. Sauer on Alamo Plaza, when he first started in the coffee-roasting business. The quaint little roaster is a far cry from the huge modern coffee roasters which equip one of the finest coffee-roasting plants in the entire South, has been given a place of honor in the new $130,000 plant, a fitting tribute to the faith which the officials of the 29-year-old manufacturing concern have in the future.
The new plant is two-story, fire-proof, and has all modern facilities not only for the efficient handling of the company’s business, but for the health and comfort of the 60 or more employes. Showers and lounge rooms for both men and women have been supplied adjoining a commodious company cafeteria. A garage and workshop for the maintenance of the large fleet of trucks which deliver H. & H. products has also been provided. Special arrangement of tracks and siding make possible simultaneous loading and unloading of several freight cars.
Following the death in 1912 of the founder of the company, his brother-in-law, Gus P. Menger became associated with the firm and later was joined by R. W. and T. J. Menger. The present officers are: Gus P. Menger, president; Mrs. Schlosser, wife of Dr. William J. Schlosser and former widow; William P. Hoffman, vice president; R. W. Menger, secretary; T. J. Menger, treasurer.
Source
- Newspaper: The News (San Antonio, Texas) — 21 December 1932 — page 9
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