Hoffmann-Hayman plant modern throughout — San Antonio Light, 24 Jul 1932
The San Antonio Light for Sunday, 24 July 1932 (page 29) centers a “Modern Throughout” Hoffmann-Hayman piece on the Delaware Street factory at the Southern Pacific tracks, with plant illustration, Morris, Noonan and Wilson as architects, G. W. Mitchell (Builders Exchange) as contractor, and notes on Crystalvac roof signage — overlapping the timeline in The News new-home coverage from August. Other columns on the same page carry unrelated retail and insurance items (e.g. Kallison’s, Continental National / Great American Life); only the Hoffmann-Hayman article is transcribed below.
Transcription
Modern Throughout — Hoffmann-Hayman Plant
Declaring the present time to be the best time to build, officers of the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. announced a new plant now under construction at Delaware street and Southern Pacific tracks. The attractive manufacturing plant pictured above is that building. G. P. Menger is president of the organization; Mrs. William J. Schlosser, vice president; R. W. Menger, secretary; and T. J. Menger, treasurer.
Designed by Morris, Noonan and Wilson, architects and engineers in the Builders Exchange, the structure will provide 16,000 square feet of floor space and will be one of the most modern plants in the state. G. W. Mitchell, of 312 Builders Exchange building, is general contractor.
Of fireproof construction, the building faces on Delaware and provisions have been made for additions to the structure in the future.
The Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Company is one of the pioneer coffee roasters in San Antonio, having been in this business for more than a quarter of a century. The business was founded by William R. Hoffmann. It has been in its present location at 331 Burnet street for 19 years.
Work on the new plant began last Wednesday and the 60 employees of the organization expect to be in their new location by October 15, officers announced.
One of the attractive features of the new building will be a large H and H Crystalvac container placed on the roof, visible for blocks around. This advertising feature is widely used in the Midwest and East by manufacturing concerns.
The new Crystalvac reusable crystal jar, which is packed under high vacuum, was introduced by the concern several weeks ago and has met with wide acceptance — each time a portion is used, ensuring the freshness of the product.
Source
- Newspaper: San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Texas) — 24 July 1932 — page 29
- Digital clipping: Newspapers.com image 1259122813 (accessed 27 April 2026)
- Local PDF: 1932-07-24-san-antonio-light-hoffmann-hayman-plant-modern-throughout.pdf
Transcription follows the Hoffmann-Hayman columns only; wording merged where the halftone scan interrupted line breaks.
