The herald., 1895-12-24
NORMA MARKET
Superb Facilities for Handling and
Storing Meats
Methods Employed and Conveniences Provided
for the Conduct and Management Of
This Establishment

One of the most complete and perfect
establishments of the kind to be found in
this city 10 the Norma Market. 1t is located
at 1S 20 South Main street, and is truly
busy place. The entire establishment is
under one management and every thing
usually kept in we'll stocked meat market
is to be found here. In the front room of
the market is placed the fresh, cold meats
which are dispensed to customers, and the
cold storage vaults in which those meats
are kept. The latter are worthy of more
than passing notice. They were manu-.
factured for M. T. Ryan, the proprietor of
the Norma market, by the Gurney Refrig-
Grating company of San Francisco, and the
low temperature needed for the cold stor-
age of the meats is produced by an appli-
ance that Is certainly both unique and
novel for this part OF the country. In fact
it is the only mechanism of the kind for
producing such results that has yet been
put into operation in this city. 1t is spoken
of by the employees Of the market as Tap
pans machine from the name of the agent
who represents it on this coast, but it is
properly designated as the Economical
Refrigerating machine. description of
the machine will not be attempted. The
working part, however, consists of series
of pipes, arranged in coils in the cold stor-
age room, and into these pipes liquid is in
a
thus producing a marked diminuticn in the
pipes and in the atmosphere around them.
This gas is afterwards conveyed to that
part of the machine known as the COM
pressor. 1t is there reduced to it's original
state, and is again ready for Use as a re-
frigeratlng agent.
The loss of material by this process is
therefore extremely slight. and it is esti-
mated that the diminution of temperature
produced in the cold storage vaults by this
principle is equivalent to that which would
be obtained from the use of 1000 pounds
of ice daily. a twO-horse electrical engine
furnishes all the power required. and as
the expense of producing Q low tempera-
ture by this method is much less than tina.
in which ice has to be used, it can readily be
understood that the saving resulting from
the use of this machine is very great. But
the economy attendant upon its use is not
it's only recommendation. The advantages
of dry. cold air over moist air, or air whose
temperature has been lowered by the pres
once of ice, have been often pointed out.
The possibility of the presence of those
germs and microbes which are sometimes
liberated from melting ice is entirely elm
mated when only dry, cold air is used in
the storage vaults. Such is the case In this
process.
1t is only reasonable, therefore, to sup
pose that before long greater number OF
these machines will be in use in the mar
city. Mr.. Ryan, who is justly entitled to
the credit of being the first in this city to
see the use that could be made OF Iappan's
machine, is probably one of the most pro-
gressive workers to be found among the
meat dealers of Southern California. He
has two handsome diplomas which were
awarded him by agricultural associations
for skill in handling and dressing meats,
and everything about his market bears the
impress of his watchful care.
Just back of the engine room stands the
meat.cutting and sausage.grinding ma
chimes; then comes the poultry depart
ment, where fat live fowls, which will soon
be dressed for use as Christmas dainties,
are found in abundance.
Just west of this is the livery department
where the buggies, wagons and teams
needed for the use of this establishment
are cared for. Everything in anywise con-
nected with this market is kept scrupu-
lously neat and clean, and all shows the
presence of the master mind which was
quick to perceive and prompt to utilize the
advantages of the improved machinery
and methods which made the existence of
so complete and perfect market possi-
hility