The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-03
EGGERT'S MARKET
Opens MONDAY
FINEST MARKET AND COLD sToR-
AGE PLANT IN NORTHWEST
WILL THROW OPEN ITS DOORS
FOR BUSINESS ON ROOSEVELT
DAY.

c. F. Eggert's palatial new market
in connection with his immense cold
storage plant will be thrown open to
the public Monday morning and Far
goans may well be proud of one of the
finest markets and cold storage plants
west of Chicago. The new market is
situated in James Kennedy's new
building near the N. P. tracks, on
Broadway making 1T central and easy
OF access.
Entering the front door one steps
into room fitted with every con-
venience for the easy and sanitary
handling of meats and groceries. The
floor from to back is tile, the fittings
are of white marble and the wood
work green oak, making the appear
ance most attractive. There are four
marble counters, beside the marble
wall counters, and a sanitary corned
meat holder in the retail salesroom.
which occupies over 1900 feet of floor
space. The Office, which is Skis feet
Ill size is fitted in harmony with the
salesroom with glass railing and mod
ern office conveniences.
There are eight telephones installed
and a private booth for the use of
patrons. A cloak and wash room, con4
taining cabinets, etc, for clothes of
employees and white marble wash
stands opens off the salesroom. Back
or tho salesroom, divided from it by
large glass set in the partition. is
the retail cooler, where it is possible
Tor patrons to see the cuts of meat
as they hang. This room is 1914 feet
nigh, 10X20 in size and is modernly
equipped. Back of the retail room is
the wholesale room, 20x26 feet in size
and equipped with complete trackage
system. Over 400 feet of track run
through the plant and meats are
weighed while on the track by
unique device.
The sausage making room comes
next, with every modern appliance
necessary to the making of sausage.
This room is 14x26. Next to this are
two smoke houses, one for ordinary
meats and another for ham and bacon
only. The sausage making room opens
into the receiving room and general
work room in which is located the
poultry killing and dressing equipment
and scales, as well as the ingenlvu.
lard rendering plant. Also a sausage
cooking and cooling device which
cooks at one end and cools at the
other. An electric elevator runs to
the basement. All the rooms on the
first floor are of solid cement con-
In the basement is located the twelve
and one-half ton freezing machine.
run by thirty-flv horse power mo-
tor. modern hot water plant. the
immense brine tanks holding $50 bar
rels of chemical brine and the ma
chinery necessary to drive the big
cold storage plant. The large sharp |
freezing" room, which is 19x20, is the
first of the rooms to be reached. and |
opening off the corridor is the cooler. |
or general storage room, which is 25x
70 in size. A special fish freezing plant
Oxl2 is also a part of the equipment.
In the front of the basement is the |
grocery room, 30x40 in size. |
all of the basement rooms being of ]
the heaviest of solid cement construc-
tlon. 1t Is said by experts that Egg |
gerts plant is not excelled by any in |
the city OF Chicago. The market and
plant will be open to inspection all |
next week and the public are cordially |
invited to call and inspect it. An at |
tendant will be specially detailed to |
take visitors through the plant.
The major part of the work was done |
by Fargo mechanics, McDermott and |
Hoffman doing the electrical work, |
Fargo Decorating Co., the decorating
and w. H. Sheehan the piping. Cas-
par Johnson has the contract for |
erecting the building.