San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
HOLD FORMAL
| OPENING OFF,
NEW MARKET
Csssebs New Establish
/ ment One Of Finest in
United States.
EVERYTHING TO! EAT
More Than $l25, 900 Spent
on Remodeling Alamo
Plaza Building.

4 AZ ne formal opening of 8. Cas-
s.S's new market at S07 Alamo plaza
4 Saturday, hundreds Of visitors saw
what is believed to be one of the most
fup-to-date and attractive markets this
side Of New York and Chicago. More
than $3.50 was spent in remodel
ling this building. 1t contains 5000
feet of floor space. A fish and poul-
try department, bakery, a meat mar
ket and delicatessen, a vegetable and
fruit department and a grocery store
have been established in the building.
According to managers Of the num-
erous departments in the new masLet
building, hundreds Of people attended
the formal opening, which was held
Saturday. Every visitor was request
ed to sign his name on a slip of pa
per. The slips will all be placed in
a basket, after which one of the Wis
itors will draw a certain number OF
names which will be posted on a plac-
U ard in the Casseb market next week
and will also be announced in The
II Light. Those whose names were
drawn will receive a prize Of some
sort, possibly ham, a cake, a pie,
q bag of fruit, or perhaps a number Of
tickets good for several cups of cof-
fee.
Products From Foreign Markets
III When entering this marlset, which
n said to be one Of the cleanest as
well as one Of the most up-to-date
and completely furnished in the Unit
ed States a visitor first sees the
IWigwam Fruit !Company's fruit
stand. The space occupied by the
different departments are sub-leased
by Mr.. Casseb to the different firms,
some Of which are among the largest
of their kiINs in the South. The
fruit stand carries a large and va
ried line of fruits and vegetables
which are obtained from foreign and
local markets Although the foreign
products were not on display Satur-
day, It was announced that the fruit
stand was expecting a shipment of
products from Africa, which will in
clude African watermelons, peaches.
plums and other fruits. These will be
sold at the fruit stand next week. /.
.. After the fruit stand the visitor sees
IK1umker's Coffee Shop, which serves
crusted doushnuts, pies and sand
witches. Here be sees the latest in
lunch counter equipment, which Is
kept spotlessly clean at all timeA
Fresh Fish and Poultry.
The next department is the fish
Ind poultry store which Is owned by
Harris and Cockrin. This is one Of
Il the largest firms Of its kind in San
Antonio. 1t has its own fishing boats
on the coast and Is able to secure
fish at times when many others can
not Tho products sold here are
brought in fresh daily. Many varie-
ties Of. fish are included in the large
stocN.
After the fish and poultry depart
ment, the visitor comes to the grocery
store, which is equipped with self
serving apparatus. S. Casseb oper-
ates this department, which carries a
complete line Of staple and fancy gro
series, including many kinds Of i'm
ported groceries. A stock of caviar,
which Is imported from Russia, is
carried, and also French mushrooms.
Bakery Is Attractive.
1he bakery Is another attractive
feature Of the market. It is the
Perfection Bakery No. 8. Installed in
this department is some Of the latest
elecric baking equipment, which ena-
bles the bakery to turn out a Gus
toners order while he waits. Here
the visitors mouth begins to water
when he sees the wonderful display
Of delicious cakes, pies and other deli
eacies.
The meat market and delicateasen
y one Of the chief fixtures of the
Casseb market The equipment In
stalled was manufactured in Indiana,
according to ]. 8. Rothschmitt, own
a. An automatic ice machine cools
the meat and keeps it fresh Eithout
giving Il an odor or taste OF ammo
mia. The large counter, in which
choice cuts Of meat are on display
e. Get In German silver, Mr.. Both
Shmitt says. As far as beauty, con-
venience, value and usefulness are
concerned, this meat counter proba.
bly Is unexcelled by any other coun.
~ of its kind in the country. The
&utchers are dressed In neat white
Uniforms, carrying out an idea used
b New York and Chicago markets.
Building Has q History.
The building in which the new Cas-
heb markkt has been established was
constructed in 1887. At that time 1t
was said to be one Of the best con-
structed buildings in the South. The
Bfmark cafe and saloon occupied the
building until prohibition, and many
San Antonians will remember the old
days when they drank beer there.
But that was years ago and today
4 has been converted into one of the
most complete markets this side OF
New York.
dhe building was purchased by Mr..
CAsseb two years ago. Recently 1t
Vas remodeled, and now contains
/ moro than 5000 feet Of floor space.
! Before the alterations and remodeling
work was begun on the building the
front was supported by a number Of
non columns. They were removed
and a large steel beam weighing in the
neighborhood Of 500 pounds was in
stalled in their place. This enabled
Mr.. Casseb to construct a new kind
4 of door in front Of his, establishment;
4 n fact, 1t is said that there is no
other kind of entrance like it in the
4 United States. Four single doors
4 were built. Spacewas provided above
them and their construction permits
their being raised from the floor into
eUs upper wall, disappearing from
hight, and leaving large entrance
N the front Of the building. During
n cold or rainy weather the doors are
4 let down and the two doors in the