New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-23
The Evolution Of a Great House,
(New-York "Staats-Zeitung.')

order have approached their PERFECTION gradually and u.
period OF this development about one.thi,d ~ ~
life Of the species. Only exceptional is this ri
violated. This formula Of applies as well to Tia
spiritual and moral development it docs the physical
The poet says that by means Of work ONLY TIA.
the gods succeeded, ard Leasing established the aphor
that talent" "work and WILL" With these ,w.
clements work and Will, even the highest aims can H..
obtained and the greatest difficulties overcome He VII.
attains aim has conquered in this struggle for e
ence; he survives as The strongest and the fttest
The OF all intelligent have led the.
distinctly ~ notice truths apply the deyelon
ment Of art and the evolutons indue.
which become particularly interesting for the resso.
that they engaged the attention OF such lars,
number OF talented individuals. As any srea,
success has been achieved in Of these subdivision,
OF industrial advantages and the gain that accrue
attract competition and necessarily intensity the struss,
for existence.
As an application 0, an individual can instans,
the situation OF the young firm OF sohmer Co. about
fifteen years ago. Pano.manutaeturlng already ranked
high among the art industries Of the country, both In
regard to the quality pianos made and the enormous
amount OF capital invested in the business To embark
in an enterprise in this field called for great courage aN
conadenee-courage in recognizing the difficulties that
would be encountered and confidence in the ability ue.
natey to achieve Indeed Messrs. Sohmer
Co., by entering the lists OF competitors in the Uniyea
Exposon o, 1916 Philadelphia, where they at once
nl,ce Of honor among odestablished firms. demonstrated
70 tho world that they were endowed with these Necessary
attrlt utas OF
Looking back to their history. find that this The
only episode in their that can be attributed luck
and that the firm knew how TO avail themselves It
through increased activity and ndeatisaoe work ae
tnovldped at the present both in Europe and in this
rr,rv Tho result was that they doubled and then
treblcd their production Of finished instruments In al
unprccedened manner they dIscOsed the ability to force
recognition OF their worth value Of the article with
which their name Is connected so intimately.
In fur.herance Of the plan and the scope OF their
ocs and without being or appearing be obtusive hy
understood how TO utilize the public temper, and where
speech or the printing did not suffice to enlarge the
environment OF their FAM they took recourse to art and
necessarily sought the aid Of the artist 1t was no less
person than Mr.. Joseph Keppler who with his pencil
depicted in brilliant, strokes the triumph OF the hrm and
while honoring them honored himself Who does not 70
member those humorous cartoons attracting at the same
time the earnest attention Of people. in which Franz
List and again Bismarck depicted as sitting before
q Sohmer Grand
,he of draw
ACCOMPLISHED as wellcarned tribute to merit the mouth
niece OF public opnlon-the daily we'll as the periodical
press-indor.cd in numberless instances without the
slightest hesitation. The sohmers, one is almost prompted
to saw are fayorltes OF the press. They have never
found necessary to make OF apoogetc purs as 10
usual in their branch OF business but Ike cultured people
whenever they card the was favoaby
received and to-day the press It's compliments To
them.
Tho growth Of this, establishment, even in this
progressive land is almost without parallel. From
making 100 instruments year as they did In the
beginning the firm actually make and finish 1900
pianos annually and employ about $50 worSmen all the
wear round Their factory building is located in Astoria
its dimensions being 100 feet 'front.' 600 feet deep and
six stories high The lumbcryards have an area Of
srace devoted to their establishment for on the corner
OF and Third occupy. in addition TO
their splendid four'sory edihee in which
can be found the roshers and tuners OF the firm who
add the last finishing the paror grand upright
ard concert grand pianos shipped BY the firm to
all points OF the compass Square pianos which but e"
people Of musical fancy, do not figure very
largely In pano.making at this date
As TO the Artistic value o, instruments welghta
ovid nee can be addrced in than that Of the con-
s,ntv increasing demand them No sslesrooms in this
line Of bushes, ale constantly crowded with purchasers
plan.s:s and others interested in music than
are those OF sohmcr With his natural sua'ity AMI
pleasing manners senior member OF the firm, MI Hugo
sohrcr can be inIarhe information to both ficd'
and and also be Mr.. Joseph Kuier
tho technical superintendent well Mr. Charles Fair,
who OF the finances and Advertising and Nh
George Reichmann in charge OF the waerooms as ehies
| salesman.
To what cNent this immense work has been subdiv!cd
by tese four partners whose efforts have attained ses
gratifying resvlts hardly be oompchended BY the ay'
lran. The mist, trade press has paid great and worthy
tribute their restless energy their indeatisaos
thought and activity which universally recognizes
by all who come in contact with them.
In accordance the rules adopted to perfect their
relations with the outer world firm have also thor
oughly adjusted their internal organization Tho
four men who compose the represent an absolutely
united body united by blind chance bur By the con-
scous feeling and the thorough knowledge OF their high
| aims aud purposes needs only superficial obscr
walton to perceive that exists spirit OF harmony
seldom met elsewhere in spheres supposed
| to cooperate for a common result
Thl, is one the reasons why the firm exercise sueh
powerful Influences their outside representatives, ana