New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-13
REINH4RD MlNNESN1NN.
A GREAT GERMAN INVENTOR AND MANCFAOi-
URER WHO HAS RECENTLY DIED.


URER WHO HAS RECENTLY DIED
vot long ayo the cables reported the death Of
Renhard Mannesmann, sr. of Remscheiu' Ger
many In view OF the prominent part piayeo ny
NJ Mannesmann in the growth OF German i"uuo
tries a brief sketch OF his long and busy ne WIZ
be of interest. He born on september ~ ioi''
His business education acquired In great
banking house at Luxembourg. AT the same p'h'e
he qualified himself as an officer In the German
army Luxembourg being at the time d so-Cdi'eu
Misunderstanding" occupied by Prussan. Austrian
and Bayarian troops. He was ardent lover OF
poetry, and from his favorite poets Schiiler anu
Moliarc could recIte many stanzas by heart
The Nannesmanns were an old ana conservative
concern the original books dating back to 1871
The business which his father and grandfather had
built up in their conservative way In their fanny
seat in Remscheid Germany. Renhard Names
mann and his brother took hold OF In their turh' anu
pushed forward to greater and far-reachng results.
Their works soon became the leading file WORKS III
Germany dlsplacing in the Continental markets the
English makes the excellence Of which 1t mad Deeh
commonly considered impossible to equal. Inc YER
dict OF the iuries ~ the Universal Expositons OF
Munich In 1S4S Paris I'm 1855 and 1861 was that
their products we're equal to the most famous Shef-
ne.I makes They received the gold medal at
Paris and It proposed by the jury to give TO MI
Mannesmann the "cro,x nonneur' for Industrial
achievements because Of the anti-Gernlah le''4n6
which eliminated In the War OF s'O NaPoleoh
Ill declined 10 grant the latter IheSe results "eic
only achieved b. long and patient study OF me
nature OF cruclbe STEEL the relations OF IRON ana
carbon in thor different forms. and especially OF
the hardening process His and his Oldest sons re-
searches in the movement Of molecules IN cemehia
ton and blast furnaces We're instrumental! IN DIhs-
Ing tho practice - its present advanced state All
these results wcr. transpantcG gradually from MS
works to others all the country. ana the i1ct
th1, the Mannesmann products had successfully
competed Ia the words open market with the most
famous English makes gave an impetus 10 perihdh
manufacture which has been felt ever since Inc
pregcn: high standard OF German Industries III t's
direction is due TO ..e influence Of such men as
Eclnhard zimmerman. Gruson. krupp Ut Ner-
ner Ven sieinens Friedrich Semcns. Haniel' Grille
W runie Roreg. SchwarzkoN and others At
Chicago The Mannc-.nan products receiver hVe
medals and ten aWards.
Ia l15. Mr.. Maancsnann started in his factory the
Choro: direct process with the help Of the inventor
Or Wschon. an other famous chemists out al
though tn difficulties Of using this process Tor
Nae~1u ores were not overcome. yet THIS expensive
experiment brought about the idea Of electro-nas ,
nctlc separation which now. through the help OK
EIi-,n ana others may perhaps lead 10 the practi-
cal working OF iron ores which woulI De "ols -
wit, Ju; j. Seeing that The direct processes AZ
III, f,,n~ vere not ripe Mr. Manesmlnn devel-
onrI his crucIbie-strel plant and introduced into
German tODl-mAuuf1cture the idea, now genera.
%, producing spec.A.iics witn tho most perfect
division ~ ldh3r and wages based on pl'ceWo!N.
win his s,ns he invcntel and manufacturers tne
| machine by which seamless tubes are rolled from
snNt horks OF metal without tho OF inandr"ls.
Socially and politically Mr Mnnnesmenn was a
prominent lie WIS sent n lSb3 - bflnB 'hr
'IIu-Ilctluc ~ his native King William. at
me fetr In celebration 90 the nfiy years union OF
Rhcnlsh Prussia under the sceptrc or the hoheh-
zp!i.rua r served ia 1871 "a on" 0i the committee
wrath whlch the Rhcnish towns gave him on MS
! victorious return from his coronation AZ IarIs.
he RAs prominent I'm working Tor m" REFORM OF the
German fafN 3D. 1872. Tor tTenty-one years was a
member ~ the Town Council ana l<relSias anp loI
} twenty-five years was President OF the Remschei1
f,auk which D.. founded with the special aim OF
sustaining the smaller business houses through h1i
! lime. When the transfer OF the German Railroad
/ wa made Mr. Manncsmann was member of th'
COMMITTEE TOR tlc Government. lie believed IN
! combination - agriculture ana Industry. TO mini
ui2c the danger % sudden changes IN the business
= world ard demanded for every workman certali
/ portion ~ IRE" land upon which he could gro"
the most necessary fruits and vegetables, ana thus
b.. abe % support NE In himself ana family when
J cr.y-s came lie advocated and practically carried
/ out in HIS uclghboGhoQd the free giving OF fruii
trees and useful plants % the poor AZ well a. u
! th~ .chool gardens that the children OF The
/ workman should acquire knowledge or fruit-
I growing He endenvorNi - iuduc" the towns an
the country 20 begin the planting ~ forests. whicN
he believed o. hc a great instrument FOR the napp
! nes- N the poor. because ~ the Improvement IN
! climate bee of fhe tendency OF forests
/ - al.ly ncryousncs7 Hc was the friend ~ all the
] lead ng mon 90 his time. and hs hospitality made
his house o gathering place for scientific men IRON
/ was more that - a father than master. To hin
! they brought thcir troubles AMI nis decision In al
! matters final - great VAS th'ir belief In MS
! jl-tlcc that in order to prevent the outbreak OF
/ OF Krnschcd selected him 10 represent them
/ though 1t was against his own interests a manu-
racturer ami In both cases he settled the questions
| 10 thu satisfaction Of both parties.