The Portland daily press., 1896-10-02
A VETERAN TAILOR.
Mr.. VIII. Kohling Opens His Elegant
Rooms in the Baxter Block,

Mr.. W. H. Kohling, the fashionable
merchant tailor has taken suite OF
rooms in the second story of the new
Baxter block Oh Congress street, and fit
ted them for his extensive business that
includes not only the gentlemen SO we'll
known in the professional and business
life of this city, but also all over the
state.
The suite is situated on the right of the
hallway after ascending the first flight of
stairs leading from the street. The rooms
can all be thrown into one by means of
connecting doors and extend the entire
depth Of the block, some one hundred
ami fifty feet from Congress to. Free
street, with a width of about thirty feet.
The front room, with Its immense plato
glass windows, faces on Congress street.
The floor is laid in hard byoods. and the
finishings of rhe apartments are in
polished sycamore. Herr will be found
as complete an assortment OF all the
finest cloths suitable for fashionable suits
and overcoats as can BIZ fond in Boston
OF any of the larger cities. Mr.. Kohling
has selected his new stool with great
care and he cam make prizes that will
satisfy any customer. Back of the
prettily furnished front room is the
Office, and back of that vsry large, airy
and spacious wookroom forthe workmen
and Rirls. The great windows take up
the entire southerly end of The room and
look out upon Free street. The rooms
are all lighted by gas and electricity at
night, and are we'll warmed by steam.
There are two elevators hat convey
customers to this floor so that Mr..
Kohling's rooms can be reaibed without
any exertion in climbing stairs.
1t is a matter of remark now a-days
when gentleman appearsin q. worry
modish. we'll cut coat or sui II guess
that came from Kohling's." That is a
Just tribute to this veteran ailor whom
such remark is made. Mi Kohling
came to Portland from Germany thirty
six years ago. He had littlemoney and
a complete knowledge of his rade. He
first established himself Of Federal
street, where he stayed short time and
then went into partnership with the late
Solomon Matthias in store o. Congress
street, near Chestnut. where bearing q
bakery Is now located. Then the firm
moved to the store on Exananse street
now occupied by Levin. Here Messrs.
Matthias and Kohling dissolvedpnrtner-
ship in 1870, and Mr.. Kohiint took a
store across the street next to tie Port
land Savings bank. Here he Tospered
greatly and built up SO largeA trade
that, in 1882 he was forced to moe into
ampler quarters, and took thf fine
chambers over Loring, Short i Har-
mons in Lancaster building. he re-
manned here about ten years, AMI then
moved to the handsome rooms II the
Lupt block on Congress street, Which he
has now left for these elegant apart
ments. Mr.. Kohling's success has been
due to square dealing with every one
with whom he has been connected, and
showing unvarying courtesy to every
customer, while striving hard to satisfy
their tastes. In the thirty-six years of
his Portland business life he has sesn
many men prominent in the same line of
business fall out by the wayside, DR.
move away, but he still remains. let Is
hope, to chronicle even greater successes.
Mr.. Kohling has been greatly aided fir
some years past by his foreman Nj.
John Kaveny, who entered his employ "a
lad of thirteen years Of age and who his
worked up to his present position by tie
sheer force of his ability.