New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30
4 Ions AND USEFUL RECORD.
An IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE HISTORY
OF THE DRYGOODs TRADE.
Brief Sketch Of the Firm OF Freder'cH wee
tor & AchciiS. mt the Corner OF Leonard
and Church sts.-Huyers and Nisit-
ovs Can Examine Here linz
portatiOns Of the High
est Clnss.

DOPt0tiOns OF the H1&u-
est Class.
There Is no firm in the drygoOds distr'ct mat
stands in higher estimation or rests upon
irmer basis than the great commission mousse
Of Frederick Victor & Achelis. at the corner
OF Leonard and Church SITS. The firm mas
branch establishments at Bremen. Chemnitz'
Paris and Lyons, and its business ramihcations
reach out to every manufacturing district with
in the confines CT the two hemspheres
The history of this old house forms an I'M
portant part Of the history OF the drygoods
trade in New-York City. The business was frst
established by Charles Graebe. who came over
from Germany in 1925. Three years subse-
ouenty, in 1928 the style Of the firm was
changed to Graebe & Victor, Frederick victor
being taken in as junior partner
The rise and ultimate Importance or the COM
mission house dates from this time In 1913
Mr.. Graebe retired. and the name OF the nrm
was changed to Frederick victor alone Inc
hus:ress increased with marvellous rapidity.
and in 1910 Thomas Acheis was taken ih'o
n.rtrership the style OF the firm name being
changed for the last time. and inc mouse was
krou,n as It Is to-day, as Frederick Victor &
Achelis. After thirty years OF unexamp'eo
nrosper,ty Frederick Victor died. and two years
later, IN 1917, ms Pdi'hS''
lowed him to the grave.
The house then by degrees came under the
caro- and MANAGEMENT Of George Frederick We
,or Thomas Achelfs Carl Victor and John
Acbes all Of them sons Of former seniors.
ceorge Frederick Victor was admitted to the
err, IN 1861 and Thomas Achelis in lSO6 Carl
vietor in 1871 and John Aches in 1SS4 Inc
business still went on charging and fiourishing
until 1t reached it's present Importance. Inc
firm represents some of the largest accounts
both in Europe and America. and the safes az
yreratn the enormous total OF $loOOo0VV per
annum.
The offices are situated In the centre or the
drygoods district. They extend iron, NO. "o ~
No. rs Leonard-st.. with branch establishments
at Nos. 1O7 and 100 Worth-st.. and at the cor
ner OF Franklin and Church SITS Inc s"o"
counters are on four spacious noors III e"o''
building, covering an area OF severa' AIRES
in extent and a walk through them py '"c
expert or the neophyte Is an OBJECT iessol' "'
we'll as time we'll spent in instruction. mere
can he seen. contributions from the looms ana
manufacturing centres Of every quarter OF the
globe.
BUYERS and visitors can examine anu au"1'
silks from Lyons. Switzerland ana farls' ''p
hons from France and Germany, velvets ana
pushes from Elberfeld. Lyons and faris
cIoakings from Germany. woollens from BRAD
ford Rhine Provinces, Rhenish Prussia and
Austria; dress goods AMI Innings from saxony'
Paris. Bradford. Huddersfied. Tillicouitry'
Glasgow and Gaashiels; linens from Ireland ana
hosiery and underwear from all parts OF Eng
land. Germany and France. But the most iii
nortant exhibition of this great Industrial EN-
porium is undoubtedly the wonderful coliec-
tior NJ domestic manufactures. Every first
class workshop for linens, hosiery. dress goods
silks. velvets. pushes woollens. cottons' CLOAK
ings ard general drygoods is laid under contri-
button to supply the demands OF TINS erea'
commission house and buyers can always DC
sure that what is purchased here is the pest
,hot can no bought in any part Of the globe.
An idea of the magnitude OF the business can
he imagined when it Is stated that 1t is DIVIDED
into twenty-five departments, all OF them under
tho direction of a manager The personnel Is
as follows
- :, pa,,oooL Domestic mems wear and