Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-18

Albrecht had first opened his store.
They were made in England and came
over for the first time about 20 years
ago. The cost, like the quality, was very
high then.
Chairs have not changed much in
material and workmanship except in
have SO changed that the old styles
seem quite inconsistent and cheap. Few
| stores sell the old cotton mattresses
now. The old style center table, which
was formerly a necessity in home,
| now has practically disappeared and
| whereas, furniture used to be sold
more in sets. individual articles are
now purchased.
Progress In Office Equipment.
One of the greatest advances in
the furniture age is office equipment.
The United States today sets the
stride for the rest Of the, world. The
filing cabinet is only an article known
for few years but it is now considered
absolutely necessary in all large Offices
New arrangements are modelled from
old pieces and the general lines are the
same. The present chiffonier is an ad-
yanced type of the old chest and mirror.
Kitchen furniture is nearly all new and
based on new IDEAS The present kit
chen cabinet is not the one used several
years ago. That line Of furniture marks
great advancement during the last
few years. Other new articles Of furu-
lture seen in the average home Of to-
day are the library table, screens, tab
orets, costumers, dressing table, couch
hammock, magazine racks, pedestale,
smokers( foot rests and like pieces. Pic
fnr0S QjEn Chnw l..
the new rugs which took the placce Of |
earlier carpets.
Mr.. Albrecht tells OF a furniture I
his was the only such store here. The !
stranger talked quite bit about the |
furniture trust" and declared he was
going to break it. He lasted for about
. year and finally drifted out of the /
business rather abruptly by selling out
to Mr.. Albrecht.
One Great Falls furniture compauy's
interests have been jostled about con-
slderably since the original organiza-
'lon many years ago. The A. P. Curtin
company appears in the advertising list
y the 1893 Great Falls city directory.
At first. the company was organized
lnder the firm name of Whitehead &
Auhn which later became the A. T.
Auhn company, and still later, was re-
organized under the management Of a
If. Hartwig whose name doees not an
,ear in that directory. After a period.
ar. Hartw1g whose name does not APP
;urtan, the Helena dealer, and the latter
esold to ID. r. Edwards who recently
uctioned and retailed his, complete
took and moved to live in California.
)ther furniture firms which have come
9. Great Falls since Mr.. Albrecht
blazed the trail' have been under the
ames of G. e. Pittorff, French &
veidenbaker, Strain Brothers and
theirs dating back some years. while
lany nave entered the field recently.
Came to America Ia 1882.
Mr.. Albrecht was born in GERMANY.
ut came to the United States in 1850
nd first settled at Detroit where IS
smained six months. He then went to
minneapolis where he secured a posi-
on In the Brunswick Bake Collender
lfices. He remained there until he d.
ded to come west to look for a loca-
on. His trip took him to the Pacific
'ast but he found things very duh
lere and returned a. far a. Helena.
Q had read Of Great Falls on the
issourt river before leaving Minneapo-
J and when he arrived in Helena
eryone was talking about the new
wn Of Great Falls and what q live
ace it was. Hearing Of this, he headed
+ Great Falls and has remained over
nee.
Mr.. Albrecht was brought up in the
trade and the furniture
siness came to him naturally. His
ccess may be keen by the fact that
now enjoys substantial business
d carries 4 large assorted stock in
! own premises in quarters which
E actually too small for the business.
er, may also be considered among n
. living Great Falls and Montana