Northumberland-Schuylkill County PA Archives Biographies.....Furmann, Ph. 1863 - living in 1899

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PH. FURMANN is recognized as a public spirited citizen of Shamokin. progressive,

highly educated and He is at the head of one of the largest and most important

pursuits which have so greatly contributed to the prosperity and advancement of

the town as a commercial and manufacturing center.



  Our subject was born in Bavaria in 1863, received a thorough education and

graduated from a college at Frankenthal, Germany. After leaving college he

assumed a responsible position with Kline, Shanzlein & Becker of Frankenthal,

manufacturers of brewing machinery, thus gaining extensive and valuable

knowledge of the machinery used in and of the brewing business which he has well

utilized. In 1880 Mr. Furmann came to this country and accepted the responsible

position of superintendent for the Charles D. Kaie Brewing Co., at Mahanoy City.

So efficiently did he apply his knowledge of brewing and so wisely did he manage

the affairs of the concern that the business was surprisingly increased and he

was rewarded by being taken into the firm in 1892, remaining a member until his

removal to Shamokin.



  Mr. Furmann was married to Caroline B. Hahn of Philadelphia on November 3,

1896, and to them has been born one son, Harry, born October 3, 1897. Mr.

Furmann is a prominent member of the Benevolent Order of Protective Elks.



  Our subject is to-day at the head of one of the most modern and most complete

brewing plants in the state which is regarded as a great credit to the

commercial progress of Shamokin, as well as a fitting monument to, the energy,

skill and integrity of Mr. Furmann. Away back in 1855, when beer was a new

beverage in Shamokin, the brewery was founded by Gottleib Fritz, being a

comparatively insignificant concern with a small output. Not until 1871, when

Martin Markle secured control of the plant, were improvements made which were of

significance and then the capacity was so increased as to afford an output of

10,000 barrels per annum. On March 1, 1895, our subject became the proprietor of

the brewery by purchase and he immediately added improved machinery and modern

methods and infused new life into the enterprise, doubling the output of beer in

a brief time. Being an astute and progressive man Mr. Furmann determined to meet

the demands of the lower anthracite coal fields and added to his already large

business the manufacture of ale and porter, the output of which averages about

5,000 barrels per annum. Our subject remained sole proprietor of the business

until October 1, 1896, when Mr. Max Schmidt joined him. The brewery since has

been conducted under the firm name Furmann & Schmidt. The new firm erected at

Washington and Commerce streets a fine two-story, brick, cold storage house and

bottling works which is 75 feet square and architecturally handsome. In this

building also are the finely finished offices of the firm, and adjacent to it

the large stables.





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Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District

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Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)







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