by ▁( 1 8 7 5 – 1 9 4 6 ), ▁vice - pres ident ; ▁and ▁James ▁Fr ith io f ▁Jacob son ▁( 1 8 8 5 – 1 9 6 8 ), ▁secretary , ▁who ▁all ▁became ▁own ers ▁and ▁were ▁act ively ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁further ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁business . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Fred ▁E . ▁Cooper , ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁Pr esto - Times , ▁prior ▁to ▁E . R . ▁Jacob son ▁presiden cy , ▁the ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ▁was ▁just ▁an ▁ordinary ▁piano ▁manufact urer . ▁But ▁under ▁Jacob son ▁and ▁his ▁associ ates , ▁Str u abe ▁P iano ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁cont enders ▁in ▁the ▁high ▁quality ▁piano ▁field . ▁▁ ▁Third ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁factory ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁construction ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁Stra ube ▁factory ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁at ▁ 2 0 5 ▁Man ila ▁Avenue . ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁Hamm ond ▁City ▁Council ▁en act ed ▁do z ens ▁of ▁street ▁name ▁changes ▁– ▁including ▁the ▁change ▁from ▁Man ila ▁Avenue ▁to ▁Wild wood ▁Street . ▁The ▁architect ▁was ▁J . T . ▁H utton ▁( Jose ph ▁T . ▁H utton ; ▁ 1 8 6 1 – 1 9 3 2 ) ▁and ▁the ▁contract or ▁was ▁M ahl on ▁Abraham ▁Dick over ▁( 1 8