California was an ideal place for the organ factory due to its abundant natural resources.
Both metal and wood resources were plentiful and so Los Angeles saw the birth of its first organ factory.
[1] Harris knew that to expand his workforce he would need to adapt to the new electro-pneumatic developments that allowed pipes to be placed at any distance from the console and organs of virtually unlimited size.
Harris looked toward making luxury organs and also made forays into the lucrative residence-organ market headed by the Aeolian Company.
At the turn of the century Los Angeles, California, with its temperate climate, was experiencing a population boom, in large part due to the discovery of oil.
"[1] The organ was so large (and expensive), in fact, that it wound up causing Harris significant financial trouble.