Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-08-01

ESg' The following description OF large
Furniture establishment, we cory from a
Baltimore publication. As the Northern
Central Railroad now brings US within nine
or ten hours Of the monumental city, which,
on its completion, will be reduced to six,
the description may not prove uIinteresting
to those who may visit that city
There is nothing like enterprise and an ac-
commodating spirit TO secure business and
prosperity. They always produce troops Of
friends and handsome profits, while the slow,
careless and unamiable man, is, by dint Of
sheer perseverance,, acquiring a position in
the race after public appreciation. the active
energetic, and courteous one shoots ahead
and distances all competition. Mr.. A. Ma
thiot, whose extensive furniture ware rooms
are situated at No. % North Gay street, Bal.
timore, is case in point. Such has been the
progress Of his business, that he has been
ompelled, from time to time to make such al
terations and improvements in his property
as would better enable him to prosecute with
greater vigor and success, his rapidly growing
business. lie has recently made on his al
ready large establishment on Gay street, such
extensions as to render it probably the lar
gest OF its kind in the country. Indeed, q
gentleman from New York, inpassing through
it short time since, remarked that there was
none on Broadway that could equal it in size
Strangers visit our city under tue impression
that it is comparatively village, but find tu
their astonShment, that Baltimore contains
few big" houses as well as some other
places.
The bouse of Mr.. Mathiot, as it now stands
has depth Of 40 feet, and width of AZ
feet, and is with the basement, six stories
high 1t extends from Gay street through
to Frederick street, having capacious stair.
ways leading to the various portions Of the
building both front and rear
The first floor or basement is salesroom
for such articles of furniture as plain cottage
furniture, such as cribs, bedsteads mattress
es, DC. ....
The second floor is appropriated to the
display of extension tables, tete-a-t tetes, cher
ry tables, French and high post bedsteads
library cases, cbildren's chairs marble and
plain top sideboards, &c.
The third floor is a salesroom for fancy ma
hogany and walnut wardrobes, hair cloth and
brocatella tete-a-tetes, marble top tables, ma.
hogauy aud walnut bureaus beautiful as.
sortment Of "what.nots" of various designs,
library chairs, racks, piano stools, and a large
and elegant assortment Of stuffed and cane
seat chairs.
The fourth floor is appropriated to cham
ber or bed room sets, ranging in price from
$25 and upwards, lounges and cane seat
chairs.
The fifth floor contains oak, walnut and
dining chairs, wood seat settees. &c.
The sixth and last floor is devoted exclu.
sively TO the display of rocking chairs, of va
rious descriptions. Adjoining the former is
another building containing several apart
ments appropriated to finishing and polishing
work. There is also an apartment used ex-
cusively for repairing purposes and for box
ing up goods intended to be sent away There
is likewise an upholstery department for the
manufacture Of feather beds and pillows, and
all kinds Of mattresses. The whole building
is surmounted with handsome cupola, com
manding fHe view Of the city with its ada
cent scenery. But little work is manufactar-
ed on the premises, the most oft being done
in workshops in various sections of the city,
and giving employment to nearly 200 hands.
In passing through this establishment one
is particularly struck with the largeness and
completeness Of the assortment which it con-
tains. The most elaborately carved and high
ly finished article offurniture may be obtain
ed by those who have means to purchase,
while the poor may be suited in articles which
though cheap, are nevertheless neat and du-
rable. Mr.. Matbiot, we believe, has been es-
tablished in business since 1928, during which
time his constant endeavors to please the
public, have enabled him to construct the
large and valuable building we have above
described, where, with the energetic assis-
tance of his two sons, he is prepared to pro-
secute more successfully than ever, his rapid
ly growing business.