The times., 1891-10-09
MIR. c. f. SHATTUCK

the founder and present managerof this large
business. very busy, and Mr.. j. G. Shattuck,
his son and business associate, kindly vol
unteered to show us through.
The building is 33}2 feet wide, 80 feet
'eep, and three stories high.
Boarding the elevator, we descended hrst
to the basement, which extends under the
entire building and the front walk. For
the present this will be used for storeroOm
for piano and organ boxes, and for the large
furnace which heats the building.
The elevator is large enough to acc0mm0-
date the largest piano, and Is provided with
automatic hatch doors.
The first floor is all finished in antique
oak. oiled and rubbed to polish with pum-
ice stone. On the north side 'of the room
are large oak cases. filed with guitars anu
all kinds of small musical instruments,
apartments for strings, cases for sheet
music. books, etc. The Office, containing
two desks and the large safe, is neatly en-
closed with an oak partition. long row
of sewing machines, and two iong oak tables
comfortably fill the north half'Of the store
The south half is devoted entirely to pianos
and organs, of which we found an immense
stock-eight different makes OF organs and
seven different makes of pianos.
The plate-glass show windows are very
large. both front plates being over eight feet
wide.
The front of the second story is divided
into two suites OF rOOInS one OF Which VIII
he rented for the present. The other VIII
nrobably be fitted up as studio for first
class music teacher. The back part of the
second floor will be used to store machines
and instruments in boxes, for ti4c wholesale
trade.
The third floor is intended to be used
eventually as a large music hall for concerts,
recitals. etc. but for the present will be Oc-
cupied by a secret society.
The front of this fine building is con-
structed entirely of Berea sandstone, with
Ionia red sandstone trimming. Over 80
tons of stone were used III this front alone.
THE steel girders supporting this vast
weight of the front, are 32H feet long, 20
inches wide, weighing 80 pounds to the foot
or over 2600 pounds each.
Mr.. Shattuck himself q resident Of
Owosso for nearly 80 years, believes Ill nome
industries. This whole building is, there
fore. Owosso's product. The architect, Mr..
f.. s. Ingersol, the builder, Mr.. George
Charlton and his whole force OF frst-cass
mechanics, the stone contractors, Messrs.
Horsman and Campbell and the painter
Mr.. n. A. Smith, are all OwOsso citizens
All the material, too, FOR the belidlhS, was
bought in Owosso.
AS n speciak attraction for the opening of
this yeritabe temple of music, besides plenty
of music and fine band concert Monday
evening, magnificent display of art work
from Cleveland done on the'White machine
has been secured. A lady operator Is en-
gagged in making beautiful specimens OF art
work and takes pleasure in explaining how
easy it Is done on the celebrated White
machine. fer which the Mich. ). NJ. u o.
Co. are general agents. This is an eXhibl-
tion extremely interesting to every lady.
Mr.. G. +. Sbatluck. the manager OF the
Mich. S. NJ. 65 Organ Co., was born i'll
Madison county, y. T., in 1884. In 1S43
he removed TO Ann Arbor, Mich, and
though but nine years old, dependent upon
his own resources, managed to start III Dlsl-
ness for himself i'm small way, and he has
been actively engaged in business ever
since In 1913 hc removed to OwossO,
which then boosted scSrccly dozen houses.
Successfully Mr.. Shattuck published q
paper, conducted brick yard, engaged in
the lumber business, sold groceries, dry
goods, etc. and finally, nearly % years ago
started i'm the sewing machine business,
soon adding pianos, organs and bicycles and
branching ont into q large wholesale trade,
which now extends over n large part of the
state. The leading goods handled by the
Mich. S. NJ d Organ Co. are White and
Standard sewing machines; Estey, Story d
Clark. Sterling and Lawrence 7-octave
organs. Sohmer, Sterling, Chickering and
SVjck % Kelso pianos; Unien, Rambler and
Lowell Diamond bicycles.
Messrs. Chas. f. Ilaight J. Arthur Gray
and Joseph A. Sutton are the experienced
and gentlemanly statesmen coh'iecpeu WIN
the house.