The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-03-24
SUNNYsIDE GREENHOUSES.

Business in a Thriving Condtion-The
New Buildings to be Erected on West
Main Street.
For several years the people of
Owosso and vicinity have been grow
ing to realize more and more clearly
that there was a greenhouse In this city
which, while not pretending to cover
the extent of territory used by the great
metropolitan houses, yet was second to
them in almost no other way. The
fame of the Sunnyside Greenhouses has
enjoyed more than local favor, while in
this vicinity the growing reputation of
the houses has been quite paralleled by
the numerous warm friendships which
have grown up between patrons and the
preprietors, j. Schleider and his sister
Mary, and this in spite of the fact that the
central houses and Office are good ways
from the center of the city and the main
houses themselves, are beyond, across
the line of the northern city limits.
The Sunnyside Greenhouses have well
justified their name both in the quality
of their flowers and in the genial dis
positions of their propretors, and few
who have visited them have begrudged
the distance they have had to 60. No
matter what kind of flowers are wanted
at the time, if it is time when they
should be in bloom, they are sure to be
found, fresh, sweet, and perfect and in
luxurious profusion. In fact no one
could fail to love flowers upon seeing
them as they grow there. Incidentally
too. the fame of the designs which go
from these houses has spread until in
more than one city in this and neighbor-
ing states the perfection of design and
flowers composing it has awakened
lively admiration and has made good
impression for our busy little city.
Now, however, the establishment is
to make for itself a new home on the
Main street, and in the very heart of
the city, location on the street car
line, and in position to attract all
passers between the east and west sides,
and in close proximity to the business
houses. The work on the new home
will begin "as soon as the frost is out
of the ground" and in general will be
as follows:
On the west lot of the two recently
purchased by Mr.. Schleider will be
two story brick building used for store
and living purposes On the east and
adjoining the Evans building, now used
by DR.. Jopling, will be a conservatory.
Each of these buildings will cover the
full size Of the lot it is on, and both will
have attractive fronts. The store build
ing will have large plate glass front
with corner entrances set back deeply
from the walk. In the upper story will
be three large plate glass windows
The space which is left after all the
plate glass in the front is taken up will
be built of the best quality of pressed
brick. In addition to the light from
this front there will be ample light on
the east side from windows overlook
ing the new greenhouse. The front of
the greenhouse itself will be one which
will be decidedly ornamental. Though
not fully decided as to details it will in
all probability be a pleasing eombina-
ton of uncut field stone and heavy
plate glass.
The interior of the store building is
to be equipped with every convenience
for business and for the home life of
the proprietors. Back of the large
store room down stairs will be work
room, cold storage, and sleeping
room. Up stairs everything is to be ar.
ranged for comfort and convenience.
When fairly in their new quarters
which will be as complete and up-to-
date as any thing of its kind in cities of
greater size than this, the stock carried
will be varied more than at present,
the principal addition being in orna-
mental plants which the proprietors
have not felt that they had room to
carry before. The far greater part of
the plants and flowers will as at present
be raised in the large north green
houses while the old central houses at
the corner of King and Washington
streets will be moved away.
The proprietors of the houses are to
be congratulated on the handsome busi-
ness which has made this change not
only possible but necessary and the city
itself is to be congratulated on the new
adornment which the spring and early
summer will bring to West Main street.
Union Plans.