The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-11-12
A SIGHT FROM NEWARK BAY.


In sailing Newark Bay aside from all that the
landscape Affords the observer likely to be attracted
by the Eizabethport mandatory Of the Singer Manu-
featuring Company, who web known and repre-
sened throughout the civilized world that it is hardly
necessary to say they are makers of sewing machines
Before saying word more about the building in view
let briefly allude to the beginning of that Company
business began in Boston many years ago with little
capital and in apartments which would i'll contrast
with the fine edifce in the of construction in
Eizabethport Nor do forget that things great
small by comparison Little did the orignators think
that day there would be manufactory built which,
not including the machinery It is to contain Will cost
not less and probably good deal than million
dollars The machinery Of necessity be very ex-
pensive Most Of will be automatic and made specially
for the manufacture of sewing machines whose delicate
parts have to finished with accuracy before
the little machine which has favor in many house
holds not only in our own favored land but in all parts
of Chstendon permitted go forth on its mission Of
usefulness Few would think in looking at the wonder
full little 80 smpe t n hre what as
perfection. Few thought in its early history, that
thousands Of men and hundreds q different kinds Of ma
ent parts with precision would to-day be employed in its
production.
soon found its way New York, and the manufacture to
extent and the demand to still greater have like
westward.
In New York. the firm of Isaac NJ. Singer Co. rented
the Harlem Railroad Depot, but the business
prospecting materially they bought land a they could
GET In Mott street. where one of their large manuacto
more under ground It thought that such struc-
ture in which nearly thirty tons of pig iron daily
chimes for the world Company found necessary
to have other establishments in Delaney and Spring
streets Besides these, there three outside factories
in which of the castings are made and there are
three cabnecase shops and one box factory constantly
employed for them They have also Uery large case
factory Of their in South Bend Indiana the
walnut and other forests for the of for
six mills in Ns1arf New jersey for the
Of alone for the Of the reless sewing machine
sas asH e the
lishment600 feet longs now In full operation equip
ped M hs
Company of standing pre-eminent the world
in the sewing machine while that Company
repaid in having substantial commercial advantages over
others in the European market
With all these facilities it might that the world
could be amply supplied but it Is Dot-the demand is
constantly increasing and hence the Singer Manufactor-
ing Company determined to erect in Ezabethport the
vast building in the of construction, and on
which there has been already expended years labor
ing The foundry facing the railroad is 100 feet long
100 feet wide with two wings, each 100 feet square, maxi
cleaning castings forging JapannIng, etc. $50 feet long
with two wings Of Is by i25 feet each The main build.
rapid progress extending SEQ feet Trumbull street
and $50 First street. and there Is cabinetcase shop
factory 200 feet long These buildings the total frontage
Of which nearly 1900 hree thSusand feet are al Q,
win contain stationary engines and the grourd
which contain 30 acres there will be nearly tive
nearly thousand feet in length The faculties for
ceivng coal and iron direct both by railroad and water
great as those fur shipment to all parts Of
the country
The calculation to make not less than five thousand
machines week. and TO employ from 500 to 1900 men
1t is supposed that the Eixabethport edifces viii be
finished In year. At cost Of at least million not In
Guiding their valuable machinery The spacious grounds
will be well used and In the Immediate neIghoorhood
the workmen will have comfortable homes What con-
this will be to their dingy and unvenated abodes
in the city where they seldom breathe fresh air or enjoy
the music and companionshp Of Nature-Fim and FIRE
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