The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-11-19
A SIGHT FROM NEWARK BAY.

In sailing over Newark Bay aside from all that the
Landscape affords the observer likely to be attracted
by the Elizabethport mandatory of the Singer Manu-
featuring Company, who are so well known and repre-
scented throughout the civilized world that it is hardly
necessary to say they makers of sewing machines
Before saying word more about the building in view
let briefly allude to the beginning OF that Companys
capital and in apartments which would III contrast
with the fine edifce in the of pction in
small by comparison Little did the originators think
that day there would be mandatory built which,
not less and probably good deal more than million
dollars. The machinery must of necessity be very ex-
for the manufacture sewing machines whose delicate
parts have be finished with accuracy before
holds only in favored land but in all parts
of Christendo permitted go forth its mission
full little instrument simple in structure what
penditure thought has to bring to its
thousands of men and hundreds Of different kinds Of ma
chimes specially constructed for the making of its differ
parts with precision, would to-day be employed in its
The business beginning small scale in Boston,
found its way to New York and the manufacture to
some extent and the demand to still greater have like
the Star of Empire" been gradually finding their way
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 of their large manufacto-
building Of eren stories high and two
under ground. 1t was thought that such struc
ture in which nearly thirty of pig iron daily
used would capacity for the making of sewing
to have other establishments in Delaney and Spring
Streets Besides these, there three outside factories,
in which of the castings made and there
cabinecase shops and box factory constantly
employed for them. They have also large case
factory of their in South Bend Indiana, the
walnut and other forests for the manufacture of cases for
the West and Northwest So too, they have extensive
alone for the of the reess sewing machine
They had also to have mandatory in Glasgow Scot
land supply foreign markets. and the Glasgow esab-
lshment60O feet longis now in full operation equip
ped with American tools and machinery and to Aneri
he furf
Company of standing preemnen throughout the world
in the sewing machine manufacture while That Company
in for their early and enlightened enterprise
repaid in having substantial commercial advantages
| others in the European market .
With all these facilities it might seem that the world
could be amply supplied, but it is notthe demand is
constantly increasing and hence the Singer Manufacur-
ing Company determined to erect in Eizabethport the
building in the of construction and on
which there has been already expended years labor
ing The foundry facing the railroad is 400 feet long,
100 feet WIDE with two wings each 100 feet square, max
Cleaning castings forging apanning ETC. $50 feet long
with two wings of 70 by 125 feet each The main build
estendng $50 feet on Tmbu street.
and $50 First street. and there eabinetce shop
factory 200 Feet long These buildings the total frontage
of which is nearly 5000 three thousandl feet are all OF
nne ne an oesn snd on
which contain 80 acres there will be nearly two
nearly thousand feet in length The facilities for
cevng and iron direct both by railroad and water
very great those for shipment to all parts OF
The calculation is make not than five thousand
# IS supposed that the Ezabethporf edce win be
finished year. at cost of at least million, not in
@ be we uss and in the Immediate
! the workmen will have comfortable homes What con-
trast this viii be to their dings and unsenated aoodes
the music and companionship Of Nature-f and Fire
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! Sept "a 1872