The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-12-25
, A SIGHT FROM NEWARK BAY.

In sailing over Newark Bay, aside from all that the
affords the TX ne . SINGER nc Manu-
featuring Company who are so well known ana repre-
scented throughout the civilized world that Il Is haIa
Before saying word more about the bt;tding IN view
let briefly allude TO the beginning Of tha cpMpanys
capital and n apartments which would i'll con- rast
Ezabethport Nor do we forget that things great
small by comparison Little did the originators think
not including the machinery it is to contain will cost
not less and probably good deal more than million
pensve Most Of viii be automatic and made specially
for the manufacture of sewing machines whose delicate
the little machine which has won favor in 50 many houses
holds not only In our own favored land hut in all parts
usefulness Few would think, in looking at the wonder
full little instrument simple In structure what
Few thought ' in It's early history ssa
thousands Of men and hundreds Of different kinds of
chimes specially constructed for the making of its differ
ent parts with precision would to-day be employed in its
The business beginning on so small scale in Boston,
found its way New York and the manufacture to
extent and the demand to still greater have like
the Star of Empire been gradually finding their
In New York, the firm of Isaac M. Singer Co. rented
the Harlem Railroad Depot hN the business
prospering materially they bought land al they could
get in Mott street. where of their large manufacto
81 a ana
ture in which nearly thirty tons of pig iron daily
chimes for the world but the Company found it
to have other establishments in Delaney and Spring
streets Besides these there three outside factories
in which most of the castings made and there
three cabnecase shops and box factory constantly
employed for them, They have also rery large case
factory of their in South Bend, Indiana near the
walnut and other forests for the Of cases for
the West and Northwest So too, they have extensive
of twist alone for the of the reess sewing machine
They had also to have mandatory in Glasgow Scot
ped with American tools and machinery; and to Ameri
ga the Singer Manufactur
Company of standing preemnent throughout the world
in the sewing machine nufacture while that Company
in for their early and enlightened enterprise
repaid having substantial commercial advantages
others in the European market. .si
With all these facilities it might seem that the world
could be amply supplied, but it is nothe demand is
constantly increasing and hence the Singer Manufactur
ing Company determined TO erect in Ezabethport the
vast building in the of construction and
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 Japanning etc. $50 ee long
with two wings Of IS BY 10 feet each Ihe main build
rapid progress extending $50 feet Tambull street
and $50 First street. and there is shop
factory 200 feet long These buildings the total frontage
Of which nearly 1900 three thousand feet are all Of
will contain seven stationary engines and the grounds
which contain 80 there will be nearly two
nearly thousand feet in length The facilities for re
ceving coal and iron direct both by railroad and water
very great are those for shipment to all parts Of
The calculation is to make not less than five thousand
It IS supposed that the Ezabethport edidces win be
finished in year at cost OF at least Million not IN
will be well used and in the Immediate neighborhood
the workmen will have comfortable homes What con-
in the city where they seldom breathe fresh enjoy
the music and companionship of Nature and Fire
side Journal
Sept "a 1874