The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-11-05
A SIGHT FROM NEWARK RAY.


In sailing Newark Bay, aside from all that the
landscape Affords the observer is likely to be attracted
by the Ezabethpor mandatory of the Singer Manu-
featuring Company who are well known and repre-
scented throughout the civilized world that 1t is hardly
necessary to say they makers of sewing machines
Before saying word more about the building in view,
let briefly alude the beginning of that Companys
business 1t began in Boston many years ago. with little
or no capital apartments which would i'll contrast
with the fine edce in the of construction in
small by comparison Little did the origlnators 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
pensive Most of it will be automatic and made specially
for the manufacture Of sewing machines whose delicate
parts have to be finished with extreme accuracy before
the little machine which has won favor in so many house
holds not only in our own favored land but in all parts
of Christendo permitted to forth its mission of
usefulness Few would think in looking at the wonder
full little instrument, simple in structure what
pendtre thought has cost to bring il to its present
perfection Few thought in its early history, that
thousands men and hundreds of different kinds of ma
chimes specially constructed for the making of its differ
ent parts with precision would to-day be employed in its
production
The business beginning on so small scale in Boston,
soon found its to New York and the manufacture to
extent, and the demand to still greater have like
the Star of Empire" been gradually finding their way
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 OF their large manufaco
ries sands building of stories high and two
under ground. 1t thought that such struc-
used would have capacity for the making Of sewing
chimes for the world but the Company found necessary
to have other establishments in Delaney and Spring
Besides these there three outside factories
in which most of the castings made and there
employed for them They have also a peyy large case
factory of their in South Bend, Indiana, the
walnut and forests for the manufacture of cases for
the West and Northwest So too they have extensive
silk mills in Newark New Jersey for the manufacture
of twist alone for the Of the tireess sewing machine
They had also have mandatory in Glasgow, Scot
land to supply foreign markets; and the Glasgow estab
lishment600 feet ongis in full operation, equip
ped with American tools and machinery and to Amer
belongs the honor through the Singer Manufacturing
in the sewing machine manufacture while that Company
in for their early and enlightened enterprise are
repaid in having substantial advantages over
Others in the European market.
With all these facilities it might that the world
constantly increasing and hence the Singer Manufacture
ing Company determined to erect in Ezabehport the
building in the course of construction and
which there has been already expended years labor.
When finished it will contain over eight acres of floor
100 feet wide with two wings each square, max
Ing 500 feet frontage Next to that is building
Mo snss & IS 81 eaeh The main
ing at the corner of Trumbu and First streets in
rapid progress extending $50 feet Trumbu street.
and go on First street. and there cabnet-case shop
200 feet long three stories high and at its end is box
of which nearly 5000 three thousand feet are all Of
fine material, the main building being fre-proof They
which contain over so acres there Will be nearly two
miles of railroad track The frontage is fine and
ceiving and iron direct both by railroad and water
very great those for shipment to all parts of
The calculation to make less than five thousand
machines week. and to employ from $500 to 5000
1t is supposed that the Elzabethport edifces viii be
finished in year, at cost of at least Million not in
cuding their valuable machinery spacious grounds
will be well used and in the immediate neighborhood
the workmen will have comfortable homes. What con-
rat this will be their ngy and unventilaed abodes
in the city whore they seldom breathe fresh air mi
the music and companionship of Nature Firm and Fire
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