The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-09-24
A SIGHT FROM NEW ARK BAY.

In sailing over Newark Bay aside from all that the
landscape Affords the observer is likely to be attracted
by the Ezabethport mandatory of the Singer Manu-
featuring Company, who well known and repre-
scented throughout the civilized world that it is hardly
necessary to say they makers of sewing machines
Before saying q word more about the building in view,
let briefly alude to the beginning of that Company's
BUSINESS 1t began in Boston many years ago. with little
or capital and in apartments which would i'll contrast
with the fine edifce in the of construction in
small by comparison Little did the orginators think
that day there would be mandatory built which,
less and probably good deal more than million
dollars. The machinery must Of necessity be very
for the manufacture of sewing machines whose delicate
parts have be finished with extreme accuracy before
holds only in favored land but in all parts
of Chrisendom is permitted to go forth its mission of
usefulness Few would think in looking at the wonder
full little instrument simple in structure, what
pendure of thought it has bring it to its present
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,
found its to New York, and the manufacture
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
prospering materially they bought land a they could
ge in Mott street. where of their large manufaco-
ries now andsa building of stories high and two
more under ground 1t was thought that such
ture in which nearly thirty of pig iron are daily
used would have capacity for the making of sewing
to have other establishments in Delaney and Spring
streets Besides these there three outside factories
In which most of the castings are made and there
three cabnetease shops and one box factory constantly
employed for them. They have also uery large
factory of their in South Bend, Indiana the
walnut and other forests for the manufacture of for
the West and Northwest So too they have extensive
of twist alone for the of the treess sewing machine
They had also to have mandatory in Glasgow, Scot
lishment60O feet long-is in full operation equip
ped with American tools and machinery; and to Aeri
ca belongs the honor through the Singer Manufacturing
IN the sewing machine manufacture, while that Company
in return for their early and enlightened enterprise
repaid in having substantial commercial advantages
others in the European market.
With all these facilities it might that the world
could be amply supplied but it is notthe demand
constantly increasing and hence the Singer Manufacture
ing Company determined to erect in Ezabethport the
vast building in the of construction and
which there has been already expended years labor
When finished 1t will contain eight acres of floor
100 feet wide, with wings each feet square, max
ing 500 feet frontage Next to that building used for
with Wo wns q IS 81 Is s eae TSs %ae bn
ing at the of rrumbull and First streets is in
rapid progress extending $50 feet Trumbull street.
and $50 First street. and there cabnet-case shop
200 feet long three stories high and its end is box
factory 200 feet long These buildings the total frontage
of which Is nearly 5000 three thousand feet all of
fine material the main building being fire-proof They
will contain stationary engines the grounds
which contain 80 acres there will be nearly
miles of railroad track. The water frontage is fine and
nearly thousand feet in length The facilities for re-
ceyng coal and iron direct both by railroad and water
very great those for shipment to all parts of
The calculation is to make less than five thousand
machines week and to employ from 1880 to 5000 men,
finished in at cost of at least Million not in
GLIDING their valuable machinery. The spacious grounds
will be well used and in the Immediate neighborhood
the workmen viii have comfortable homes What con-
tst this will be to their dingy and unventilaed abodes
the music and companonship of NatureFrm and Fs,e.
side Journal
Sept "a, 1872.