The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-04-09
A SIGHT FROM NEWARK BAY.

In sailing over Newark Bay, aside from all that the
landscape Affords the observer is likely to be attracted
by the Elizabethpor mandatory of the Singer Manu-
featuring Company who well known and repre-
scented throughout the civilized world that it is hardly
to they makers OF sowing Brachnes.
Before saying word more about the building in flew,
let briefly allude to the beginning of that Company
business 1t began in Boston many with little
capital and in apartments which would i'll contrast
with the fine edifee in the of construction in
Eabethport Nor do We forget that things are great
small by comparison. Little did the originators think
that day there would be mandatory built which,
including the machinery it is to contain will cost
not less and probably good deal more than a million
dollars. The machinery must of necessity be very ex-
for the manufacture of sewing machines whose delicate
parts have be finished with extreme accuracy before
the little machine which has won favor in many house
holds not only in favored land but in all parts
ofChrstendo permitted to forth its mission OF
usefulness. Few would think, in looking at the wonder
full little instrument simple in structure what
penditure thought has bring it to its present
thousands of 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
The business beginning on so small scale in Boston,
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 4 Co rented
the Harlem Railroad Depot but the business
prospecting materially they bought land tall they could
get in Mott street. whore of their large manufacto
res standsa building of stories high and two
ture in which nearly thirty tons of pig iron daily
used would have capacity for the making of sewing ma
to have other establishments in Delaney and Spring
streets Besides these there three outside factories
in which most of the castings are mads, and there
three cabinecase shops and one box factory constantly
employed for them. They have also sey large case
factory of their in South Bend Indiana, the
walnut and other forests for the of cases for
the West and Northwest So too, they have extensive
twist alone for the of the reess sewing machine
They had also to have manuactory in Glasgow Scot
land supply foreign markets. and the Glasgow estab
shment6O0 feet ongis now in full operation, equip
ped with American tools and machinery and to Ameri
through the Singer Manufacturing
COMPANY of standing preemnent throughout the world
in the sewing machine manufacture while that Company
repaid in having substantial commercial advantages
others in the European market.
With all these facilities 1t might seem that the world
could be amply supplied but 1t is notthe demand is
constantly increasing and hence the Singer Manufacture
vast building in the of construction and
which there been already expended years labor
ing The foundry, facing the railroad is long
100 feet wide with two wings each 100 feet square max
cleaning castings forging Japannng etc, $50 feet long
with wings Of rs BY 1875 feet each. The main build
ing at the of Trumbull and First Streets is in
rapid progress extending $50 feet Trumbu street
and $50 First street. and there eabnet-case shop
200 feet long three stories high and at its end is box
factory 200 feet long These buildings the total frontage
of which Is nearly 5000 three thousand feet all
fine material, the main building being fre-proof They
will contain stationary engines grounds
which contain over 30 acres there will be nearly two
nearly thousand feet length The facilities for re-
cciving coal and iron direct both by railroad and water
great as are those for shipment to all parts Of
The calculation to make less than Ave thousand
It IS that the EnaSethport edces will be-
finished In year, at cost Of at least million not in
sndng sa ns ia he rne spacious
the workmen will have comfortable homes. What
rast this will be TO their dngy and unventilaed abodes
IN the city where they seldom breathe fresh air enjoy
the music and companionship of Nature and Fire
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! sept. "a. 1872.