The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-03-12
A SIGHT FROM NEWARK BAY.


In sailing Newark Bay aside from all that the
landscape Affords the observer is likely be attracted
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 word more about the building in view
let briefly alude to the beginning of that Companys
capital and in apartments which would iii contrast
with the fine edihce in the course of construction in
small BY Comparison Little did the orgnatorss 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-
pensve Most OF it win 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 favor in many house,
holds not only in own favored land but in all parts
of Christendom permitted go forth It's mission
usefulness Few would think in looking at the wonder
full little instrument simple in structure what
penditure of thought it has bring to present
perfection. Few thought, in its early history,
thousands of men and hundreds of different kinds
chimes specially constructed for the making its differ
ent parts with precision would to-day be employed in its
production. eiisEa lis54Hfas'f a5sF
The business beginning small scale in Boston,
found its to New York and the manufacture
extent and the demand still greater have like
the Star OF Empire" been gradually finding their way
westward. at aea hfH 81 la
In New York the firm of Isaac NJ Singer & Co. rented
the Harlem Railroad Depot but the business
prospecting materially they bought land TALL they could
get in Mott street. where of their large manacto-
ries standsa building of stories high and two
more under ground II was thought that such struc
used would have capacity for the making of sewing
chimes for the world but the Company necessary
to have other establishments in Delaney and Spring
streets Besides these there three outside factories
in which most of the castings made, and there
employed for them They have also sery large case
factory of their own in South Bend Indiana the
the West and Northwest So, too, they have extensive
silk mills in Newark New Jersey for the manufacture
Of twist alone for the use Of the teless machine
They had also to have mandatory in Glasgow Scot
land to supply foreign markets. and the Glasgow esab
shmentsO0 feet long-is In full operation equip
" md lapb irarv AND
ca belongs the honor through the Singer Manufacturing
Company of standing pre-eminent throughout the world
in the sewing machine manufacture while that Company
In return for their early and enlightened enterprise
repaid in having substantial commercial advantages over
others in the European market
+ With all these facilities 1t might seem that the world
could be amply supplied but IT is not-the demand is
constantly increasing and hence the Singer Manufacture
ing Company determined to in Eizabethport the
vast building in the of construction and on
When finished it will contain eight acres Of floor
ing The foundry facing the railroad is 400 feet long
ing 60a feet frontage Next that is building used for
cleaning castings forging Japanning etc. $40 feet long
ng, at the of frumbu and First strets is in
rapid progress extending 800 feet Trumbui street
feet long three stories high and at its end is box
factory 200 feet long These buildings total frontage
fine material the main building being fre-proof Thy
will contain seren stationary engines and grounds
miles of railroad track The water frontage Is n AND
nearly thousand feet In length The facilities for re-
cevfng coal and iron direct both by railroad and water
are very great those for shipment to all parts OF
the country
The calculation is make not less than five Thousand
machines We and to Employ from 500 to 5000 men
IL Is supposed that the Eizabsthport offices will b..
hnisl.d IN year al cost OF at Least million not in
their valuable machinery The spacious grounds
will be well used and in the immediate neghborhood
the workmen will have comfortable homes What con-
trast this will be to their dngy and unyentated abode
in the city where they seldom breathe fresh air or My
ride Journal. ~
Sept ~ 1874