The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-04-23
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 are so well known and repre-
scented throughout the civilized world that it is hardly
necessary to they makers of sewing machines.
Before saying word more about the building in view,
let briefly allude to the beginning of that Companys
business 1t began in Boston many ago with little
capital and in apartments which would ill contrast
with the fine edice in the course of construction in
EzabethpoTt. Nor do forget that things great
small by comparison. Little did the orginators think
that day there would be amanuacton built which,
not including the machinery it is to contain, will cost
not less and probably good deal more than 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 favor in many house
holds not only in own favored land but in all parts
of Chistendo permitted to forth its mission OF
usefulness Few would think in looking at the wonder
f little instrument, simple III structure what
pendture Of thought it has cost to bring it to its
perfection Few thought, in its early history, that
thousands of men and hundreds of efficient 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 way
In New York the firm of Isaac NJ Singer & Co rented
the Harlem Railroad Depot but the business
prosperng materially they bought land a they could
GET in Mott street. where of their large manuacto
res tandsa building of screen stories high and two
under ground. 1t was thought that such struc
ure in which nearly thirty tons of pig iron daily
used would have capacity Tor the making of sewing ma
to have other establishments in Delaney and Spring
Besides these there three outside factories,
in which most of the castings made, and there
three eabinease shops and one box factory constantly
employed for them. They have also uejy large case
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
alone for the of the reless sewing machine
They had also to have mandatory in Glasgow Scot
land supply foreign markets and the Glasgow estab
sbment-600 long-is i'll full operation equip
ped with American tools and machinery and to Ameri-
belongs the honor through the Singer Manufacturing
Company of standing pre-emnent throughout the world
in the sewing machine manufacture while that Company
in for their early and enlightened enterprise
repaid in having substantial commercial advantages
others in the European market
With all these facilities it might seem that the world
could be amply supplied but 1t is no-the demand is
constantly increasing and hence the Singer Manufaetur
ing Company determined to erect in Elizabethport the
vast building now in the course of construction and on
which there has been already expended years labor
When finished it will contain over eight acres of floor
100 feet wide with wings square, max
ing feet frontage Next that is building for
S ~h %o sn Is a eaeh The @an bS
ing, at the of rrumbull and First streets is in
and $50 First street. and there is cabine-case shop
go feet long three stories high and at its end is box
of which is nearly 5000 three thousand feet all
fine material, the main building being fre-proof They
will contain stationary engines and the grounds
which contain 80 acres there will be nearly two
miles Of railroad track The frontage is fine and
nearly thousand feet in length. The facilities for
ceivng coal 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 5000 men,
finished in year, of at least million not in
Guiding their valuable machinery The spacious grounds
/ the workmen will have comfortable homes What con-
ras this win be to their dingy and unventilated abodes
the city whore they seldom breathe fresh air enjoy
the music and companionship of Nature and Fire
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| Sept. "a, 1872.