The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-01-29
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 Ezabehport mandatory Of the Singer Manu-
featuring Company, who are so well known and repre-
scented throughout the civilized world that it is hardly
necessary say they makers of sewing machines.
Bei1re saying word more about the building in view
business be-, in i began in Boston many years ago with little
or no capital anu in rtments which would Ill contrast
with the fine edifce i'm the course OF construction In
Ezabethport Nor do we et rat things are great or
small by comparison Little did the oisSinatofs th,nk
that day there would be amanufaclory butt which
not including the machinery 1t to contain viii ccst
not less and probably good deal than mlll.on
dollars The machinery must of necessity be very
pensive. Most of 1t will be automatic and made specially
for the manufacture of sewing machines whose delicate
parts have be finished with accuracy before
the little machine which has favor in many house
holds not only in favored land but in all parts
of Chrisendom permitted to go forth on its mission of
usefulness Few would think in looking at the WONDER
full little instrument simple in structure, what an ex-
pendure of thought 1t has cost to bring to its present
perfection Few thought, in its early history, that
thousands of and hundreds different kinds Of ma
chimes specially constructed for the making differ
ent parts with precision would to-day be employed i'll its
The business beginning on small scale in Boston,
found its way New York, and the manufacture
some extent and the demand sti 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
prosPerng SO materially they bought land sa they could
ries now building of seuen stories high and two
more under ground Il was thought that such strue-
used would have capacity for the making of sewing
chimes world the Company
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 are
employed for them They have also reyy large
factory of their own in South Bend, Indiana, the
walnut and other forests for the cases
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 to have mandatory in Glasgow Scot
land to supply foreign markets and the GLASGOW estab
ped with American tools and machincry and to Ameri
belongs the honor through the Singer Manufacturing
Company of standing preeminent throughout the world
in the sewing machine manufacture while that Company
in return for their early and enlightened enterprise
repaid in having substantial advantages
others in the European market.
With all these facilities it might that the world
could be amply supplied but il is not-the demand Is
constantly increasing and hence the Singer Manufacture
ing Company determined to erect in Ezabethport the
vast building in the of construction on
which there has been already expended years labor
When finished 1t will contain over eight of
ing The foundry facing the railroad is 400 feet long
100 feet wide with two wings each 100 feet square,
ing 600 feet frontage Next to that is building
cleaning castings forging Japannng etc. $50 feet long
with two wings rs by 125 each The main build.
ing at the of rumbu and First streets, is in
rapid progress extending $50 feet on Trumbu street,
and 230 First street. and there cabnet-case shop
200 feet long three stories high and at its end is box
of which is nearly 5000 three thousand feet are all of
fine material the main building being fre-proof They
which contain 80 acres, there win be nearly
miles of railroad track The water frontage is fine and
ceivng coal and iron direct both by railroad and water
very great those for shipment to all parts of
the country.
The calculation is to make not less than five thousand
machines week and TO employ from $500 to 5000
finished in year, at cost o. at least million not in
Guiding their valuable machinery The spacious grounds
will be well used and in the immediate neghborhood
the workmen will have comfortable homes. What con-
this will be to their dngy and unventilated abodes
in the city where they seldom breathe fresh air enjoy
the music and companionship of Nature-Enm and Fire
ride journal.
Sept ~, 1874.