The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-04-16
A stGnr FROM NEwARK nAY.

In sailing over Newark Bay aside from all that the
Landscape affords the observer likely to be attracted
by the Eizabethport mandatory of the Singer Manu-
featuring Company, who so well known and repre-
scented throughout the civilized world that it is hardly
necessary say they makers of sewing machines
Before aging word more about the building in view
let briefly allude the beginning of that Companys
business 1t began in Boston many years ago with little
capital and in apartments which would i'll contrast
with the fine edifce in the of construction in
Ezabethport Nor do forget that things great
small by comparison Little did the orignators think
that day there would be amanuiactory built which,
not including the machinery it is TO contain viii cost
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 accuracy before
the little machine which has won favor in many house
holds only in favored land but in all parts
of Chrisendom is permitted to forth on its mission OF
usefulness Few would think in looking at the wonder
full little Instrument simple in structure, what
pendure thought it has cost to bring it to its present
perfection Few thoughts in its early history, that
thousands of and hundreds OF different kinds of
Chimes specially constructed for the making OF its differ
production
The business beginning so small scale in Boston,
found its way New York. ana 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
prospecting materially they bought land a they could
get in Mott street. where one OF their large manutaeto
ries sandsa building of stories HIGH and two
ture in which nearly thirty pig are daily
used would have capacity Tor 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 made and there are
three eabnetcase shops factory constantly
employed for them They have also re'y large case
factory of their in South Bend, Indiana the
walnut and other forests for the manufacture of eases for
the West and Northwest. &c. too they have extensive
Of twist alone for the the tireess sewing machine
They had also to have mandatory in Glasgow, Scot
iishmentsp6 feet iongs now in full operation, equip
ped with American tools and machinery; and to Amer-
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 are
repaid 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 not-the demand is
constantly increasing, and hence the Singer Manufacture
ing Company determined to erect in Elzabethport the
building in the course of construction and
which there has been already expended years labor.
When finished it will contain over eight acres of floor
100 feet WIDE with two wings each 100 feet square, max
ing frontage Next to that is building used
with two wings Of Is by is feet each The main build
ing at the of frumbull and First streets
rapid progress extending $50 feet Trumbu street,
and $50 First street. and there is cabnet-case shop
100 feet long three stories high and at its end is box
factory 200 feet long These buildings the total frontage
of which nearly 5000 three thousand feet all of
fine material the main building being re-proof They
will contain stationary engines and the grounds
which contain over 80 acres there will be nearly two
miles of railroad track The water frontage is fine and
nearly thousand length The facilities for re-
ceivng coal and iron direct both by railroad and water
great those for shipment to all parts of
| the country.
The calculation to make not less than Ave thousand
machines week and to employ from 900 to 5000 men,
It is supposed that the Ezabehport edifces will be
finished in year, cost of least Million not in
clnding their valuable machinery The spacious grounds
the worknien win have comfortable homes. What con-
rt this will be to their dngy and unventlated abodes
the music and companionship of and Ere
side Journal.
Sept "a, 1872