The Lambertville record., 1873-01-01
A sIGur FnoM NEwARK BAY.


In sailing over Newark Bay aside from all that the
Landscape affords the observer is likely to be attracted
by the Eizabethpor mandatory Of the Singer Manu-
sented throughout the civilized world that it is hardly
necessary TO they are makers Of sewing machines
Before saying word more about the building in view
let briefly alude the beginning Of that Conpanys
business began in Boston many years ago with little
or no capital and III apartments which WOULD III contrast
with the fine edice in the course of construction in
Elizabethport Nor do forget that things great or
small by comparison. Little did the orignators think
that day there would be mandatory 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
pensve Most of ii will be automatic and made specially
for the manufacture OF sewing machines whose delicate
parts have be finished with accuracy before
the little machinswhch has won favor in many house,
holds, not only in favored land but in all parts
of Chrstendom, is permitted to forth its mission of
usefulness Few would think, in looking at the wonder
ful little instruments simple in structure, what
pcndture Of thought it has bring it to its present
perfection. Few thought, in its early history, that
thousands of men and hundreds of different kinds of
chimes specially constructed for the making of its differ
en parts with precision would to-day be employed in its
production.
The business beginning on so small a scale In Boston,
soon found its way to New York and the manufacture to
some extent and the demand to still 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
prospecting materially they bought land a they could
get in Mott street. where of their large manufacto
res standsa building Of serea stories high, and two
under ground II was thought that such struc-
used would have capacity for the making of sewing ma
chimes for the world but the Company found 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 very 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
silk mills in Newark, New Jersey, for the manufacture
twist alone for the of the trees sewing machine
They had also to have manufactory in Glasgow, Scot
land, supply foreign markets and the Glasgow estab
lishment600 feet longs 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 while that Company
in return for their early and enlightened enterprise are
repaid in 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
vast building now In the course of construction and on
which there has been already expended years labor
ing The foundry facing the railroad is 400 feet long,
100 feet wde with two wings each 100 feet square, max
Ing 69O fee. 0nage Next to snat Is building a used for
with two wings of IS By 125 feet each The main build
ragd T. proeress extending $50 feet on Trumbu street ~
and 230 First street. and there is cabinet-case shop
G ees These nns s the oSs
of which nearly 5000 three thousand feet all of
fine material the main building being sre-psoof They
which contain over 80 acres, there will be nearly two
miles Of tract @ Is water % ontass Is h9e % and
ceving coal and iron direct both by railroad and water
great as those for shipment to all parts Of
The calculation is to make not less than ve thousand
q wsss and ,b to from 'OS to 1000 % n
finished in year, at cost OF at least Million not in
clndng their valuable The spacious grounds
the workmen will have comfortable homes. What con-
ast this win be TO their dnsy and unventated abodes
the music and companionship of Nature Firm aud Fire
ride JouSsai
Sept. "a, 1872,