The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-02-12
A SIGHT FROM NEWARK BAY.

A SlGilI fIOM NEWARh bal.
In sailing Newark Bay, aside from all that the
landscape affords the observer is likely to be attracted
by the Eizabethpor mandatory Of the Singer Manu-
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 It began in Boston many ago with little
capital and in apartments which would i'll contrast
with the fine edifee in the of construction in
Ezabethport. 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 will 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 favored land but in all parts
of Christendo permitted to forth its mission of
usefulness Few would think, in looking at the wonder
full little instrument simple in structure what
pendture of thought has cost to bring it to its present
perfection Few thought IN its early history that
Chimes specially constructed for the making of its differ
ent parts with precision would to-day be employed in its
The business beginning small a scale in Boston,
soon found its way to New York and the manufacture
some 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 tall they could
get In Mott street. where of their large manufacto
ries stands building of stories high and two
ture in which nearly thirty pig iron are daily
used would have capacity for the making of sewing ma
to have other establishments in Delaney and Spring
streets Besides these there are three outside factories
in which most of the castings made, and there
three cabinecase shops and box factory constantly
employed for them They have also very large ease
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
of twist alone the the reless sewing machine
They had also to have mandatory in Glasgow, Scot
shment-6oO feet ongis in full OPERATION equip
ped with American tools and machinery and to Amer-
ca belongs me ,ne shgef .e
in the sewing machine while that Company
in return their early and enlightened enterprise
repaid in having substantial 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 erect in Eizabethport the
building now in the of construction, and
which there has been already expended years labor
When finished il will contain over eight acres Of floor
100 feet WIDE with two wings each 100 feet square, max
ing 600 feet frontage Next that is building used for
cleaning castings forging Japanning etc. $50 feet long
with two wings of IS by l25 feet each The main build
ing at the of Trumbu and First streets is in
rapid progress extending $50 feet Trumbull street.
and $50 First street and there is cabinetcase shop
feet long three stories high and at its end is box
long These buildings the total frontage
Of which nearly 5000 three thousand) feet all of
fine material the main building being fre-proof They
win contain screen stationary engines and the grounds
which contain 30 there will be nearly two
miles of railroad track. The water frontage is fine and
nearly thousand feet in length The facilities for
ceiyng and iron direct both by railroad and water
very great those for shipment to all parts OF
the country. f4r
The calculation make not less than five thousand
machines week and to employ from $500 TO 5000
1t is supposed that the Ezabethport edces will be
finished in year, a cost of at least million, 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 dingy and unvenated abodes
IN the city, where they seldom breathe fresh enjoy
the music and companonship of Nature.-irn and Fire
side Journal
Sept ~, 1871