The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-04-02
A SIGHT FROM NEWARK RAY.

In sailing Newark Bay aside from all that the
Landscape Affords the observer likely to be attracted
by the Elizabethport 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 say they makers OF sewing machines
Before saying word more about the building in view
let briefly allude to the beginning OF that Companys
business IL began in Boston with little
or capital and in apartments which would ill contrast
with the fine edifce in the course of construction in
Ezabehport Nor do forget that things great
small by comparison Little did the orgnators think
that day there would be mandatory built which,
not less and probably good deal more than million
dollars The machinery must of necessity be very
pensye Most of it will be automatic and made specially
for the manufacture of sewing machines whose delicate
parts have be finished with accuracy before
holds not only in favored land but in all parts
of Christendom permitted to go forth its mission
full little instrument simple in structure, what
penditure of thought it has bring to present
thousands of men and hundreds of different kinds
Chimes specially constructed for the making of its differ
production.
The business beginning small a scale in Boston,
found its way to New York, and the manufacture
extent and the demand 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
ge in Mott street. where of their large
ries sandsa building of stories high and two
in which nearly thirty of pig are daily
used would have capacity for 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
three cabnecase shops and box factory constantly
employed for them They have also a pery large case
factory of their own in South Bend Indiana the
walnut and other forests for the manufacture for
the West and Northwest. So too they have extensive
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
lishment-600 feet longs in full operation equip
ped with American tools and machinery; and to Amer-
ca belongs the honor through the Singer Manufacturing
Company of standing pre-einent throughout the world
IN the sewing machine manufacture while that Company
in return for their early and enlightened enterprise
repaid in having substantial commercial advantages over
others in the European market.
With all these facilities IL 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 Ezabethport the
vast building now in the course of construction and on
which there has been already expended years labor
When hnished Il will contain over eight acres of floor
100 feet wide with two wings each feet square max
ing 600 feet frontage Next to that building used for
cleaning castings forging Japannng, etc. feet long
with wings of 20 by 25 feet each The main build
ing at the of rumbull First streets is in
rapid progress extending $50 feet Trumbu street
and go First street. and there is cabnet-case sbop
go feet long three stories high and its is box
factory 200 feet long These buildings the total
of which is nearly 5000 three thousand feet are ali Of
fine material the main buildng.being re-proof They
Will contain screen stationary engines and the grounds
which contain 30 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
great those for shipment all parts of
The calculation is to make not less than five thousand
machines week and to employ from $500 5000 men.
finished in year, at cost of at least million not in
Guiding their valuable machinery The spacious grounds
will be well used and in the immediate neghborhood
the workmen viii have comfortable homes. What con-
trast this will be to their dngy and unventiate abodes
in the city, where they seldom breathe fresh air or enjoy
the music and companonship of Nature- and Fire
side Journal
Sept "A, 1872.