The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-03-26
A SIGHT FROM NEWARK Ray.

In sailing over Newark Bay aside from all that the
by the Ezabethport uiactory of the Singer Manu-
featuring Company, who are so well known and repre-
scented throughout the civilized world that it is hardly
Before saying word more about the building i'll view,
business 1t began in Boston many years ago. with little
capital and in apartments which would ill contrast
with the fle edifce in the of construction in
Ezabethport Nor do forget that things great
small by comparisons Little did the orginators think
that some day there would be mandatory built which
including the machinery it is contain will cost
not less and probably good deal more than million
dollars. The machinery must of necessity be very
pensive. Most of it will be automatic and made specially
for the manufacture of sewing machines whose delicate
the little machine which has favor many house
holds not only in own favored land but in all parts
usefaness Few Would think ia looking at the Wonder
full little instrument so simple in structure what an
pendure of thought it has cost to bring to its present
perfection Few thought in its carly history, that
thousands of men and hundreds Of different kinds OF
ent parts with precision would to-day be employed in its
The business beginning on so small scale in Boston,
found its way New York, and the manufacture to
some extent and the demand 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
prospecting materially they bought land GALL they could
get in Mott street. where one of their large anuaco-
ries standa building Of stories high and two
under ground. 1t was thought that such struc
in which nearly thirty tons of pig iron daily
used would have capacity the making sewing
chimes for the world but the Company found it necessary
to have other establishments in Delaney and Spring
streets Besides these are three outside factories
in which most of the castings made and there
three cahnetease shops and one box factory constantly
employed for them They have also pery 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, the manufacture
of twist alone for the of the treess sewing machine
They had also to have manufactoy in Glasgow Scot
land supply foreign markets; and the Glasgow estab-
lishment6oo feet longs now in full operation, equip
ped with American tools and machinery; and Ameri
belongs the honor through the Singer Manufacturing
Company of standing preemnent throughout the world
in thu sewing machine manufacture, while that Company,
in for their early and enlightened enterprise
repaid having substantial commercial advantages
others in the European market.
With all these facilities it might that the world
could be amply supplied but 1t is not-the demand is
constantly increasing and hence the Singer Manufacture
ing Company determined to erect in Ezabehport the
vast building in the of constructions on
which there has been already expended years labor
When finished 1t will contain eight acres of floor
ing The foundry, facing the railroad is feet long
100 feet wide with two wings, each 100 feet square max
ing 500 feet frontage Next to that is building used for
cleaning castings forging Japannng etc. go feet long
with two wings of 70 by l25 feet each The main build
ing the of Trumbull and First streets, is in
rapid progress extending $50 feet Trumbul street.
and 800 First street. and there is cabnet-case shop
20 feet long three stories high and at its end is box
factory feet long These buildings the total frontage
which Is nearly 5000 three thousand) feet all
fine material the main building being ire-proof They
which contain 80 acres there will be nearly two
miles of railroad track The water frontage Is fine and
nearly thousand feet in length. The facilities for
ceiving coal and Iron direct both by railroad and water
very great those for shipment to all parts Of
| the country.
The calculation is make less Ave thousand
machines week and to employ from $500 to 5000
finished in year, at cost of at least Million in
Guiding their valuable machinery The spacious grounds
will be well used and in the immediate neighborhood
the workmen will have comfortable homes. What
rast this will be their dngy and unventilaed abodes
in the city where they seldom breathe fresh air enjoy
the music and companionship of Nature and Fire
side Journal
Sept "a, 1872.