The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-03-05
A SIGHT FROM NEWARK BAY.


In sailing Newark Bay, aside from all that the
landscape Affords the observer is likely to be attracted
by the Elizabethpo mandatory of the Singer Manu-
featuring Company who well known and repre-
scented throughout the civilized world that it is hardly
necessary say they makers of sewing machines
Before saying word more about the building in view,
let briefly alude to the beginning of that CompaDys
capital and in apartments which would i'll
with the fine ediee in the of construction in
small by Comparison Little did the originators think
that day there would be mandatory built which
not including the machinery is to contain VIII 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 won favor in so many house
holds not only in our own favored land but in all parts
of Chrstendom permitted forth its mission OF
9seinness Few would think In looking at the wonder
pendture of thought has cost to bring it TO its
SoUsands of and Of different KINDS a.
chimes, specially constructed for the making of its differ
ent parts with precision would to-day be employed in its
The business beginning small scale in Boston,
found its 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
rooms the Harlem Railroad Depot but the business
prospecting materially they bought land all they could
ge in Mott street. where one of their large manuacto
ries standsa building of seren stories high and two
ture in which nearly thirty of pig iron 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 cahinecase shops and box factory constantly
employed for them. They have also very large
factory of their own in South Bend Indiana, the
walnut and other forests for the manufacture of
the West and Northwest So too they have extensive
alone for the reless sewing machine
They had also to have mandatory in Glasgow Scot
shment-6oO feet longis in full operation equip
ped with American tools and machinery and to Ameri-
ca belongs the honor through the singer manufacturing
in the machine manufacture while that Company
in return for er early and enlightened enterprise
repaid in having substantial commercial advantages
others in the European market
could be amply supplied, but 1t is not-the demand
constantly increasing and hence the Singer Manufacture
ing Company determined to erect in Elizabethport the
vast building in the of construction and
which there has been already expended years labor
When finished it will contain over eight acres of floor
ing. The foundry facing the railroad is 400 feet long
100 feet wide with two wings each 100 feet square max
ing 900 feet frontage Next that is building used for
cleaning castings forging Japanning etc. $50 feet long,
with two wings of rs by 1875 feet each The main build
ing, at the of frumbul and First streets is in
rapid progress extending $50 feet Trumbul street.
and $50 First street. and there is cabine-case shop
feet long three stories high and at its end is box
factory POO feet long These buildings the total
of which is nearly 5000 three thousand feet all
fine material, the main building being fre-proof They
which contain 30 acres, there will be nearly
miles of railroad track. The water frontage is fine and
cevng coal and iron direct both by railroad and water
very great those for shipment all parts of
the country.
The calculation is to make not less than five 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 web used and in the immediate neighborhood
the workmen will have comfortable homes What
rast this will be to their dngy and unvenated abodes
in the city where they seldom breathe fresh air enjoy
the music and companionshp of Nature Firm and Fire
side journal
Sept ~ 1872