The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-14

ises 10 James street, Bridge.on, Glasgow;
but their business has so steadily increased
that larger works have recently become nee
essary; and the directors having decided to
erect new works on alarge scale, recently
purchased for the purpose some as acres
of ground, situated between the railway
at Kilbowie, on the Heensburgh line of
the North British railway, and the Forth
and Clyde canal, in the suburbs Of the city
of Glasgow, Scotland, Tie buildings to be
erected will be both elaborate and COM
plete; and will consist Of main block 800
feet long by so feet broad, three stories
high, with three connecting wings, each rs
feet in length by 80 feet in breadth. The
foorage area here will be 273, $50 square
feet; aud in this portion, the automatic
tools and machinery will be erected for
making the numerous styles of sewing ma
chimes. In close proximity, there will be
the cabinet and box making factories, con-
sisting of two buildings each $50 feet long
and so feet broad; and attached to these,
are TO be two wings, Is feet in length and
so feet wide; all being three stores high,
and having foorageo Of l27, 500 feet. Then,
on the opposite side of the main block,
there is to be the foundry, $50 feet long by
$50 feet broad with fouudry-store and
anueaing departments, 200 feet long and
10 rect broad, separating it from the part
in which the making, japanning and orna-
menting of machine stands will be carried
on. Some distance to the north Of the
foundry is to be the forge, 300 feet long
and 100 feet broad while considerably to
the west, the boiler shop, of similar dimen-
sions. will be erected In addition to these
blocks, there will be ample accommodation
for e japanning, ornamsntin2, packing
and storing Of sewing machines, and the
total hOorage area will be $685. 1925 square
feet, as given in detail upon the annexed
plan To the east, there is a piece Of ground
which will be laid out as a recreation park
for the workmen, aud besides there will be
available ground for any extensions that
may in the future become necessary. The
North British Railway company are con-
structing siding into the site of the works,
branch from which is to be continued
all around and through the buildings and
a shipping stage is to be formed at the
side of the canal, in close proximity to the
stores The works are to be constructed
on the most approved principles, and ar
ranged somewhat in the same way as the
oompany's chief factory at Elizlbethport,
us.
Some idea Of the growing importance OF
the industry created by the Singer Manu-
featuring company, can DO formed when it
is mentioned that during the last four
years the company's sales have amounted
to 2,l70,056 machines; and that when the
new works at Glasgow are in operation,
some $500 hands will be employed there,
with all facilities for turning out 5000 ma
chimes per week.
The foregoing is hut a description of the
extensive works which the Singer company
proposes to erect, in addition to those they
have already in operation in Glasgow.
The other, the old works, as was stated IN
previous article 10 this paper, have capac'
ity of turning out about ten thousand ma.
chimes per week, making combined Gu
pacity of over IS hCusand machines per
week, procuced 10 Scotland alone and EN-.
ploying about seven thousand hands. And
besides this there are the Eiizabethport
N. j. works with capacity for about nine
thousand machines per week.
Bat what will be OF the greatest interest
to the people Of Cairo is, that Giro will
share largely 10 the extensive increase of
business and engagements of manufacture.
ing facilitiesthat are being made by the com
pany. 1t IS understood aud we have it dl
rect from Mr.. Mckenzie, the president Of
the company, that the wood work for all
: these twenty.seven thousand machines pro
, duced every week is all to be- eventually
/ manufactured ia this city. The works a,
Elzlbethport, Glasgow and Kllbowie pro
I duce only the metallic portions Of the ma.
, chimes, while the wood work is prepared a
/. present Ia South Bend and in this city