tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post4192104338586565283..comments2024-03-09T12:18:51.016-05:00Comments on TOM GLOVER'S HAMILTON LIBRARY SCRAPBOOK: LOCAL HISTORY WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH.: 1932: Trenton WAS an IndustrialGiantTom Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749723834326832799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041693.post-72116477594983411132010-11-07T09:45:03.910-05:002010-11-07T09:45:03.910-05:00HI TOM....IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE HOW MUCH CHANGE...HI TOM....IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE HOW MUCH CHANGE HAS TAKEN PLACE IN THE TRENTON AREA SINCE THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTURY. WE WERE AMONG THE BIGGEST INDUSTRIAL SECTIONS OF THE EAST AND AS GOOD AS THE UNIONS ARE, THEY PROABLY WERE THE MAJOR CAUSE OF EVERYONE LEAVING. GENERAL MOTORS WAS THE LAST OF THE BIG GUYS IN THE LATE 1930'S. LENOX CHINA AND AMERICAN STANDARD AMONG OTHERS WERE NOT ABLE TO INCREASE WAGES AS MUCH AS THE UNIONS DEMANDED. I WAS TOO YOUNG TO GET HIRED AT THE TIME AND FINALLY MADE THE GRADE ON THE POST OFFICE EXAM. AFTER THAT I COULD WRITE A BOOK TO EXPLAIN ALL THE ACTIVITES I GOT INVOLVED IN. BEST REGARDS.Ralph Lucarellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710107087683397946noreply@blogger.com