In 1945. with the cutbacks after VJday. our estimated production was $1.480.000.C00. The character of the people who settled in Milwaukee is. to a great extent. responsible for the fine record of industrial progress. The young New Englanders who came to seek their fortune had the commercial spirit. but the foreign immigrants were the ones who were industrially minded. Many of the great industries can trace their origin to some artisan or mechanic who learned his trade in the Old World. With the passing of time his small shop grew into a factory. more and more men were employed until a fullgrown klant was in operation.
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Foreign immigrants were the ones who were industrially minded.