Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Housing Conditions in Plainfield and North Plainfield, New Jersey
The building of the railroad has brought rapid changes. From the small pre -revolutionary hamlet, with busy mills and out lying farms, Plainfield has grown to be a city of varied interests. In addition to the descendants of the old families, it has now not only a commuting population of considerable wealth, but an industrial community interested in the manu facture of tools, silk, and other products.
This combination of old town, suburban community, and manufacturing centre shows in the population. There are still many representatives of the old families engaged in busi ness in the city, there are sections of fine residences, such as the Netherwood development, given up to the homes of com muters. The factories require more or less skilled workmen, many of whom have comfortable homes in the city and bor ough. The less skilled work of the community is performed by negroes and immigrants. Among the latter are many Italians, Slavs and Russian Jews.
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