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The Republican Party was born in Wisconsin.
DairyingbecameWisconsin'seconomicleaderby1920andgainednationalprominence
as well. The industry brought in nearly $210 million to the state, wholly eclipsing timber
and lumber. This turned out to be a savior for the state's fortunes during the Depression;
dairyproductswerelessthreatenedbyeconomiccollapsethaneitherforestappropriationor
manufacturing, though farmers' management and methodology costs skyrocketed. Paper-
making, in which Wisconsin is still a world leader, ameliorated the blow in the jobless
cutover north- and east-central parts of the state. Concentrated fully in southeastern Wis-
consin, heavy industry—leather, meatpacking, foundries, fabrication, and machine
shops—suffered more acutely. Sales receipts plummeted by two-thirds and the number of
jobsfell bynearly halfinfiveyears.Brewing wasasyetnonexistent, saveforrootbeerand
some backroom swill.
