Our client lead warned us during our first day that Trenton has a lot of "gangs, and also a lot of shootings." The world can be a scary place after dark in Trenton. The slogan of “The World Takes, Trenton Makes” for Trenton was originated by S. Roy Heath — who was a local lumberyard owner who went on to become a state senator — through a contest in 1910 by the Trenton Chamber of Commerce to represent the leading position of the city in the manufacturing of steel, rubber, wire rope, linoleum and ceramics — amongst other goods. This sort of thing happens to me from time to time, even though I haven’t lived in NJ for more than 3 years now, and have never actually set foot in Trenton. So we hang out in the prison after dark and watch the Olympics. The original slogan for Trenton was “The World Takes, Trenton Makes,” thought up by S. Roy Heath in 1910. At the time the city adopted the slogan, Trenton was a … Remaining, too, is a large neon sign that periodically works. Trenton Makes, The World Takes This morning in lieu of working, I took some time to think about Trenton, NJ. Back to Trenton, October 2016. Trenton Makes, the World Takes Tyler Cowen had a piece last week on the core differences between Democrats and Republicans that was an almost perfect exemplar of Cowen’s “on the one hand, to be sure” style of argument. On a bridge linking Trenton with Bucks County, Pa., it reads, 'Trenton Makes, The World Takes' -- … Bridges around the world are currently being held up by cables made in Trenton. The first two pictures of the Lower Trenton Bridge (also called the Trenton Makes Bridge) were taken on the spring 2016 Lincoln Highway trip. For decades the bridge has been lit up with a sign saying “Trenton Makes The World Takes.” This famous sign was a leftover from a time in which Trenton was one of the largest steel cable producers in the country.