America 1919-Chapter 850 - 291, Trident Shipyard Opening

Al Ritz got into Stanford University for college and, like many politicians, became a lawyer after graduating. It was also during this time that he came to Cape May, which was still just a small town. Supported by family funds, he became a just lawyer here.

In 1915, a shocking case of torture and murder emerged in Cape May. The suspect apprehended by the Cape May police consistently claimed to be framed.

Fortunately, this suspect had considerable prestige among Cape May’s working class, so Al Ritz seized this opportunity, started defending the man, and after his efforts, finally found a loophole in the prosecution’s case, winning the case. His victory significantly boosted Al Ritz’s reputation in Cape May, after which he began actively participating in social matters and was eventually elected Mayor of Cape May!

However, Cape May’s status within New Jersey was still awkwardly positioned, even though they too had fine beaches, but Atlantic City cut off all tourists coming to New Jersey. Cape May itself had no natural resources, making the city’s status very awkward within the state.

Now things were better, a large shipyard with an investment of 15 million US Dollars was constructed in Cape May, creating thousands of jobs and stimulating the market for nearby products.

One could say that when Trident Shipyard decided to build here, it already changed life in Cape May.

Al Ritz was very clear about the implications, plus Donnie’s previous actions in Trenton, where he put Speaker Aman Louis to the ground, had solidified Donnie’s status in New Jersey.

Most importantly, Donnie had already met with Al Ritz before and promised him that if Al Ritz ever left politics, Trident Shipyard would hire him as a legal consultant, offering a job with an annual salary of 120,000 US Dollars!

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All these things made it very clear to Al Ritz who was the true king in Cape May!

“Al, you’re too kind. Cape May and Atlantic City are brother cities, and it’s only right that we help each other!”

Donnie warmly shook hands with Al Ritz!

Then Donnie also shook hands with Norm Evans, and everyone went to Cape May’s best hotel – though its luxury was not on par with the Ritz Hotel in Atlantic City.

But George Olympia knew Donnie was coming and had booked the entire top floor in advance, getting it renovated!

After some cordial exchanges with Al Ritz and Norm Evans there, Donnie promised to attend a dinner at City Hall that night, after which the two men left.

Only Donnie, George Olympia, and Chris remained in the reception room.

“George, the refitting of those three warships is up to you now!”

Chris said to George Olympia with a smile.

The first order for Trident Shipyard was the refitting of three warships taken over by United States Logistics from the United States Navy.

“George, this order is the first piece of business for Trident Shipyard, and everyone outside is watching, so be very careful! If there are any problems, notify me immediately!” Donnie also reminded George Olympia.

George Olympia nodded earnestly, “Boss, there won’t be any issues with the refitting of the three warships. I’ve already had several discussions with the Trident Research Lab at MIT and our own factory’s research department, and we have come up with a refitting plan!”

The first research lab established in cooperation between Venus Bank and MIT was the Trident Research Lab, and Trident Shipyard also has its own research department, with talents recruited from major universities across the nation.

After saying this, George Olympia passed three refitting proposals to Donnie.

“In accordance with the requirements of United States Logistics, we’ve retained most of the weaponry on the warships, but also extended their main body to ensure increased tonnage capacity!”