The boom also attracted many people from outside the district, especially aborigines, and the economy of the plateau grew rapidly.
除了林口當地人，還有許多遠自花蓮、台東等地北上謀生的山地同胞，看上這兒優渥的工作環境，也群集落腳於此。山胞的體力、耐力都遠勝平地人，挑磚、搬運輕而易舉，頗受雇主歡迎。每到發餉的日子，雜貨店裡米酒的生意特別好。