Re: Mr. Ford died today 4-7-1947
Mr. Ford's shrine is gone, it wasn't his gravesite, nor the car he manufactured. Fords true achievement was the Rouge, the worlds largest industrial complex in its day. This was his pride, and he came close to achieving true vertical integration (the complete control of the entire manufacturing process ,from raw materials to finished product)producing a unit of manufacture with over 5000 individual parts.
It was his shop, and he ran it as such, occaisionally shutting down entire processes if the area wasnt clean to his satisfaction, regardless of production demands.
It was Fords power base, giving him power to employ up to 100,000 men,power to influence government,power to help defeat fascism.
His legacy doesnt really exist anymore,the Rouge and its methods were overshadowed by time and progress, a product still bears his name,but its a far cry from the days where he actually had the say in building it.
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