Hello Dennisk!

** On Friday 25.09.20 - 05:12, dennisk wrote to Moondog:

What happened to these company towns? Weren't some
basically Communistic, where you had to buy everything from
the same company, and [...]

Not communistic at all. The stores and other supporting
businesses were all privately owned. In the case of
Clark Equipment or Whirlpool, some executive officers
invested in the town and built hotels or [...]

The difference with a communist run operation is the city
only exists to support a single industry. Food and
finished goods are subsidized [...]

I remember reading about some Company Towns which were
quite controlling. I can't remember the book or the town,
but it was one of those things that I read and it stuck
with me. It might have been more the exception than the
rule.

Could it be this one?

"Fordlandia - Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company,
turned to the Brazilian rainforest in the 1920s to construct a
rubber plantation that would serve as his personal supply of
the material. The town, dubbed Fordlandia, was more than an
industrial operation - it was Ford's attempt to establish a
picturesque American society."

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Re: What happened to these co
By: Ogg to All on Fri Sep 25 2020 09:26 am

Hello Dennisk!

** On Friday 25.09.20 - 05:12, dennisk wrote to Moondog:

What happened to these company towns? Weren't some
basically Communistic, where you had to buy everything from
the same company, and [...]

Not communistic at all. The stores and other supporting
businesses were all privately owned. In the case of
Clark Equipment or Whirlpool, some executive officers
invested in the town and built hotels or [...]

The difference with a communist run operation is the city
only exists to support a single industry. Food and
finished goods are subsidized [...]

I remember reading about some Company Towns which were
quite controlling. I can't remember the book or the town,
but it was one of those things that I read and it stuck
with me. It might have been more the exception than the
rule.

Could it be this one?

"Fordlandia - Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company,
turned to the Brazilian rainforest in the 1920s to construct a
rubber plantation that would serve as his personal supply of
the material. The town, dubbed Fordlandia, was more than an
industrial operation - it was Ford's attempt to establish a
picturesque American society."

https://www.edelweiss.plus/#sku=0312429622

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Employees were pretty much captives in Fordlandia, with a lack of going elesewhere, and soical activities were mandatory.

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Re: What happened to these co
By: Moondog to Ogg on Sat Sep 26 2020 02:26 am

industrial operation - it was Ford's attempt to establish a
picturesque American society."

https://www.edelweiss.plus/#sku=0312429622

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Employees were pretty much captives in Fordlandia, with a lack of going elesewhere, and soical activities were mandatory.

ford was a dick, but we would all be working 6-7 days a week if it werent for him. i see in fordlandia the plumbing and water treatment still works, so that's good. and i guess people still live there.
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Re: What happened to these co
By: MRO to Moondog on Sat Sep 26 2020 03:47 pm

Re: What happened to these co
By: Moondog to Ogg on Sat Sep 26 2020 02:26 am

industrial operation - it was Ford's attempt to establish a
picturesque American society."

https://www.edelweiss.plus/#sku=0312429622

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Employees were pretty much captives in Fordlandia, with a lack of going elesewhere, and soical activities were mandatory.

ford was a dick, but we would all be working 6-7 days a week if it werent fo

Ford is attributed to creating the 40 hour, 5 day work week. While he was tyrannical in some ways regarding alcohol consumption and organized labor, he beleived it was good for the economy for employees to have free time to
spend their hard earned money, and re-invest it into the economy. He pays
his employees to build cars, they spend their money on necessary and luxury items, which in turn allow employees of other businesses to have money to buy cars.

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Re: What happened to these co
By: Moondog to MRO on Sat Sep 26 2020 08:55 pm

ford was a dick, but we would all be working 6-7 days a week if it
werent fo

Ford is attributed to creating the 40 hour, 5 day work week. While he was

that's what i said.
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