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[Commander Truestar]

It was interesting to learn that much of the Amazon Jungle of today was cultivated. It's not a large, virgin jungle by a longshot.

Not only that...
But, if you clear and "remediate" the Amazon, like the slash burners are doing now, the rain forest does not grow back
Back in the early 1900's, Mr. Ford tried to create a rubber tree farm and processing plant.

He paid to build what was essentially an American factory town there, so he could make his own tires and maintain a vertical monopoly making his cars. Sadly, for him, the South Americans he hired could not be "taught" American working culture. So, after several years, Ford shut down the project.

If you go back to that town "today", and yes....I can show you pictures, "None" of that town has been over-grown.
The rain forest has not reclaimed the land after 100 years sitting abandoned.

 

[casquilho]

Not only that...
But, if you clear and "remediate" the Amazon, like the slash burners are doing now, the rain forest does not grow back
Back in the early 1900's, Mr. Ford tried to create a rubber tree farm and processing plant.

He paid to build what was essentially an American factory town there, so he could make his own tires and maintain a vertical monopoly making his cars. Sadly, for him, the South Americans he hired could not be "taught" American working culture. So, after several years, Ford shut down the project.

If you go back to that town "today", and yes....I can show you pictures, "None" of that town has been over-grown.
The rain forest has not reclaimed the land after 100 years sitting abandoned.

I had not heard of this until today. What a sad tale of stupidity and arrogance. The various articles I read said they knew nothing of growing rubber trees and failed to hire anyone who did. The project deserved to fail. I did find it interesting that some people still live there now. But the one article said they do not have many services. So I wonder how harsh life is there now.

Anyway, thanks for sharing, it was fun reading about it and seeing pictures etcetera.

 

[Commander Truestar]

I had not heard of this until today. What a sad tale of stupidity and arrogance. The various articles I read said they knew nothing of growing rubber trees and failed to hire anyone who did. The project deserved to fail. I did find it interesting that some people still live there now. But the one article said they do not have many services. So I wonder how harsh life is there now.

Anyway, thanks for sharing, it was fun reading about it and seeing pictures etcetera.

I should set up a share some time to show "my pictures".
In the end, the real failure was trying to force the local population into a "9 to 5" work day schedule.
The "management" knew what they were doing and expected the locals to learn their jobs.
But, like people in Mexico and other nations, they take breaks during the hottest hours of the day.....and the Ford management idiots could not understand that. So, there was constant and ridiculous conflict until the entire enterprise collapsed.

Some years back, my wife and I had a chance to visit the site - hence our pictures.
It's an incredibly sad site