South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-21

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Ford pits. iron ore from Ford mines
and sand from Ford deposits.
He is dredging a slip beside the
River Rouge factory preparatory TO
the opening OF the proposed lakes
to-sea water route. Then sea-gOing
Ford liners will carry his autos and
tractors 10 Europe.
Ford Is already manufacturing,
from his own raw materials, steel,
iron. artificial leather. glass. paint.
chemicals, wooden parts and fuel.
Within a few weeks he Will add to
this list cellulOid, rubber tires, cloth,
galvanized tank metal, copper tub
ing. wire and magnetic parts
1t is reported that Ford bought
out all shareholders in his 5000, 000,-
900 auto company several years ago
because Of opposition to the con-
struction Of the River Rouge plant
and the buying Of raw material
sources.
When completed the River Rouge
plant will employ $4,000 men. The
plant at Highland Park, Mich, en-
ploys $4,000 men He has II manu-
featuring plants throughout the
United States and Canada and fac
tories in France, Spain, Ireland,
England and Denmark.
Ford Hospital.
The Ford hospital cost $5.OO0.OOO.
1t is the only one in world where
no employees. doctor or cook has
sleeping quarters.
All rooms, except the children's
wards, are private and each has a
bath.
The hospital does not accept char
ity cases and is not exclusively for
Ford employees.
1--WE are not operating It for the
submerged 10 percent Of humanity,
nor the plutocratic eight percent, ="
said an official. cit is for the great
! 50 percent that has been too lightly
| considered in the past"
He is securing the country for med
iccl and surgical talent The equip
ment Il unequaled by any other hos
pital. 1t is opening with accommo-
dations for 900 and with a few sim
pie changes will care for 1000.
Institute Popular.
One hundred were selected from
1.-THE thousand applicants for the first
( class in the Ford Institute OF Tech
nology. which will grant degrees in
chemical. electrical and mechanical
engineering.
| Highly educated men from Eng
land, France. Holland, Belgium and
India. as we'll as the United States,
are f. the first class. All Ford prop
critics are their laboratories. They
spend two weeks in the factory and
two in classroom. They receive $40
week, working or studying.
The millions invested IN the Ford
/ industries are 10 be returned TO the
workers and producers through
some such medium as the institute
OF technology" the founder declares.
Expenditures of the school will be
unrestricted.
The graduate of the school will be
under no obligation to the Ford
company. but the company intends
10 draw from it material for high
executive positions.
Boy Doves Machinery.
The average boy loves fine ma
chinery." says Ford. He glories in
producing something OF actual
worth"
That's why he founded the boys
trade school Only boys too poo- 10
obtain schooling or those showing
| tendencies TO become loafers or
/ criminals, are admitted.
They spend two weeks in shop.
one in school, and are paid 1910 So
cents an hour for eight hours a day.
though they work only seven.
Each boy gets a 81 gift for his
bank account every month and a
/ One-cent an hour raise. At the end
/ az their four-year course they are
: appreniced in the shops at IS a day
or Will continue in the institute OF
| technology.
Would Destroy Modern City.
/ Ford proposes TO use his gigantic
industry 70 destroy the modern city.
The modern city is causing an
unnatural restlessness. at the same
time robblng agriculture OF its man
power" Ford says.
Tt takes from the worker and the
manufacturer the normal living con-
ditons 20 which they are entitled.
II makes the whole business OF pro
duction and distribution artificial
and costly"
He contends that the world OF the
future viii be made up OF countless
small industrial centers surrounded
by farms. Factories VIII use the
water power or small streams. Far
mer and factory hand will disap-
pear.
This will come about when the
horse and COW are supplanted by
concentrated energy" he says.
The horse IS a 120O-pound hay.