BRAZILIAN RUBBER
MR. FORD'S PLANS FRUSTRATED. ANTAGONISM OF NATIVES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) (Received 9.5 a.m.) Rio de Janeiro, February 2. Brazil's dream of a conquest of the Amazon jungles through an efficient exploitation of its rubber resources by Mr. Henry Ford appear to have collapsed. , Advices from Para state that Mr. Ford, after spending millions, is unable to combat the native antagonism to efficiency methods, and is giving up the experiment on the Tapajo's River. The employees were recently reduced from three thousand to two hundred. Some Americans have resigned, while others, assigned to an Australian post, are now in Para awaiting transportation. Among the methods to which natives objected, it is understood, are the punching of the time clock and the standing in a line for food. The eviction of the former tenants as the clearing proceeded also led to antagonisms. Late last year it was necessary to send the police by aeroplane from Para to quell native rioters, who marched on the rubber farm with pitchforks, guns, and farm implements.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KCC19310203.2.29
Bibliographic details
King Country Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 3262, 3 February 1931, Page 5
Word Count
172BRAZILIAN RUBBER King Country Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 3262, 3 February 1931, Page 5
Using This Item
Waitomo Investments is the copyright owner for the King Country Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Waitomo Investments. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.