Comments on: Henry Ford’s Model T-witter http://historicaltweets.com/2008/12/11/henry-fords-model-t-witter/ Twitter messages from the annals of time. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:30:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: New Guy http://historicaltweets.com/2008/12/11/henry-fords-model-t-witter/comment-page-1/#comment-81 New Guy Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:50:03 +0000 http://historicaltweets.com/?p=88#comment-81 On the list before quality should have been "Tweet Adolf Hitler, thank him for saying 'I regard Henry Ford as my inspiration' and for giving me the Grand Cross of the German Eagle." On the list before quality should have been “Tweet Adolf Hitler, thank him for saying ‘I regard Henry Ford as my inspiration’ and for giving me the Grand Cross of the German Eagle.”

]]> By: Billy Smithwick http://historicaltweets.com/2008/12/11/henry-fords-model-t-witter/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Billy Smithwick Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:11:48 +0000 http://historicaltweets.com/?p=88#comment-64 So Scott. No comment on the fact that Quality is Job 6? And I don't think that anyone will argue that auto workers have been coddled and overpaid for nearly a century. That's one of many root causes of your problems. That and the fact that the megacorps have people employed to troll that intarwebs. So Scott. No comment on the fact that Quality is Job 6? And I don’t think that anyone will argue that auto workers have been coddled and overpaid for nearly a century. That’s one of many root causes of your problems. That and the fact that the megacorps have people employed to troll that intarwebs.

]]> By: Scott Monty http://historicaltweets.com/2008/12/11/henry-fords-model-t-witter/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Scott Monty Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:08:35 +0000 http://historicaltweets.com/?p=88#comment-43 Hey, I've definitely got a sense of humor (ref http://www.scottmonty.com/2007/04/what-would-david-ogilvy-twitter.html), but let's honor Henry's memory. Henry Ford lowered *prices*, not wages. In fact, on this date (January 5) in 1914, Henry more than doubled the minimum wage of his factory workers - from $2.34 to $5.00 an hour AND announced a profit-sharing plan. Oh, and there was no union in 1910, therefore no strikes. Scott Monty Global Digital Communications Ford Motor Company Hey, I’ve definitely got a sense of humor (ref http://www.scottmonty.com/2007/04/what-would-david-ogilvy-twitter.html), but let’s honor Henry’s memory.

Henry Ford lowered *prices*, not wages. In fact, on this date (January 5) in 1914, Henry more than doubled the minimum wage of his factory workers – from $2.34 to $5.00 an hour AND announced a profit-sharing plan.

Oh, and there was no union in 1910, therefore no strikes.

Scott Monty
Global Digital Communications
Ford Motor Company

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