Hemmings Daily: The downside of Henry Ford's five-dollar-a-day offer

Henry Ford, undoubtedly, helped to shape the automobile industry and the peoplescape of southeast Michigan with his offer of a $5 per day wage in 1914. It more than doubled the existing wages and led workers from all over the country - all over the world, even - to his Highland Park plant in Dearborn. It helped Ford continue to boost production of the Model T and streamline production. It became a major factor in the Model T's legacy of putting the world on wheels. But, as this 1993 episode of the PBS docuseries [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Sunday, September 1, 2019 ["But the prosperity was not all it seemed:" the downside of Henry Ford's $5 a day offer]( ['But the prosperity was not all it seemed:' the downside of Henry Ford's $5 a day offer]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Henry Ford, undoubtedly, helped to shape the automobile industry and the peoplescape of southeast Michigan with his offer of a $5 per day wage in 1914. It more than doubled the existing wages and led workers from all over the country - all over the world, even - to his Highland Park plant in Dearborn. It helped Ford continue to boost production of the Model T and streamline production. It became a major factor in the Model T's legacy of putting the world on wheels. But, as this 1993 episode of the PBS docuseries ... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Unrestored 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This Hawk ready for you to restore and enjoy! Not only that, but this example is worthy of to receive a high quality restoration due to its pedigree. This one was originally pure black with a manual overdrive transmission and 289cu in engine with the VS 57 McCulloch Super Charger. 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