The rubber magnate set up a plantation in the Amazon rain forest to produce rubber . To grow the trees on a commercial scale , you 've got to pack them in fairly close together , and at that point they become incredibly susceptible to blight and insect attacks . He did n't like the land and pointed out to himself it was n't suitable for growing rubber . Brazilian ##s protested against U.S.-style town hall , ban on alcohol . Ford ultimately sold the plantation at a $ 20 million loss .
The rubber magnate set up a plantation in the Amazon rain forest to produce rubber . He did n't like the land and pointed out to himself it was n't suitable for growing rubber . Brazilian ##s protested against U.S.-style town hall , ban on alcohol . Ford ultimately sold the plantation at a $ 20 million loss .