Costs included are for purchase (including land), operation, maintenance, and debt service. 2 Collection includes pick up, transfer, and transport to final disposal site for residential and non-residential waste. 3 Composting excludes sale of finished compost (which ranges from $0 to $100/ton).
Struck a cruel blow shortly before his eightieth birthday by the death of his only son, Edsel Ford, on May 26, 1943, Mr. Ford unfalteringly returned to the presidency of the Ford Motor Company, which he had yielded to his son twenty-four years previously.
The influence of the aging Henry Ford, however, was declining. Edsel Ford died in 1943 and two year later Henry officially turned over control of the company to Henry II, Edselâs son. Henry I retired to Fair Lane, his estate in Dearborn, where he died on April 7, 1947 at age 83. Henry Fordâs Legacy