While the economic tinkering of Congress and the inflationary spurts of grain and stock prices last week made spectacular excitement, more fundamental good news appeared in at least two industries.
Henry Ford stepped up his output from 2,000 to 2,500 cars a day. Chevrolet sales lumped from 10,000 to 14,000 to 17,000 cars in three successive ten-day periods and were expected to top 50,000 when final April returns were compiled. Plymouth reported 6,000 men on its payroll, just twice as many as in March. And these increases took place on top of the fact...
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