Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-21 | Page 20 | Motor Earnings Barley Hold

MOTOR EARNI EARNINGS S BARELY HOLD 01 W 1 NEW YORK Aug 21 Ea ings reports for automobile c con panics for the first half halff of HH 1941 indicated Thursday that the te fi as a whole just about h hel Jd its own in the face of rapid rising taxes J For the smaller manufacturers however it was was' period of large profit prof gains gas Sales reports were not available avail aval able for all al companies but pati parta figures showed that tat the te dollar dolla dol volume of I 11 1 1 companies companie increased icea 40 per cent By comp compson son their net income rose on OnlY ony 3 per cent from 1 1 Ii 3 I