•• Registry No. 1126—01 NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE MILL SUPPLY INDUSTRY AS SUBMITTED ON JULY 31, 1933 WE DO OUR PART UNIV. OF FL L!8. DocuyeNTs dept. 1 '■ ''-'^ \ t> w ' ^ U.S. DEP0S1T0ISY The Code for the Mill Supply Industry in its present form merely reflects the proposal of the above-mentioned industry, and none of the provisions contained therein are to be regarded as having received the approval of the National Recovery Administration as applying to this industry UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1933 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C« Price S cents CODE OF FAIR TRADE PRACTICE FOR THE MILL SUPPLY INDUSTRY INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL SUBGROUPS BY INDUSTRY Purpose. — 1. To effectuate the policy of Title 1 of the National In- dustrial Recovery Act, during the period of the emergency, this in- dustry presents this code, the purpose of which is to improve the standards of labor, the purchasing power of labor and capital, as a necessary means of promoting and maintaining industrial recovery, by increasing employment, and by eliminating unfair competitive practices. It is conceived with the intent of being fair to employees, competitors, distributors, and consumers alike, and with no intent to promote monopoly, to discriminate against small enterprises, nor to impose any inequitable restrictions on admission to the group. The following provisions are established as a code of fair competition for the mill supply industry and subgroups by industry. 2. Definitions. — The term " mill supply industry " as used herein is defined to mean the manufacture of those products largely used for industrial equipment and maintenance use, such as — Abrasives, Belting, Files, Pipe tools. Steel pulleys. Twist drills. Vises, Wrenches, etc., etc. The term " employees " as used herein shall include all persons em- ployed in the manufacture of same. The term " persons " shall in- clude natural persons, partnerships, associations, and corporations. The term " effective date " as used herein is defined as being the second Monday after the approval of this code by the President. 3. Those signing this code will submit with their individual sup- plementary group by industry subcodes their numerical percentage to their total industry, as well as their capacity percentage to their total industry. 4. We agree that none of those signing this code will sell their product below a properly determined cost of production, including material, labor, factory overhead, with administrative and selling costs added on a percentage basis. 5. It is agreed that the maximum hours of labor for our individ ual industry group shall be in accordance with Schedule "A" here- with appended. 9123 — 33 (1) SCHEDULE A It is agreed that the maximum hours of labor for the Industry will be a week in accordance with number five (5) of the Mill Supply Manufacturers Basic Code and the members of this Industry have hereto affixed their signature as agreeing to put these hours into effect on the ISth or 31st of the month when approved by the President of the United States. SCHEDULE B It is agreed that the minimum rates of pay for the Industry will be a week in accordance with num- ber five (5) of the Mill Supply Manufacturers' Basic Code and the members of this Industry have hereto affixed their signatures as agreeing to put these wages into effect on the 15th or 31st of the month when approved by the President of the United States. Labor. — 6. It is agreed by those signing this code that employees shall have the right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and shall be free from the interference, restraint, or coercion of employers of labor or their agents, in the designation of such representatives or in self-organiza- tion or in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. 6. (2) That no employee and no one seeking employment shall be required as a condition of employment to join any company union or to refrain from joining, organizing, or assisting a labor organization of his own choosing. 6. (3) That employers shall comply with the maximum hours of labor, minimum rates of pay, and other conditions of employment, approved or prescribed by the President. 7. This code and all the provisions thereof are expressly made, subject to the right of the President, in accordance with the pro- visions of Section 10 (b) of the National Industrial Recovery Act, from time to time to cancel or modify any order, approval, license, rule, or regulation issued under Title I of said Act, and specifically to the right of the President to cancel or modify his approval of this code or any conditions imposed by him upon his approval thereof. 8. It is agreed by those signing this code that there will be in- cluded in the supplementary group by industry subcodes a proper classification of distributors and adequate price differentials based upon the functions performed and the cost of the service rendered in the distribution of their products to the consumer. 9. It is agreed that each individual group by industry will police its respective industry and will report, to the necessary authority any individuals or companies who, after adopting this code, fail to live up to its provisions. 10. It is agreed that any infraction of any of the foregoing articles of agreement shall constitute a violation of this code and therefore be subject to the provisions of the law. 11. To further effectuate the policies of the Act, the mill supply industry committee, the applicants herein, or such successor com- mittee or committees as may hereafter be constituted by the action of the groups by industry which sign this code, is set up to cooperate with the Administrator as a planning and fair practice agency for the mill supply industry. Such agency may from time to time pre- sent to the Administrator recommendations based on conditions in the industry as a whole, or in the subgroups by industry, as they may develop, which will tend to effectuate the operation of the provisions of this code and the policy of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and in particular along the following lines : 1. Recommendations as to the requirements by the Administrator of such further reports from persons engaged in the Mill Supply In- dustry, or the groups by industry, of statistical information and keeping of uniform accounts as may be required to secure the proper observance of the code and promote the stabilization of the industry and employment. 2. Recommendations for the making of requirements by the Ad- ministrator as to practices of persons engaged in the mill supply in- dustry, or in any or all of the subgroups by industry, as to methods and conditions of trading, the naming and reporting of prices which may be appropriate to avoid discrimination, to promote stabilization of the industry, to prevent and eliminate unfair and destructive competitive prices and practices. 3. Recommendation_s for dealing with any inequalities that may otherwise arise to endanger the stability of the industry and of production and employment. Such recommendations, when approved by the Administrator, shall have the same force and effect as any other provisions of this code. Such committee is also set up for the purpose of investigating and informing the Administrator on behalf of the mill supply industry and subgroups by industry, as to the importation of competitive articles into the United States in substantial quantities, or increasing ratio to domestic production on such terms or under such conditions as to render ineffective or seriously to endanger the maintenance of this code, and as an agency for making complaint to the President on behalf of the mill supply industry and subgroups by industry, under provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act, with respect thereto. 12. Such of the provisions of this Code as are not required to be included therein by the National Industrial Recovery Act, may, with the approval of the President, be modified, or eliminated as changes in circumstances or experiences may indicate. It is contemplated that from time to time supplementary provisions to this Code or additional codes will be submitted for the approval of the President to prevent unfair competition in price and other unfair and destruc- tive competitive practices and to effectuate the other purposes and policies of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act consistent with the provisions hereof. Company Name SCHEDXTLB A It is agreed that the Maximum Hours of Labor for the Industry will be a weelc in accordance with number five (5) of the Mill Supply Manufacturers' Basic Code, and the members of this Industry have hereto affixed their signatures as agreeing to put these hours into effect on the 15th or Slst of the month when approved by the President of the United States. Company Name SCHEDULE B It is agreed that the Minimum rates of pay for the Industry will be a week in accordance with number five (5) of the Mill Supply Manufacturers' Basic Code and the members of this Industry have hereto affixed their signatures as agreeing to put these wages into effect on the 15th or Slst of the month when approved by the President of the United States. Company Name o UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 3 1262 08855 5981