Approved Code No. 186 Registry No. 320-1-01 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

END GRAIN STRIP 

WOOD BLOCK INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON DECEMBER 30, 1933 

BY 

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 

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Approved Code No. 186 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

END GRAIN STRIP WOOD BLOCK INDUSTRY 

As Approved on Decem,ber 30, 1933 

BY 

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 

Executive Order 

An application having been duly made, pursuant to and in full 

compliance with the provisions of title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for my approval of a Code 

of Fair Competition for the End Grain Strip Wood Block Industry, 

and hearings having been held thereon and the Administrator having 

rendered his report containing an analysis of the said code of fair 

competition together with his recommendations and findin~s with 

respect thereto, and the Administrator having found that the said 

code of fair competition complies in all respects with the pertinent 

provisions of title I of the said act and that the requirements of 

clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 3 of said act have 

been met; 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the 

United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by title I of 

the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and 

otherwise, do adopt and approve the report.., recommendations, and 

findings of the Administrator and do order that the said code of f air 

competition be and it is hereby approved. 

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. 

Approval recommended : 

HUGH S. JOHNSON' 

Administrator. 

THE WHITE HousE, 

December 30, 1933. 

29548°-2D6-206-a4 (511) 
DECEMBER 20, 1933. 

THE PRE IDENT] 

The Wh1,te House. 

Sm: This is a report on the Code of Fair Competition for the End 

Grain Strip Wood Block Industry in the United States as revised 

after the hearing conducted in Washington on October 12, 1933, in 

accordance with the provisions of the. National Industrial Recovery 

.A.ct. 

PRovrsroN OF THE CoDE AS TO Houn , WAGES, AND GE ERAL LABOR 

PROVISIO.r s 

ARTICLE III-HOURS 

2. This Article provides that no employee shall be permitted to 

work in exce s of forty ( 40) hours in any seven (7) day period or 

eight (8) hours in any twenty-four (24) hour period or more than 

five (5) days in any seven (7) day period, except that such hourly 

and daily limitations do not apply to employees engaged in a managerial or executive capacity who earn not le s than thirty-five dollars 

($35.00) per week, or to tra elling sale men or to employees engaged 

in emergency maintenance or emergency repair work. Further, an 

exception is made to persons employed in clerical or office work per1nitting such employees to work five and one half ( 51⁄2) days in any 

seven (7) day period. 

ARTICLE n -WAGES 

3. This Article establishes a minimum rate of pay at the rate of 

forty ($0.40) cents per hour, except that employees employed in the 

State of Arkansas shall be paid not less than thirty-five ($0.35) 

cents per hour and persons employed in clerical or office work shall 

be :raid not less than fourteen dollars ( 14.00) per week. This 

Article also establishes a minimum rate of pay irrespective of 

whether the employee is actually compensated on a time rate, piecework, or oth r basis. Further, female employees performing substantially the ame work as male e1nployees shall receive the same 

rate of pay as male employees. 

This Article al o provides for an equitable adju tment of all wao-es 

abo e the minimum and further, that the ode Authority ma pr -

ent for the approval of the Administrator u1 ward adju tm nts in 

minimum waa s for pecifi d lo alitie or oc upation . 

0 ertime f r all , ork in exc s of the normal numb r of hour 

I er day or th normal numb r of hour per w k bu not to ce cl 

ix (6) hour. jn an e, n (7) la., p riod _Tcept in ca e of m rgenc maintenance or m ro· n r l air work inv 1 ino- br alr-clown 

or the pr t tion of lif r l rop rt. , at the rat of n and n" half 

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(11⁄2) times their normal rate of pay is pro,icled f r all mpl ees 

with the e ception of tho e emplo r es who arn more than thirtyfive ( 35.00) dollars per w ek. 

ARTICLE ' -GE~ TERAL L ABOR PROVISIONS 

4. This Article provides hat no per on under ixteen ( 16) years 

of age shall be employed in the inclu try and no person under the 

acre of eighteen (18) year shall be employed in operation or occupations which are hazardous in nature or dangerous to health, and 

that the ode Authorit must submit to the Administrator within 

thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Code a list of such 

operation or occupations. This rticle embodies subparagraph (a) of Section 7 of Title I 

of the ational Industrial Recovery Act. 

This Article further provides that employer shall not recla sify 

employees or duties of occupations performed or engage in any 

other subterfuge for the purpose of defeating the purpose of provisions of the Act or of this Code. This Article further provides that every employer shall provide 

for the safety and health of his employees at the place and during 

the hours of their employment. 

This Article further provides that all employers shall post complete copies of this Code in conspicuous places accessible to employees and that employers shall make payment of all wages due in 

lawful currency or by negotiable check at specified pay periods. 

ECONO n c EFFECT OF THE CODE 

5. The members of this industry manufacture and grain strip 

wood blocks for floors, side walls, ceilings furniture, accoustical 

treatment, and decorative u es, for use in connection with construction 

projects. 

The report of the Research and Planning Division indicates that 

this industry has grown rather rapidly in recent years. From one 

establishment in 1928 employing 200 workers and having an e timated productive capacity of $600,000.00, the industry has expanded 

to the point where there are now nine (9) establishment employing 

600 workers and having a productive capacity of $3,000,000.00. 

During this same period invested capital has increa eel three (3) 

times and estimated annual sales about one and one half (11⁄2) time . On the basis of man hours, the industry reached its production 

peak in 1933, and should consumer demand increase, while the indus- try is working under the forty (40) hour week maximum, a. proYided 

by the Code, it will be nece ary to employ approximately 120 addi- tional men not previou ly employed in this indu try. The increa es 

which were effected as a consequence of the President Reemploy- ment Agreement will be further extended by the provi ion of this 

Code and the upward readju tment of wages above the minimum 

promises to carry out in spirit and letter the object of the National 

Industrial Recovery Act. 

The report of the Research and Planning Di i ion indicate that 

the minimum rate of forty cents ($0.40) per hour establi hed b. the 
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Code affects approximately sixty percent (60%) of the total employees of the industry receiYing less than forty cents ($0.40) per hour 

on September 15, 1933, excluding those employees in the State of 

Arkansas for whom a minimum rate of thirty-five cents ($0.35) is 

established by the Code. 

FINDINGS 

The Administrator finds that-

( a) The code as recommended complies in all respects with the 

Jnandatory provisions of Title I of the Act, including, without 

limitation, subsection (a) of Section 7 and subsection (b) of Section 

10 thereof, and that 

(b) The applicant group imposes no inequitable restrictions on 

admission to membership therein and is truly representative of the 

End Grain Strip ,v ood Block Industry; and that 

( c) The Code as recommended is not designed to promote monopolies or to eliminate or oppress small enterprises and will not operate 

to discriminate against them, and will tend to effectuate the policy 

of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act. 

It is recommended, therefore, that this code be adopted. 

Respectfully, 

HuGH S. JoHNSON , 

Administrator. 
CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

END GRAIN TRIP WOOD BLOCK INDUSTRY 

A RTICLE I-P Rro. E · 

To eff ct the p licies o:f Title I o:f the ... ational I ndu trial 

R c -very ct a approved b)7 the Pre iclent June lG, 1933, the followino- provi ion are . ubmittecl a a Code crf Fair Competition :for 

the ~ nd rain trip ,, ood Block Indu try and, upon apprm-al by 

the Pre ide!1t, hall b the standard o:f :fair compet.iti n :for such 

indn try and hall be binding upon every member thereo:f. 

RTICLE II-DEFL -rno~ -s 

ECTIOJ.T 1. The term •· E nd Grain Strip ,Yoocl Blocl- I n lu try " 

or In<lu tr ' as u eel herein is lefined to mean and include the 

manufacture :for ale and the installation bv th manuf acturer o:f 

End Grain trip ,Vood Block :for flo ors, i 1e wall , ceilings furniture, accou tical treatment: and decorative tLe , together with such 

arcessory materials and operation a may be inci lental thereto and 

such branche or subdi,ision a may from time to time be included 

under the provision of thi ode by the Pre id nt aft~r uch notice 

and hearing as he may pre cribe. 

SEC. 2. The term " End Grain Strip Wood Blocks" i defined to 

mean a series of end-grain wood blocks as embled into trip on con- tinuous ba eboard or b the u e of wood or metal binders, pline , 

or dowels, or a combination thereof, or such other methods a may 

be devised from time to time. 

SEc. 3. The term " member of the industry " includes, but without limitation, any individual, partnership association, corporation, 

or other form of enterprise engaged in the indu try either a an 

employer or on hi or its own behalf. 

SEc. 4. The term "employee" as used herein include any and all 

per ons engaged in the indu try, however compensated except a 

member of the industry. 

SEc. 5. The term ' commodity " as used herein is defined to mean 

End Grain Strip Wood Blocks or acce ory material . SEc. 6. The term "product ' as u ed herein is defined to mean a 

complete installation of End Grain Strip Wood Blocks including 

any r quired acce ory material . A product may be one of everal 

specie of wood or thickne es of the strip. 

SEC. 7. The term "A ociation" means the End Grain Strip Wood 

Block fanufacturer Incorporated. 

EC. 8. The term Act' and Administrator 'as used lierein mean 

re pecti,ely Title I of the National Indu trial Recovery Ar.t, and the 

Admini trator for Indu trial Reco--very. 

ARTICLE III- 1Axnrmr HoURs 

E TIO - 1. To employee shall be permitted to work in exce s of 

forty ( 40) hours in any se,en (7) da period or eight ( ) hours 

in any twenty-:four (24) hour period, beginning at midnight or more 

than frve ( 5) day in any e-ven (7) day period, except as herein 

otherwi e provided. A normal work day (twenty-:four (24) hour 

period) shall not exceed eight (8) hour , and a normal work week 

(seven (7) day period) hall not exceed forty (40) hours. 

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SEc. 2. Hours f01· Clerical and Office Ernployees.-N o person employed in clerical or office work shall be permitted to work in excess of forty ( 40) hours in any seven (7) day period, or nine (9) 

hours in any twenty-four (24) hour period, or fiye and one half 

(51⁄2) days in any seven (7) day period. A normal work day 

(twenty-four (24) hour period) shall not exceed eight (8) hours 

and a normal work week (seven (7) day period) shall not exceed 

forty ( 40) hours. 

SEc. 3. Exceptions as to H ours.-The provisions of this Article 

shall not apply to travelling salesmen, or to employees engaged in 

emergency maintenance or emergency repair work, or to person employed in a managerial or executive capacity who earn not less than 

thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per week. 

SEc. 4. Eniployment by Several Employers.-N o employer shall 

knowingly engage any employee for any time which, when totaled 

with that already performed with another employer or employers 

in this irrdustry, exceeds the maximum permitted herein. 

ARTICLE IV-MINIMUM w AGES 

SECTION 1. No employee Qhall be paid in any pay period less than 

at the rate of forty cents ($0.40) per hour, exrept as herein otherwise provided. 

SEo. 2. No employee employed in the State of Arkansas shall be 

paid in any period less than at the rate of thirty-five cents ($0.35) 

per hour. 

SEc. 3. No person employed in clerical or office work shall be paid 

in any pay period less than fourteen dollars ($14.00) per week. 

SEc. 4. Piecework Oompensatio71r-Minirnurn 1ir1 ages.-This Article 

establishes a minimum rate of pay, which shall apply irrespective 

of whether an employee is actually compensated on a time rate, 

piecework, or other basis. 

SEc. 5. Minimwm Wage Rates by Locality Occupation.-After the 

approval of this Code, the Code Authority may present for approval 

to the Administrator, after notice and hearing, recommendations as 

to upward adjustments in minimum wages for specified localities 

or occupations, in order to effectuate the purposes of the Act. 

SEc. 6. Female Employees.-Female employees performing ubstantially the same work as male employees shall receive the ame 

rate of pay as male employees. 

SEC. 7. Wages Above the Minimum.-There shall be an equitable 

adjustment of all wages above the minimum, and to that end, within 

thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Code, the Code 

Authority shall submit for the approval of the Administrator a 

proposal for adju tment in wages above the minimum. Upon approval by the Administrator after such hearing as he may prescribe, 

su h proposal shall become binding as a part of thi Code, provided, 

however, that in no event shall hourly rates of pay be r du ed. 

EC. 8. Ov rtime.-All employees who work mor than U n rmal 

numb r f hour p r day in any twenty-four (24) hour p riod, or 

more than the normal number of hours per w k in any . ev n (7) 

day period, provid d in this_ Code for the cla of w rk p dorm cl by 

su ·h emplo. <'. · • hall be paid not le s than on an one half ( 11/2 ) 

tim U eir n rmal rate of pay for said ex e . u ·h ov rtim hall 
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not exc d six ( 6) hour. in n.n y ev n (7) <lay perio<l, ex ept in ca. es 

of emero- n y maint nan e or m rg n yr J air ,v rl· invohin · br . kd ns or prote tion of ]if or propcrt3. This c tion shall n t apply 

to employee in exe utive or manaaerial apa ity wh earn mot'tl 

than thirty-five ($35.00) per we k. 

ARTICLE V-CHILD LABOR 

SECTION 1. No person under sixteen ( 16) years of age hall be 

employed in the indu try. No person under eighteen (1 ) year of 

age hall be employed at operation or occupations whi ch are hazardous in nature or dangerous to health. The Code Authority sh all 

submit to the Admini trator within thirty (30) days after th 

effective date of this Code a list of such operations or occupations. 

In any State an employer shall be deemed to have complied with 

this provision as to age if he shall have on file a certificatB or permit duly issued by the Agency in uch State empowered to is ue 

employment or age certificates or permits showing that the employee 

is of the required age. 

SEc. 2. Provisions from the A ct.-In compliance with Section 7 

(a) of the Act it is provided: 

(a) That employees shall have the right to organize and bargain 

collectively, through repre entatives 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-organization or in other concerted activities 

for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or 

protection. 

(b) That no employee and no one seeking employment shall be 

required as a condition of employment to j01n any company union 

or to refrain from joining, organizing, or assisting a labor organization of his own choosing, and 

( c) 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. 

SEc. 3. Reclassification of E1nployees.-N o employer shall reclassify employees or duties of occupations performed or engage in 

any other subterfuge for the purpose of defeating the purposes or 

provisions of the Act or of this Code. 

SEC. 4. Standards for Safety and H ealth.-Every employer shall 

provide for the safety and health of his employees at the place and 

during the hours of their employment. Standards for safety and 

health shall be submitted by the Code Authority to the Administrator within six (6) months after the effective date of this Code. 

SEc. 5. State Laws.-N o J?rovisions in this Code shall supersede 

any law within any State which imposes more stringent requirements 

on employers as to age of employees, wages, hours of work, or as to 

safety, health, or sanitary conditions or insurance, or fire protection, 

or general working conditions, than are impo ed by this Code. 

SEC. 6. Posting.-All employers shall post complete copies of 

this Code in conspicuou places acce sible to employees. 

SEC. 7. Payment of 1V ages.-All employers shall make payment of 

all wages due in lawful currency or by negotiable check t herefor, 

payable on demand. ,v ages shall be paid at the end of each weekly 

period. These wages shall be exempt from any payment for pen-
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sions, insurance or sick benefit other than those voluntarily paid 

by emplo3 ees. Employers or their acrents shall not accept, directly 

or indirectly, rebates on such wages or give anything of value nor 

extend any faYor to any per on for the purpose of influencing rates 

of "ages or working conditions or their empolyees. 

The proYisions of thi section r garding payment of wages at the 

end of each weekly period shall not apply to persons employed in a 

managerial or executfre capacity who earn not less than thirtyfiYe dollars ($35.00) per week, nor t o per ons employed in clerical 

r office work. The wages for per on employed in clerical or office 

work shall be paid at the end of pay periods not to exceed bi-monthly 

periods. 

ARTICLE VI-OnGA:N"IZATION, PowERS AND DuTIES OF THE ConE 

AUTHORITY 

SE TIO~T 1. Organization and Constitution.- A Code Authority is 

hereby constituted to cooperate with the Administrator in the administration of this Code. 

EC. 2. The Code Authority shall consist of five (5) members of 

the indu try to be selected as follows: 

:Members of the industry shall elect the industry members of the 

Code Authority by majority vote of the members of the Industry; 

provided, however, that four ( 4) of such members of the Code 

Authority shall be members of the Association and one (1) such 

member of the Code Authority shall be a nonmember of the Association; and further provided, in the event that ninety percent 

(90 %) of the members of the industry are members of the Association all five ( 5) members of the Code Authority may be members 

of the Association. 

SEc. 3. The Association is hereby designated as the agency to 

conduct an election of the members of the Code Authority within 

fifteen (15) days after the effective date o:f this Code, and any other 

elections of members of the Code Authority which may thereafter 

be held. Members of the Code Authority shall be elected to serve 

for a term of one (1) year or until their successors are elected at 

the next annual meeting of the industry. In the event of any 

vacancy in the membership of the Code Authority, a spe ial meeting of the members of the industry for an election to fill the incomplete terms of such members shall be called. otice of each election shall be sent to all members of the in lustry at least ten days 

in adYance of such election, and voting at uch election may be by 

person by proxy, or by letter ballot. 

EC. 4. In addition to member hip a above provid cl th re may 

be thr e (3) member , without vot to be appoint 1 by th dmini - trator to serve for a t rm of tw lve (12) month from th late of 

appointment. SEC. 5. The repres ntativ who may b a1 p inted b th Administrator tog th r with th dminj trator, hall be giYcn notice of 

ancl may sit at all meeting. of th or1 uthori'-y. ~ EC'. G. Ea h trade or in ln trial a . o iati n lir ctl r or indirectly 

parti ipating in the 1 ti n or a tiYities of the od uthority 

shall (1) impo n in qnitable r tri tion on member hip, and (2) 

ubmit t th A 1ministrator true 01 ies of it arti les of a ociation, 

bylaws, regulati ns, and any amendm nts when made thereto, to-
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gether with uch other information as to member hip, oraanization, 

and activities a. the Administrator may deem n ary to cffe ·tuate 

the puq o es of the A t. 

SE . 7. In order that the Code Authority shall at all times be truly 

repre entative of the indu try an 1 in other r ·pe t · omply with the 

:provi ions of the Act, th Administrator may prescribe such hearing as he may deem proper; and thereafter, if he shall find that the 

Code Authority is not truly repre entative or loes not in other respect comply with the provi ions of the Act, may require an appropriate modification in the method of selection of the Code Authority. 

SEc. 8. Members of the indu. try shall be entitled to participate in 

and share the benefits of the activities of the Code Authority and to 

participate in the selection of the members thereof by as enting to 

and complying with the requirements of this Code and sustaining 

their reasonable share of the expenses of its administration. Such 

reasonable share of the expenses of administration shall be determined by the Code Authority, subject to review by the Admini trator, 

on the basis of volume of business and/ or such other factors as may 

be deemed equitable. 

SEc. 9. Nothing contained in this Code shall constitute the members of the Code Authority partners for any purpose. Nor shall 

any member of the Code Authority be liable in any manner to 

anyone for any act of any other member, officer, agent, or employee 

of the Code Authority. Nor shall any member of the Code Authority exercising reasonable diligence in the conduct of his duties hereunder be liable to anyone for any action or omission to act under 

this Code, except for his own willful misfeasance or nonfeasance. 

SEc. 10. Powers and Duties.-The Code Authority shall have the 

following further powers and duties, the exercise of which shall be 

reported to the Administrator and shall be subject to his right, on 

review, to disapprove any action taken by the Code Authority: 

(a) To insure the execution of the provisions of this Code and provide for the compliance of the industry with the provisions of the Act. 

(b) To adopt bylaws and rules and regulations for its procedure 

and for the administration and enforcement of the Code. 

( c) To obtain from members of the industry such information and 

reports as are required for the administration of the Code and to 

provide for submission by members of such information and reports 

as the Administrator may deem necessary for the purposes recited in 

Section 3 (a) of the Act, which information and reports shall be 

submitted by members to such administrative and/or government 

agencies as the Administrator may designate; provided, that nothing 

in this Code shall relieve any member of the industry of any existing obligations to furnish reports to any government agency. No 

individual reports shall be disclosed to any other member of the industry or any other party except to such governmental agencies as 

may be directed by the Administrator. 

( d) To use such trade associations and other agencies as it deems 

proper for the carrying out of any of it activities provided for 

herein, provided that nothing herein hall relieYe the Code Authority 

of its dutie or re pon ibilities uncl r this ode and that uch trade 

associations and agencies . hall at all times be subj ect to and comply 

with the provisions hereof. 
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( e) To make recommendations to the Administrator for the coordination of the administration of this Code with such other Codes, 

if an), as may be related to the inclu try. 

(f) To secure from members of the industry an equitable and 

proportionate payment of the reasonable expenses of maintaining 

the Code Authority and its activities. 

(g) To cooperate with the Admini:-trator in regulating the use of 

any RA in ignia solely by those members of the industry who 

ha Ye assented to, and are con1plyina with, this Code. 

(h) To recommend to the Administrator further f air trade-practice provisions to goyern members of the industry in their relations 

with each other or with other indu tries and to recommend to the 

Administrator mea ures for industrial planning, including stabilization of employment. 

ARTICLE VII-Th.ADE PRACTICE RULES 

GENERAL DEFINITIONS 

For all purposes of the Code the acts described in this Article 

shall constitute unfair practices. Any member of the industry who 

shall directly or indirectly through any officer, employee, agent, or 

representative, knowingly use, employ, or permit to be employed, any 

of such unfair practices shall be guilty of a violation of the Code. 

RULES CONCERNING TRADE INACCURACIES 

Rule 1. /1UJ)c(}Urate Arlvertisvng.-No member of the industry shall 

use or publish advertising (whether printed, radio, display, or of any 

nature) or other representation which is inaccurate in any material 

particular or in any way misrepresent any commodity ( including 

its use, trade mark, grade, quality, quantity, origin, size, material 

content, or preparation) or credit terms, values, policies, services, or 

the nature or form of the business conducted. 

Rule 93. "Bait" Advertising.-N o member of the industry shall use 

advertising or selling methods or credit terms which tend to deceive 

or mislead the customer or prospective customer. 

Rule 3. False Billing.-N o member of the industry shall intentionally withhold from or insert in any quotation or invoice any statement that makes it inaccurate in any material particular. 

Rule 4. / naccwrate Labelling.-No member of the industry shall 

intentionally brand or mark or pack any commodity in any manner 

which tends to deceive or mislead purchasers with respect to the 

brand, grade, quality, quantity, origin, size, material content, or 

preparati'on of such commodity. 

RULE CONCER ING ATTACKING OF COMPETITORS 

Rule 5. I naccurate Refe1?ences to Competitor , etc.-No member of 

the industry hall u advertising or oth r r pr ntation whi h refer ina curately in any material particular to any mp titor or his 

cornmoclitie , pric s, values, re lit term , p Ii i s, or ervice . Rule 0. elling Below Cost.- o m mb r of th indu try hall 11 

b low hi o t, except to m t the c mpetjti n of th low r t of 

an ther m mber of the indu try. Pur ·uant to th pr i ion f rticle VI th ode Authority shall formulate r au to b formulat d tandard methods or y t m of o t a ounting for u e in this 

industry, which methods or systems shall be adaptable to the cost ac-
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counting procedure of, and to the busines 0£ this industry. Such 

method or ystems shall peci£y the £actors that -·hall determine the 

co t for each m mb r of the indu try pur uant to the provision of 

this section. Upon approval of such methods or . ystems by the 

Admini trator, the Code Authority hall furni h to each member of 

the industry complete detail of uch methods or S} terns. Thereafter, in determining costs each member of the indu try hall use a 

co t accounting sy tern which shall be at least a complete and detailed as the cost accounting method or y tern recommended by the 

ode Authority and approved by the Ad.mini trator. 

Rule 7. Threats of Law Suits.- o member of the indu try shall 

publish or circularize unjustified or unwarranted threats of legal 

proceedings which tend to or have the effect of harrassing competitors or intimidating their customers. 

Rule 8. Secret Rebates.- ro member of the indu try shall secretly 

offer or make any payment or allowance of a rebate, refund commi sion, credit, unearned discount, or excess allowance, whether in 

the form of money or otherwi e, for the purpose of influencing a 

sale, nor shall a member extend to any customer any pecial service 

or privilege not extended to all cu tomers of the ame cla s. 

Rule 9. Selling on O OIIU3ig·wment.-~ o member 0£ the industry shall 

ship commodities on consignment e:s:cept under contract or bona fide 

orders. 

Rule 10. Bribing E7nployees.-N o member 0£ the industry shall 

give, permit to be given, or directly offer to give, anything of value 

for the purpose of influencing or rewarding the action of any employee, agent, or representative of another in relation to the business 

of the employer of such employee, the principal of such agent1 or the 

represented party, without the knowledge of such employer, principal, 

or party. Commercial bribery provisions shall not be construed to 

prohibit free and general distribution of articles commonly used for 

advertising except so far as such articles are actually used for commercial bribery as hereinabove defined. 

Rule 11. Interference with Another's Contracts.- o member of 

the industry shall attempt to induce the breach of an exi ting contract between a competitor and his employee or customer or source of 

supply; nor shall any such member interfere with or obstruct the 

performance of such contractual duties or services. 

Rule lf. Espionage of Oompetitors.-No member of the industry 

shall secure or attempt to secure confidential information concerning 

the business of a competitor by a false or misleading statement or 

representation or by false impersonation of one in authority by 

bribery or any other unfair method. 

RULES CO CERNING SPECIAL PRACTICES 

Rule 13. o member of the industry shall finance , directly or indirectly, a purchaser on a pecific contract, nor guarantee his accounts 

in any manner, except in accordance ~ith provi ions previously filed 

with the Code Authority pursuant to Article VIII hereof. 

Rule 14. :r o member of the indu try hall cancel in whole or in 

part, or permit the cancellation in whole or in part of any contract 

of sale of End Grain Strip "\Vood Blocks or of any commodity except 

for an equitable consideration. 
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Rule 15. No member of the industry shall make or give to any 

purchaser of any commodity any guarantee or protection in any form 

against a decline in the market price. Rule 16. No member of the industry shall combine quotations for 

any commodity of this industry with any quotation for any other 

material, labor, or service, for the purpose and with the intent of 

concealing the true selling price o:f such commodity. 

Rule 17. No member of the industry shall intentionally imitate or 

misappropriate the trade marks, trade designs or trade brands of a 

competitor for the purpose or ·with the intent of deceiving any purchaser or prosp ective purch aser. 

Rule 18. Other Unfair Practices.-N othing in this Code shall limit 

the effect of any adjudication by the courts or holding by the F ederal 

Trade Commission on complaint, finding, and or der, that any practice 

or method i unfair, providing that such adjudication or holding is 

not inconsistent with any provision of the Act or of this Code. 

A RTICLE VIII-PRICE LISTING, T ERMS, AND CON DITIONS OF S ALE 

SECTION 1. Within twenty (20 ) days after the effective date of this 

Code each member of the industry sh all file and shall maintain on file 

with the Code Authority, or with such agency as the Code Authority 

may de ignate, a minimum price list individually prepared by it for 

all commodities and products, f.o.b. shipping point, sold or offered 

for sale, and all terms and conditions of sale relating thereto, provided, however, that no such price list shall state prices less than the 

member's individual cost as determined by Rule 6 of Article VII. 

Such price li t and terms and conditions of sale shall be open to 

inspection at all r easonable times by any interested party. Revised 

price lists or revised terms and conditions of sale may be filed from 

time to time thereafter, provided, however, that such revisions shall 

be filed for a period of not less nor more than five ( 5) days in 

advance of the effective date of any such revisions. 

SEc. 2. No member of the industry shall sell or off er for sale any 

commodity or product at such prices or on such terms and conditions 

of sale as will r esult in the purchaser obtaining such commodity or 

product at less than the prices previously filed by such member, or 

on more f avorable t erms and conditions than the terms and condi~ 

tions of sale previously filed by such member, in accordance with the 

provision of this Article and in effect at the time of such sale. 

SEc. 3. No member of the industry shall render any service other 

than advice and con ultation to any purchaser of any commodity in 

connection with the ule or installation of any commodity or product 

unless a schedule of such services shall h ave been previou ly filed with 

the Code Authority pursuant to Section 1 hereof, or unless fair 

compen ati n for uch services shall be paid by such purchaser. The 

following additional services shall be individually itemized and 

hargecl for if rend re l: 

(a ) S"rvi s r nd r d in conn tion with the placing of t he subbase or other ba king in prop r ondition to receive the end grain 

strjp wood bl k . 

(b) Services r nd red in connection with the provision of a clear 

working spa or witl the aclju tment of onduit pipes or other 

obstructions whi h interfere with the installations. 
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( c) Services required as the result of the :failure of the purcha er 

to so arrange the progress of the operation as to permit one continuous and uninterrupted installation. 

( d) Services required as a result of the failure of the purchaser 

to provide electrical outlets, electrical wiring, and electrical current 

for power and lighting in the immediate area of the installation. 

( e) Services required as a result of the failure of the purchaser 

to provide free and uninterrupted use of a hoist and the operator 

thereof. 

( f) Services required as the result of the failure o:f the purcha er 

to provide watchmen. 

(g) Services required as the result of the failure of the purchaser to provide water and toilet facilities for the installation crew. 

(h) Costs incurred for insurance of materials delivered or installed in the event that the purchaser requires such insurance. 

SEc. 4. The price to any destination shall be not less than the price 

f.o.b. shipping point plus full transportation charges to unloading 

point of carrier. No member of the industry shall prepay transportation charges on shipments consigned to other than the member 

of the industry itself, except in the case of railroad freight charges 

to stations to which regulations require prepayment from any shipping point, unless other conditions shall have been filed previously 

with the Code Authority pursuant to Section 1 hereof; provided, however, that tlie foregoing provisions shall not apply to shipments 

purchased directly by and consigned to departments or agencies of 

the United States or State Governments or subdivisions thereof. 

SEc. 5. Terms of payment by members of the industry shall not 

be more favorable than to provide that eighty-five percent (85%) 

of the value of any commodity or product furnished, delivered or 

installed during the preceding month shall be due and payable on 

the fifteenth day of each month following such furnishing, delivery, 

or installing, and that the balance shall be due and payable within 

thirty (30) days after the completion of the contract. A ca h discount of not to exceed one (1) percent, after freight is deducted, 

may be allowed on partial or complete payments made within ten 

(10) days from the date of shipment; provided, however, that the 

foregoing provisions shall not apply to shipments purchased directly 

by and consigned to Departments or agencies of the United States 

or State Governments or subdivisions thereof . 

.ARTICLE IX 

If any employer in this industry is also an employer of labor in 

or engaged in any other industry, the provisions of this Code shall 

apply to and affect only that part of his business which is defined 

in this Code. 

ARTI LEX-PRICE INCREA ES 

Whereas the policy of the Act to increase real purchasing power 

wilL be made impo sible of consummation if prices of goods and 

services increase a rapidly as wage , it is recognized that price 

increases, except uch a may be required to meet individual cost, 

should be delayed. But when made, such increases should, o far as 

possible, be limited to actual increases in the seller's costs . 

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ARTICLE XI-MONOPOLIES 

No provision of this Code shall be so applied as to permit monopolies or monopolistic practices, or to eliminate, oppress, or discriminate 

against small enterprises. 

ARTICLE XII-GE:NER.AL PROVISIONS 

1. This Code and all the provisions thereof are expre sly made 

subject to the right of the President, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of Section 10 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 the Act, 

and specifically, but without limitation, 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. 

2. Thi Code, except as to provisions required by the Act, may 

be modified on the basi of experience or changes in circumstances, 

such modification to be based upon application to the Administrator 

and such notice and hearing as he shall specify and to become 

effective on approval of the President. 

ARTICLE XIII-REPORTS 

In addition to information required to be submitted to the Code 

Authority, all or any of the persons subject to this Code shall furnish such statistical information as the Administrator may deem 

necessary for the purpo es recite~ in Section 3 (a) of the Act to such 

Federal ancl State agencies a the Administrator may designate; and 

nothing in this code shall relieve any person of any existing obligation to furnish reports to Government agencies. 

ARTICLE XIV-REGISTRATION OF MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRY 

Each member of the industry shall within thirt_y (30) days of 

the effective date of this Code register with the Code Authority. 

All member of the industry who may engage in the industry thereafter shall likewise register with the Code Authority. Registration 

of a member of the industry shall include the full name and mailing 

address of the member. The time limit for the registration by any 

member of the industry may be extended whenever, in the opinion 

of the Admini trator the time limit as provided herein might cause 

an injustice to any member of the industry. 

ARTICLE XV-INSTALLATION (FIELD ERECTION) 

1ember of the Industry engaged in installation (field erection) 

of the products or commodities of this Industry shall be governed 

by the hours, wages and other labor provi ions of nch approved 

code for the con tru tion industry as may be de i nated by the 

Admini trator after such notice and hearing as he may prescribe. 

ARTICLE XVI-EF:FECTIVE DATE 

This Code hall b come eff tive on the se ond Monday after its 

approval by the Pr ident. 

Approved ode . 1 6. 

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