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NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

DRY KILN INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 29, 1933 

REGISTRY No. 1026-1-06 

The Code for the Dry Kiln Industry 

in its present form merely reflects the proposal of the abov"-mentioned 

industry, and none of the provisions contained therein ar~ 

to be regarded as having received the approval of 

' . ' 

the National Recovery Administi'ation 

as applying to this industry 

WE DO OUR PART 

' ....... ,_ 

UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1933 

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. - - - - - - - - Price 5 cents 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE DRY KILN 

INDUSTRY 

ARTICLE I-PURPO E 

Thi code i s t up for the purpo e of increa ing employment 

e tabli hing fair and adequate wage , effecting nece sary reduction 

of hours, improving standards of labor, and eliminating unfair trade 

practice (etc.) to the end of rehabilitating the Dry l{iln Indu try 

and enabling it to lo its part toward establishing that balance of 

indu trie -which i neces ary to the restoration and maintenance of 

the highest practical degree of public welfare. 

It i the declared purpose of the Dry Kiln Industry and adherents 

of this code to bring, in ofar a ma3 be practicable, the rate of 

wage paid within the Dry Kiln Industry to uch level as are nece - sary for the creation and maintenance of the highest practicable 

tan lard of living ; to re tore the income of enterprises within the 

indu try to level which will make po ible the payment of such 

wages and avoid the further depletion and destruction of capital 

a et ; and from time to time to revi e the rate of wage~ in such 

manner a will currently r efl ect the equitable adjustment to variations in the cost of living. 

ARTICLE 2-P ARTICIPATION 

Participation in this code and any sub equent rev1 1on or addition to the code shall be extended to any partner hip or corporation 

in the Dry Kiln Industry that accepts its share of the cost and responsibility, as well as the benefit ·, of such participation. Thi article to be amplified and changed a required at a later date. 

ARTICLE 3-LABOR CoDE 

(a) Employees in the Dry Kiln Industry shall have the right to 

organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their 

own choo ing and hall be free from the interference, re traint, or 

roer c:ion of employer of labor, or their agent , in the designation of 

such repre entative or in self-organizations or in other concerted 

activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual 

aid or protection. 

(b) No employee in the Dry Kiln Industry, and no one eeking 

employment therein hall be required as a condition o:f employm nt 

to join any company union or to refrain from joining a labor organization of hi~ own choosing. 

(c) Employer of labor in the Dry Kiln Indu try agree to comply with the maximum hours of labor, minimum rate of pay, and 

other working conditions approve l or pre cribed b3 the Pre i lent. 

The following i a cla ification of kin l · of labor in the Dry Kiln 

Industry and minimum wage to be pail uch labor an l the maxjmum hour of labor: 

(d) Common labor, 40 per hour, 35 h ur per week. 

(e) Semi -skilled labor 46¢ per hour, 35 hour per we k. 

(f) Skilled labo1). 60¢ per hour 35 hour per week. 

(g) Draft man, ~1 .00 p r week 40 hour per week. 

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(h) Office help, $15.00 per week, 40 hours per week. 

( i) Engineer , $25.00 per \\eek; maximum hours to be governed 

by codes of industries in which they are from time to time engaged 

in following the profession as our representatives. 

ARTICLE 4-INDUSTRY REGULATIONS 

The Dry Kiln Industry may deem it advisable to establish a marketing code with respect to : 

(a) Cooperative advertising for the industry. 

(b) Collection and inter change of cr edit information. 

(c) And/ or other ac:pects of·marketing. 

ARTICLE 5-TRADE PRACTICE RuLES 

The Dry Kiln Inclu try honlcl at earlie t po ible time establish 

rules of f air trade practices with relation to: 

(a) Sale belo\\ co t of tandardized materials with cost to be 

c1efined by an aoTee l-upon formula . 

(b) Freio·ht absorption. 

(c) Sale through jobbers. 

( c1) Charge for ngineering in pection . ·en-ice. 

(e) Charge for architectural . erYice ind pen lent of equipu11ent 

sale . 

(f) Charge for installation and recti on engineering service. 

ARTI 'LE 6- GE:NERAL 

1. No prov1 1011 of this code hall be interpreted or applied m 

such a manner a to : 

(a). Promote monopolies. 

(b) P ermit or encourage unfair comp tition. 

(c) Discriminate ao·ain t ·mall enterpri e . 

2. This code or any of its provisions may be canceled or modified 

and any approved rule issued thereunder shall be ineffective to the 

extent necessary to conform to any action by the President under 

Section 9 of the National Indu trial Recoyery Act. 

3. Violation by any manufacturer in the Dry Kiln Industry of 

any provisions of this code or of any approve l rule issued thereunder 

is an unfair method of competition. 

4. Thi code shall be in effect beginning ten days after its approval 

by the President. 

Signed THE NATIONAL DRY KrLN CoMPANY, 

IRA A. Mr.... NICK, President. 

THE STANDARD DRY KILN CoMPANY, 

RoBT. C. ELLIO'IT, P1·eshlent. THE HuMIDITY CoNTROL CoMPANY, 

A. E. KRICK, President. DRY KILN DooR CARRIER CoMPANY, 

0. F. SHATTUCK, President. 

ELMER E. PERKINS CoMPANY, 

ELMER E. PERKINS, President. 

NoRTH CoAST DRY lCrLN CoMPANY, 

per RoBT. C. ELLIOTT. 
SEPARATE ScHEDULE 

MOORE DRY KILN COMPANY, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, AND MOORE 

DRY KILN COMPANY OF OREGON-TO BE ATTACHED TO PROPOSED 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE DRY KILN INDUSTRY 

The two companies, parties to this sche lule, join in the attached Code in all 

of its articles except Articles 4 and 5, and except Article 3, paragraph (c). 

In place of Article 3, paragraph (c), these companies propo e to abide by 

an l ob erve the hours of labor, hours of plant operation, and minimum wages 

as specifiecl in the President's reemployment Agreement. These companies executed the President's Reemployment Agreement and adjusted their hours and 

compensation in conformity there·with, re ulting in shorter hours, increased 

wages, and increased employment, commencing Aug. 8, 1933. 

The e companie object to Articles 4 and 5 upon the ground that the Industry 

is too small and too widely scattered to warrant such practices as set forth in 

Articles 4 and 5. The only bona fide manufacturers, in addition to these companie , are The National Dry Kiln Company, Indianapolis, Indiana; Standard 

Dry Kiln Company, Indianapolis; Elmer E. Perkins Company, Chicago; and the 

North Coast Dry Kiln Company, Seattle, Washington. The Humidity Control 

Company and the Dry Kiln Door Carrier Company, signer of the attached 

Code, are not manufacturers of complete dry kiln outfit . With these reservations, the undersigned have set their hand and seals to 

the said Code for the Dry Kiln Industry. 

[SEAL] MOORE 

[SEAL] By CHAS. 

[SEAL] MOORE 

[SEAL] By CHAS. 

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DRY KILN Co. OF 

J. WILLIAMS, 

DRY KILN Co. OF 

J. WILLIAMS, Jr., 

FLORIDA, 

Prest. 

OREGON, 

Prest. 

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