Approved Code No. &4-Amendment No.8 Registry No. 228-01 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

DRESS MANUFACTURING 

INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON MARCH 2, 1935 

WE DO OUR PARt 

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Approved Code No. 64-Amendment No. 8 

AMENDM.ENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

DRESS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

As Approved on March 2, 1935 

ORDER 

AI,PRonNG AJ\IE~ DJ\IJ~NT oF CoDE OF F Am CoMPETITJO. T FOR 'I HE Dm~ ·s 

l\1ANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

An appli ·ation having been duly made punmant to ancl in full 

compliance " ·ith the provisions of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for approval of an amendment to a Code of Fair Competition for the Dre. s l\ilannfactnring 

Industry, and hea rings having been duly held thereon and the annexed report on ·aid amendment, containing finding with re. ~ct 

thereto, haYing been made and directed to the PrE>.·ident: 

NO,V, THEREFORE, on behalf of the President of the United 

, "'ta.tes, the National Industrial Recovery Board, pnrsnant to authority ve ted in it by Executive Orders of the President, including 

ExecutiYe Order No. 6859, elated Sept ember 27 1934, and otherwi e, 

doe ~ hereby incorporate, by reference, said annexed report and does 

tind that said amendment and the Code as con tituted after being 

amended comply in all respects with the pertinent provi ions and 

will promote the policy and purposes of saitl Title of said Act, and 

does her eby order that said amendment be and it is her eby approved, 

and that the previous approval of said Code is hereby amended to 

include an approval of said Code is hereby amended to in lude an 

approval of ..; aid Code in its entirety as amended, such approval and 

. uch amendment to take effect twenty (20) day · from the date hereof, 

unle .. s good cause to the contrary is shown to the N a.tional Industrial 

Hecovery Board before that time and the National Industrial Recovery Board i. ·nes a. subsequent order to that effect. 

NATIONAr. .. INDUSTRIAL REcovERY BoARD, 

By W. A. HARRil\IAN, Adm.inisf1·ative Officer. 

Approval recommended: 

PRENTI s L. CooN LEY, 

Division AclmJ.nist1·atm·. 

WASHIKGTON, D. c., 

March B, 1935. 

118957°----lG03-32----35 (1) 
HEPORT TO TI-IE PRE 'IDENT 

Th e PRESID"EXT, 

Til e 1l'11ifc H Oitd . 

Sm : On June 1 ID3-:L a joint public henring 'Ytl.' held on a propo:·ecl amendment to the Cot1<>s of Fair Competition for the Cotton 

Garment In lustr~- and the D ress ~Ianuf::tcturing Industry. The na1 nrc of this propor·ed amen lment "-as to clarify certain general and 

Yag ue definition.· con tained in each of the e codes in reference to the 

manufachn\ (Jf in expen i\ dr e-._ ses made of material of whi ch cotton i the chief ·ontent an<l generally known in the trade a. a hou. e 

dress or house clres ·cs. 

In accordance with the information and facts bronght out at thi. 

hearing, the- Code of Fair Competition for the Cotton Gnrment 

Inclnstry was sub. "CJ.nently :unen.le l on September 27, 193-::l:, in ·ofar 

that in Articlc II. Section ~-\. Item (8) of said Cod,_, the word. 

" cotton wash h: e> ~e . · ~' were stricken out and the word " dresses of 

Jinen or of chief content of cotton selling at v;rhole ·ale to the r etailer 

up to and including $22.50 per dozen " were inse rted. 

In orcle1· to. ynchronize the Code of Fair Compotition for the Dress 

nianufacturjng Industry '"vith the Code of Fair Competition for the 

Cotton Garment Industry as amend ed on September 27. 1934, it i · 

dee me l acl visable to approvr this amendment. This amendment 

amends ~\..rti e II. Section 1 of the Cotle of Fair Com.petition for the 

Dres.:3 lVIanufn eturjng Indut:'try in. ·ofar that in said ArticlP anll Section the 'vords • proYidecl that nothing jn this definition shall include 

the manufac-ture of inexpen. ·iye clres ·e. · nla<.Ie of n1aterial of which 

cotton js the chief content and generally kno·~v n in tho trade a · a hou ~e 

dres. · or on~e <lresses " are stricken out and the word. ' " provided that 

nothing in thi · definition shall include the manufacture o:f clres es of 

linen or of chief content of cotton ·elling at wholesale to the retailer 

np to nncl inclndi.ng ~'22 .50 pe-r dozen" are inserted. 

In a ·conlance w·ith the conn .. el of the Legal Divi .. ion, notice.· of 

cpportl.mity to be heard ·were printed and eli tribute l in the same 

1-nanner a .. Notices of Public H ea·dng. A specified date "·as s~t forth 

in such Notices hy which time objections and criticisms were to be 

recei.\eclrelntiYe to thi · arnendment. 

The Deputy Administrator in hi final report to the National Industrial Recoyery Board on aid amendment to said Code haYing 

fonncl a her ein . et forth and on the basis of all proceedings in this 

matt r: 

The National Indu ·trial Re coYery Board find that: 

(a.) The amendment to c::aid Code and the Code a · amended ar well 

designed to promote the policies and purpose · of Title I of the N ationa! Recovery Act, including the removal of obstructions to the 

fr ee flow of interstate and for€ign commerce which tend to diminish 

the amount thereof, and will provide for the purpose of cooperative 

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action of labor and management under adequate governmental sanc- tion. and supervision, by eliminating unfair competitive practices, by 

promoting the fullest possible utilization of the present productiv' 

capacity of industrie ·, by aYoiding undue restriction of production 

(except as may be temporarily required), by increasing the consump- tion of indu ·trial and agricultural products through increased pnr-

·hasing powe1·, by reducing and relieving unemployment, by improving . t:mdards of labor, and by otherwi e rehabilitating industry. 

(b} The Code as amended complies in all respects with the pertinent provi~ions of said Title of said Act, inclndin~ without limitation 

Subsection (a) of Section 3, Subsection (a) of Section 7, and Snb- ·ection (b) of Section 10, thereof. 

(c) The Code empowers the Code Authority to present the aforeaid amendment on behalf of the Industry as a ,-vhole. 

(d) The amendment and the Code as amended are not designed 

to anl will not permit monopolies or monopoli tic practices. 

(e) The amendment and the Code as amended are not designed to 

and will not eliminate or oppress small enterprises and will not oper· 

a.te to discriminate against them. 

(f) Thos engaged in ather step of the economic process will not 

have be'-'n deprived of the right to be heard prior to the effective date 

of this amendment. 

For these reasons this amendment has been approved. 

For the National Industrial Recovery Board: 

!\JAUCH 2, 1935. 

,V, A. HARRIMAN, 

Adminlstrative 'Ojfiee1·. 
Al\1E~DlVtEKT TO CODE OF FAIR COJ\IPETITION FOR 

THE DRESS ~fANrFA TURING INDUSTRY 

Article II. Sectjon 1: of th Code of FPvir Competition for the 

Dr ~· :Manufacturing Indn try ._hall be amend d to read as follow·: 

The term " Dress :JUanufacturing Inlustry :' as used herein includes the man ufacture and sa ]e by the manllfacturer (as defined 

in paragraph.· 6 and 7 of thi · Article) in whole or in part, in the 

Unit.ed Stat . · on theN orth American Con tin nt, of women\:i, misses', 

ancl juniors· dre . es dre . .. makerF-' ensemble .. , and wai ts when used 

with en e.mbles, whether nch manufacture am1 distribution shall 

be by inside or out. ide manufacturers: contractor·, or otherwi e ; provided that nothing in this definition shall include the manufacture 

of dresses of linen or of chief content of cotton selling at wholesa le to the retail€r up to and in h~ding $22.50 per dozen . 

.ApproYell f'olle No. 64-AmellC1ment 1\<o. 8. 

Registry No. 228-01. 

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