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NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

CANVAS WATERPROOFING 

INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 26, 1933 

REGISTRY No. 202-1-04 

The Code for the Canvas Waterproofing 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 

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UNITED STATES 

GOVERNME NT PRINTIN G OFFICE 

WASHIN GTON : 1933 

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BRIEF SUBMITTED BY THE CANVAS WATERPROOFERS' 

ASSOCIATION 

1. The attached Code i herewith submitted by the Canvas "\Vaterproofers' Association, an organization which has been in existence 

for a nmnber of years and which represents more than seventy-fiye 

percent of the anvas Waterproofers of the United States of 

America. 

2. This Code "·a formulated at a meeting of the CanYaS "\Vaterproofers' Association held in New York City on July 18 and 19, and 

was unanimously accepted by the members pre ent, which represented over seventy-five percent of the industry. The Association 

agreed to adopt in principle, in ofar as it applied to this In lustry, 

the Code of the Cotton Textile Industry, for the rea on that the 

Canvas vV aterproofing Industry is so clo ely allied to that Industry, 

and one third of the waterproofing is done at cotton textile Mills. 

3. One of the n1any accomplishments of this Association was to 

have enacted certain laws to eliminate unfair and lishonest practices 

in the Industry as outlined in the bulletin of Commercial Standards, 

C.S. 28-32, of the United States Department of Commerce. 

4. It is the opinion of the 1nembers of the Canvas W aterproofers' 

Association that the adoption of this Code would serve to increase 

employment and "ages in the indu try. 

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CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR CANVAS WATERPROOFERS 

UNDER THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY ACT AS SUBMITTED 

BY THE CANVAS WATER-PROOFERS' ASSOCIATION 

The members of The Canvas Water-proofers' Association, by 

special methods of treating and coating waterproof canvas goods and 

other textiles which are used by the manufacturers of canvas 

products. 

To effectuate the policy of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, during the period of the emergency, by reducing and 

relieving unemployment, improving the standards of labor, eliminating cmnpetitiYe practices destructive of the interests of the public, 

employee, and employers, and otherwise rehabilitating the Canvas 

Water-proofers Industry, and by increasing the consumption of 

industrial and agricultural products by increasing purchasing power, 

and in other respects, the following provisions are established as a 

code of fair cmnpetition for the Canvas Water-proofers Industry. 

I. On and after the effective date, which shall be two weeks after 

the approval of this Code by the President, the minimum wage that 

shall be paid by employers in the Canvas waterproofers industry to 

any of their employees-except learners during an eight weeks' apprenticeship-shall be at the rate of $12 per week when employed 

in the southern section of the industry and at the rate of $13 per week 

when employed in the northern section for 40 hours of labor, with 

graduated scale of higher wages based on the relative productive 

value of individual workers. 

II. On and after the effective date, employers in the Canvas Waterproofers industry shall not operate on a schedule of hours of labor for 

their employees-except repair-shop crews, engineers, electricians, 

firemen, office and supervisory staff, shipping, watchmen, and cleaners-in excess of 40 hours per week or 173 hours per month, and 

shall not operate productive machinery for more than two shifts of 

40 hours each in any one week. 

III. Employers in the Canvas Waterproofers Indu try shall comply with the requirements of the National Industrial Recovery Act 

as follows: 

"(1) 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-organization or in other concerted activities for the purpose 

of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection; (2) that 

no employee and no one seeking employment shall be required as a 

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condition of employment to join any company union or to refrain 

from joining, organizing, or assisting a labor organization of his 

own choosing; and (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." 

IV. Sales and Oost.-The sale of any product of the In lu try 

below cost, whether this be in the form of additional discounts, 

secret rebates, or gratuitie , etc., is condemned by the Industry as 

an unfair method of competition. 

V. S ecret Rebates.-The payment or allowance of secret rebates, 

refund , credits, or unearned discounts, whether in the form of money 

or otherwise, or the giving of premiums, is condemned by the Industr} a an unfair method of competition. 

VI. 1lfisbranding.-The marking or branding of products of the 

Industry for the purpose or with the effect of misleading or deceiving purchasers with respect to the quality, grade, or sub tance of the 

goods purchased is condemned by the Industry as an unfair method 

of competition. Special regard should be taken of Commercial 

Standard CS 28-32 of the Department of Commerce. 

VII. Inducing Breach of Oontract.-Inducing employees of competitors to violate contracts or enticing away employees of competitors is condemned by the Industry as an unfair method of 

competition. 

VIII. False Advertising.-Advertising falsely or misleading as 

to the nature of the sales outlet or making untruthful claim re-

.specting the quality, source, or method of preparation of commodities is condemned by the Industry as an unfair method of competition. 

IX. Dispa1·aging OO?npetitors or Prodwcts.-Disparaging the officers, employees, or products of competitors or circulating false 

rumors respecting the financial or-business standing of competitors 

is condemned by the Industry a an unfair method of competition. 

X. Oom.17W?·cial B1·ibery.-Commercial bribery wheneYer and 

however practiced and with or without the knowledge of the employer, is condemned by the Industry as an unfair method of 

competition. 

XI. Gua?·antee Against Decline.-Guarantee again t decline and 

protection against advance in the price of products of the Industry 

is condemned by the Industry as an unfair method of competition. 

XII. Imitation of Trade-M arks.-The imitation of trade-marks 

or trade names or the piracy of designs originated and used by a 

competitor is condemned by the Industry as an unfair method of 

competition. 

XIII. Inducing Sales by Othe1· Products.-The practice of offering a product below cost to induce the purchase of one or more other 

products is condemned by the Industry as an unfair method of 

competition. 

XIV. Deviation frO?n T erms.-The Industry agrees that any deviation from terms and conditions of sale as set forth by the duly 

authorized Committee of the Canvas W aterproofers Association is 

condemned by the Industry as an unfair method of competition. 

XV. Definition of Oost.-The industry agree that the term 

"cost" shall be interpreted to include among other items the cost 
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of raw materials, tran ·portation thereof, labor, general overhead, 

sales and administrative expen e, etc., as et up by the duly 

authorized Committee of the Canvas \V aterproofers Association. 

XVI. Self-Endonem,ent of Rule.-The Industry agrees through 

the Canvas Waterproofers Association to set up the necessary machinery for the purpose of supervising conformance with the 

provisions of the trade rules set forth herein. 

XVII. Misleading Guaranties.-N o one sha~l guarantee the lasting 

qualities of their products, as such guaranty cannot truthfully be 

made and constitutes unfair competition. 

XVIII. FrarudMlent and) Deceptime Pradtic1es.-vVith regard to 

advertising which is untruthful or misleading, misbranding of products, etc., or the furnishing of grades and weights of material other 

than those called for, are condemned by the Industry as an unfair 

method of competition. 

XIX. No provision in this Code shall be interpreted or applied 

in such a manner as to provide monopolies, permit or encourage 

unfair competition, eliminate, oppress, or discriminate against any 

small enterprise. 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 10 (B) of theN ational Industrial Recovery 

Act. 

XX. It is contemplated that from time to time supplementary 

provisions to this Code or additional Codes will be submitted by the 

Canvas W aterproofers A sociation for the approval of the President. to prevent unfair competition in price and other unfair and destructive competitive practices and to effectuate the other purposes and 

policies of Title I of theN ational Industrial Recovery Act consistent 

with the provisions hereof. 

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