Registry No. 302-1-01 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

PROPOSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

ROSIN BARREL 

MANUFACTURERS INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 31,'!1933 

WE DO OUR PART 

The Code for the Rosin Barrel Manufacturers 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 5 cents 
SUBMITTED BY 

ROSIN BARREL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 

(II) 
ROSIN BARREL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION .RULES 

OF BUSINESS CONDUCT 

I. This Code of trade practice (hereinafter designated as the Code) 

is adopted iP accordance with the National Industrial Recovery Act 

(hereinafter referred to as the Act), and shall continue in force 

during the life of the Act or as it may be extended or amended. 

This Code is adopted for the sole purpose of committing the individual and collective rosin barrel manufacturer (hereinafter referred to as manufacturer) to compliance with the purpose and 

intent o:f the Act, and shall not be used to promote or engender 

monopolies, or discrimination against the consuming trade. 

II. In order to effectively carry out the purpose of this Code, the 

Governors of the Rosin Barrel Manufacturers Association are hereby 

authorized to make such detailed rules and regulations as may be 

necessary and are empowered to enforce the provisions of this Code 

and any amendments thereto which are prescribed by the Act. 

III. Participation in the Code through men1bership in the Association hall be open to any rosin barrel manufacturer under conditions and terms of equ~lity with present members. 

IV. In order to :further the practical application of the Act each 

member of the Association shall make his or its records available to 

an authorized representative o:f the Association. 

V. It is to be understood that nothing is to impair the right of 

the employer and employee to bargain individually or collectively 

as may be mutually satisfactory to them, nor the right of employer 

to operate open shop. 

VI. The maximum hours of labor per person shall be 40 hours 

per week. This maximum provision shall not apply to watchmen, 

firemen, and millwrights, or laborers necessary to plant repairs and 

maintenance. 

VII. The minimum wage paid by any manufacturer shall be 17¥2¢ 

per hour. It is to be understood that this Association definitely 

commit its members to a minimum wage scale as near the minimum 

prescribed by the Act as will be allowed by the economic condition of the farmers, i.e., gum rosin producer, served by the manufacturers. 

VIII. The Association shall at all times have on file at its headquarters information as to the cost of a rosin barrel complete, or 

one bundle of staves with two heads, as represented by the average 

cost of its various members. 

IX. It shall be deemed an unfair trade practice to sell rosin barrel material below the cost of production plus a reasonable profit. 

It shall be deemed an unfair trade practice to give any r~bate or 

allowance, other than 5% discount to a bona fide factorage house 

or any operator or consumer for cash in ten days, or to give any allowance or price cut in the form of service or articles of value, or 

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advantages or information which could be used to the advantage of 

one manufacturer over another, or the exces ive use of sample or 

the use of any device which conceals the true price or terms of 

sale. 

X. The price of rosin barrel material shall be basic free on board 

car or trucks at plant where manufactured, and any absorption of 

transportation charges, except as herein provided, shall be deemed 

an unfair trade practice. 

It shall be here understood and agreed that the manufacturer 

moving, or causing to be 1noved, barrel material from his or its. 

plant or elsewhere, for the account of a customer, or distribution :for 

ultimate sale to consumer shall charge a minimum of 5¢ per set of 

staves and two heads. 

It shall be the privilege of the manufacturer to equalize the freight 

charges of an accredited railroad system to any point of destination 

in common with another manufacturer, but in no event shall the 

minimum freight charge be lower than stated above. 

XI. All contracts between the manufacturer and his or its customers must be immediately changed to read that the terms of this 

contract are subject to the rules and regulations of this or any other 

approved Code of fair business practice that may be adopted by the· 

manufacturers. 

XII. The Board of Governors may select a committee of not more 

than three members which will act for this Association on all matters pertaining to the Code and its handling with the National Recovery Act Administrating Board, and in· otherwise administering 

its provisions. 

XIII. This Code shall be in effect immediately after its approval 

by the President of the United States. 

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