Approved Code No. 285-Amendment No. 1 Registry No. 1414-05 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISl'RATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

RAILWAY CAR BUILDING 

INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON APRIL 2, 1934 

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Approved Code No. 285-Amendment No. 1 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

RAILWAY CAR BUILDING INDUSTRY 

As Approved on April 2, 1934 

ORDER 

MoDIFICATION OF ConE OF FAIR CoMP:ETITION FOR THE RAILWAY CAR 

BuiLDING INDUSTRY 

The Code of Fair Competition for the Railway Car Building 

Industry having been approved in my Order of February 16, 1934 

subject to certain conditions, and • 

Whereas, the Code Committee of the American Railway Car In titute on behalf of the Railway Car Building Indu try have recommended to me that the condition of my said Order of approval modifying the definition of the Railway Car Building Indu try as 

defined in Arti le II of the Code of Fair Competition for the Railway Car Building Indu try be modified to read: 

"The term 'Railway Car Building Industry ', or 'Industry', 

means and includes the manufacturing or building for sale and Nelling or commercially repairing within tha Unite l State of (a) pa -

senger, freight, tank, service and maintenance cars of every kind 

(including trackles and other trolley car ) , however drawn, operated or propelled used on and/ or in the operation and/ or maintenance of steam and/ or electric railway and/ or trolley lines or 

any of such cars, (b) component part and acce sories fabricated, 

processed or assembled by a builder of cars and use l by aiel builder 

in the assembly of the finished products described in (a) of this 

paragraph, and (c) fini heel and semifinishe l compon nt, repair 

and replacement part e pecially fabricated processed or a embled 

for use in or on the cars of the kind herein clescribed and sold as 

such except when such part are included as uch in the definition of 

another industry and are to be manufactured and sold under the 

approved code of such other indu. try; but specifically including (d) 

railway car parts and appliances otherwi e within the scope of the 

Rail·way Car Appliances Industry as defined in the Code for that 

Industry as approved February 9, 1934 when manufactured and 

sold by car builders." 

"The term 'products of the Industry' means and includes (a) 

passenger, freight, tank, service and maintenance cars of every kind 

(including trackless and other trolley cars), however drawn, operated 

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or propelled, u ed on and/or in the operation and/ or maintenance of 

steam and/ or electric railways and/or trolley line or any of uch 

cars, (b) component parts and accessories fabricated processed or assembled by a build r of cars and u ed by said builder in the a em- bly of the finished products described in (a) of this para o-ra ph 

and/ or (c) fini hed and mi-finished component repair and replacem nt parts specially fabricated, proce ed or a embled for u e in 

or on car of the kinds herein described and sold a uch xcept when 

such parts are included as uch in the definiti n of another indu try 

and are to be manufactured and sold under th approved code of uch 

other indu try· but pe ifically including (d) railwa car part and 

appliances otherwi e within the scope of the Railway Car Appliances 

In hktry a defined in the Code for that Indu try a approved February 9 1934 when manufactured and sold by car bujllers.' 

And "herea aid definition of the Railway Car Building Industry i acceptable to me. 

N01V, THEREFORE on behalf of the Pre ident of the Unit d 

States, I, Hugh S. John on, Admini trator for Inclu trial Recovery, 

1 ur uant to the authority vested in me by Executive Order of the 

Pre ident including Executive Order No. 6543-A dated December 

30, 1933, and otherwise; do hereby order that the aid condition contained in my rder of Approval of the Code of Fair Competition 

for the Railway Car Building Industry be and it i hereby modified 

to read as follows : 

"The term 'Railway Car Building Indu try' or Indu try' means 

and includes the manufacturing or building for sale and selling or 

commercially repairing within the United States of (a) pas enger, 

freight, tank, service and maintenanoe cars of eYery kind (including trackles and other trolley cars) , however drawn, operated or 

propelled, u ed on andj or in the operation andj or maintenance of 

steam andjor electric railways and/or trolley lines or any of such 

car , (b) component parts and accessories fabricated proce ed or 

a embled by a builder of cars and u ed by said builder in the assembly of the fini. hed products described in (a) of this paraaraph, 

and (c) fini hed and emi-finished component repair and replace- ment parts especially fabricated, proce. ed or as embled for use in 

or on the cars of the kinds herein de cribed and old as such except 

when such part are included as such in the definition of another indu try and are to be manufactured and sold under the approved code 

of . uch other industry; but specifically including (d) railway car 

parts and appliances otherwise within the cope of the Railway 

Car Applianc-es Industry as defined in the code for that Industry as 

approved February 9, 1934 when manufactured and sold by car 

builders." 

" The term ' Products of the Industry ' means and includes (a) 

pa enger, freight, tank, service and maintenance cars of every kind 

(includina trackless and other trolley cars), however drawn, operat d or propelled, u ed on andjor in the operation and/or maintenance of steam and/or electric railways and/ or trolley lines, or 

any of uch car , (b) component parts and acce aries fabricated, 

proce sed or a embled by a builder of cars and u ed by said builder 

in the a embly of the finished products de cribe l in (a) of this 

paragraph, andjor (c) finished and semi-finished component, repair 
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and replacement parts especially fabricated, processed or assembled 

for use in or on cars of the kinds herein described and sold as such 

except when such parts are included as such in the definition of another industrv and are to be manufactured and sold under the 

approved code of such other industry; but specifically including (d) 

railway car parts and appliances otherwise within the scope of the 

Railway Car Appliances Industry as defined in the Code for that 

industry as approved February 9, 1934 when manufactured and sold 

by car builders." 

Provided, however, that this modification shall in no wise alter my 

Order of approval of the Code of Fair Competition for the Railway 

Car Bnilding Industry dated February 16, 1934, and the condi- tions attached thereto except as concerns the definition of the Railway Car Building Industry and the definition of Products of the 

Industry and this Order shall be effective immediately and remain 

in effect unless good cause to the contrary is shown me within fifteen 

(15) days of this date and a subsequent Order is is ued by me 

modifying or altering this Order. 

HUGH 8. JOHNSON, 

Administrator for l ndust'f'ial Recovery. 

Approval recommended: 

A. R. GLANCY, 

Division Administrator. 

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 93, 1934. 

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REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRESIDENT, 

Th White House. 

Sm: This i a report on the :Mo lification of the Or ler approving 

the Code of Fair Competition for the Raihray ar Building Industry, upon which Public Hearing was condu ted in 'Va hino-ton, D.C., 

n December 27, 1933, in accordance -with the provisions of the 

National Industrial RecoYery Act. 

GENERAL STATEMENT 

My approval of this Code was conditioned on the Definition of 

the Railway Car Building Indu try as contained in the Code being 

modified as set forth in my Order of Approval date l February 16, 

1934. The Code Committee of the American Railway Car Institute 

on behalf of the Railway Car Buil ling Indu try, have recommended 

to me that the condition of my said Order of Approval modifying 

the definition of the Industry as set forth in Article II of the Code 

of Fair Competition be modified as set forth in the attached Order 

of Modification. Said definition of the Railway Car Building Industry being acceptable to me I have approved the attached :Modification 

of the Order Approving the Code of Fair Competition for the Railway Car Building Industry. 

Respectfully, 

APRIL 2, 1934 

Approved Code No. 285-Amendment No. 1. 

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