Appro-ved Code No. 84-8upplement No. 44 Registry No. 1646-1-02 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

SUPPLEMENTARY 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

PULP AND PAPER MILL WIRE 

CLOTH MANUFACTURING 

INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON JULY 30, 1934 

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Approved Code No. 84--Supplement No. 44 

SUPPLEMENTARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

PULP AND PAPER MILL WIRE CLOTH 

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

As Approved on July 30, 1934 

ORDER 

APPRO\ ING S PPLEMENTARY CoDE OF FAIR Col\IPETITION FOR THE PuLP 

A -D PAPEt: l\frLL \VInE CLOTH l\1ANUFA T RING INDUSTnY · 

A DIVISION OF 'l'HE FABUICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTUniNG AND 

METAL FINISHING A -D METAL COATING INDUSTRY 

An application having been duly made pursuant to and in full 

compliance with the provisions of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and in accordance with the 

provision o£ Section I of Article VI of the Basic Code for the Fabricatedl\1etal Products Manufa turing and Metal Finishing and Metal 

Coating Industry, approved November 2, 1933, for approval of a 

Supplementary Code of Fair Competition for the Pulp and Paper 

Mill \iVire Cloth :Manufacturing Industr3, and hearing having been 

duly hell thereon ; and the annexed report on said Supplementary 

Code, containing findings with respect thereto, having been made and 

directed to the President : 

NO\V TI-IEREFORE, on behalf of the President of the United 

States, I Hucrh S. Johnson A lministrator for Industrial Recovery, 

pursuant to authority vested in me by Executive Orders of the President, includino· Executin~ Order No. 6543-A, dated December 30, 

1933, and otherwise; do hereby incorporate by reference said annexed 

report and do find that said Supplementary Code complies in all 

respects with the pertinent provisjons and will promote the policy 

and purposes of said Title of said Act; and do hereby order· that said 

Supplementary Code of Fair Competition be and it i hereby 

approved. 

Hu ,H S. JoHN oN, 

Ad1ninistrator for Ind!ustrial Recovery. 

Approval recommended: 

BARTON \V. MURRAY, 

Division Administ?·ator. 

vv AsnrNGTON, D.c., 

July 30, 1931;.. 

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REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRESIDENT, 

The White House. 

Srn: This is a report on the Supplementary Code of Fair Competition for the Pulp and P aper :Mill Wire Cloth ~1anufacturing Industry, a division of the F_abricated Metal Products Thianufacturing and 

Metal Finishing and l\fetal Coating Industry, the hearing having 

been conducted thereon in \iV ashington, D.C., February 16, 1934, in 

accordance with the provisions of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act. 

GENERAL STATEl\1EN T 

The Pulp and Paper :Mill Wire Cloth :Manufacturing Industry, 

being truly representative of this division of the Fabricated ~1etal 

Products Manufacturing and Metal Finishing and :Metal Coating 

Industry, has elected to avail itself .of the option of submitting a 

Supplementary Code of Fair Competition, as provided for in Section 

1 of Article VI of the Basic Code, for the Fabricated Metal P roducts 1tfanufacturing and Metal Finishing and Th1etal Coating Industry approved by you on the second day of November, 1933. 

RESUME OF THE CODE 

Article I states the purpose of the Supplementary Code. 

Article II accurately defines specific terms employed in the Supplementary Code. 

Article III: This Industry is a division of the Fabricated Metal 

Products Manufacturing and ~fetal Finishing and Metal Coating 

Industry and the labor provisions of its Ba ic Code, as approved 

November 2, 1933, are the labor provisions of this Supplementary 

Co do. 

Article IV establishes a Supplementary Code Authority consisting 

of seven (7) members to be elected by the members of the Industry 

at a meeting called by the Temporary Supplementary Code Committee, and gives the Administrator the authority to appoint one 

t1dditional member without vote and provides n1achinery for obtaining statistics and the administration of the St1pplen1entary Code. 

Article V provides for an accounting ystem and methods of cost 

finding and/ or estimating. 

Article VI provides against selling below allowable cost as Lleterminecl by a uniform method of costing . 

. Article VII provides for methods of setting up and revi ·ing price 

hsts. 

Article VIII sets forth the unfair trade practices of this Supplementary Code whi h has been e pecially designed to offset unfair 

COE1petition in thi division of the Industry. 

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Article IX provides against monopolies and monopolistic practices. 

Article X contains the mandatory provisions contained in Section 

10 (b) and also provides for the submission of proposed amendments 

to the Supplementary Code. 

Article XI recognizes that price increases be limited to actual 

additional increases in the seller's costs. 

Article XII states the effective date and duration of this Supplementary Code. 

FINDINGS 

The Assistant Deputy Administrator in his final report to me on 

said Supplementary Code having found as herein set forth flnd 

on the basis of all the proceedings in this matter : 

I find that: 

(a) Said Supplem.entary Code is well designed to promote the 

policies and purposes of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery 

Act, including removal of obstructions to the free flow of interstate 

and foreign commerce which tend to diminish the amount thereof 

and will provide for the general welfare by promoting the organization of industry for the purposes of cooperative action among the 

trade groups, by inducing and maintaining united action of labor 

and management under adequate governmental sanctions and supervision, by eliminating unfair competitive prac-tices, by promoting the 

fullest possible utilization of the present productive capacity of industries, by avoiding undue restriction of production (except as may 

be temporarily required), by increasing the consumption of industrial 

and agricultural products through increasing purchasing power, by 

reducing and relieving unemployment, by improving standards of 

labor, and by otherwise rehabilitating industry. 

(b) Said Industry normally employs not more than 50,000 enlployees; and is not. classified by me as a major industry. 

(c) The Supplementary Code as approved complies in all respects 

with the pertinent provisions of said Title of said Act, including 

without limitation Subsection (a) of Section 3, Subsection (a) of 

Section 7, and Subsection (b) of Section 10 thereof; and that the 

applicant .association is an industrial association truly representative 

of the aforesaid Industry; and that said association imposes no inequitable restrictions on admission to membership therein. 

(d) The Supplementary Code is not designed to and will not permit monopolies or monopolistic practices. 

(e) The Supplementary Code is not designed to and will not 

eliminate or oppress small ·enterprises and will not operate to discriminate against them. 

(f) Those engaged in other steps of the economic process have not 

been deprived of the right to be heard prior to approval of said 

Supplementary Code. For these reasons, therefore, I have approved tllis Supplementary 

Code. 

Respectfully, 

JULY 30, 1934. 

HuoH S. JoHNsoN, 

Admim:istrator. 
SUPPLEMENTARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR 

'THE PULP AND PAPER 'MILL WIRE CLOTH MANUFA.CTURING INDUSTRY 

A DIVISION OF THE FABRICATED •METAIJ PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING AND 

:rtfETAL 'FINISHING AND METAL COATING INDUSTUY 

ARTICLE I-PURPOSES 

To e-ffectuate the policies of Title I of .the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, the following provisions ar.e established as a Supplementary Code of Fair Competition for the Pulp and Paper Mill 

Wire Cloth Manufacturing I11dustry, pursuant to Article VI of 'the Basic Code of Fair Competiti011 for the Fabricated Meta] Products Manufacturin~ and Metal Finishing and Th1etal Coating Industry, 3:pproved by the President of the United Stat-es on the second 

day of November, 1933, and the provisions of this Supplementary 

Code shaH be the standards of fair competition for such industry 

and shall be binding upon every n1ember thereof. 

ARTICLE II-DEFINITIONS 

S-EcTION 1. The tenn " Pulp and Paper Mill Wire Cloth Manufacturin~ Industry " means ·the 1nanufactnre for sale of cloth or 

screen of brass, copper, bronze, ·steel, nickel, n1onel metal, alloys, or 

combinations thereof, for use in pulp or paper 1nills. 

SECTION 2. The te-rms "President 1

' , "Ac.t "' and "Administrato1·" 

,as used herein shill mean respectively the President o:f the United 

States, Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and the 

Ad1nn1istrator, for Industrial Recovery. 

SECTION 3. The terr!l " member of this Indust1~y " .as used herein 

includes but wi-thout lin1.itation any individual, partnership., association, co-rporation -or other form of enterprise ·engaged in this Industry either as an employer ·or on his ·or its own belralf. 

SECTION 4. The term "Basic Code " a:s used herein is .defined to 

mean the Basic Code of Fair Con1petition for the Fabricated Metal 

Products Manufacturing and Metal Finishing ana Metal Coating 

Industry as approved by the President of the United States on the 

second day of No-vember, 1933. 

SEcnoN ·5. The term " employee " as used berein 1ncludes any and 

all persons engaged in the Industry however compensnted exc~pt a 

member of the Industry. 

SECTION 6. The term "employer" as used herei·n iDcludes .anyone 

by whom any such employee is compensated or employed. 

SECTION 7 . .'The term " Supplementary Code Authority" as used 

herein means the agency which is to administer this .Supplementary 

Code as hereinafter provided. 

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SECTioN 8. The term "Supplementary Code Committee" as used 

herein is defined to mean the committee authorized to present this 

Supplementary Code. SECTION 9. The t erm "Confidential Agent" as used herein is defined to mean the impartial agency designated by the Supplementary Code Authority. 

SECTION 10. The term "Association " i defined to mean the Wir e 

Cloth Manufacturers' Association or its succe sor. 

SECTION 11. The tenn "Federation' as used herein is defined to 

mean the Fabricated Metal Products Federation or its successor. 

ARTICLE III- EIVIPLOYMENT PROVISIONS 

This Industry is a divis~on of the Fabricated :Metal Products 

Manufacturing and Metal Finishing and M~tal Coating Industry 

and without limitations the wage, hour and labor provisions in 

Article III of its Basic Code as approved by the President, N o'vember 2, 1933, including Section 1 of said Article III, by which the 

provisions of sub- ections (1), (2) and (3) of Section '7, (a) of 

Title I of the Act are made conditions of this Code, are specifically 

incorporated herein and made a part hereof as the wage, hour and 

labor provisions of this Su pplmnentary Code. 

ARTICLE I V- ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION 

SECTION 1. During the period not to exceed sixty (60) days following the effective date, the Supplementary Code Committee of the 

I ndustry shall constitute a temporary SuppleJllentary Code Authority until the Supplementary Code Authority is .elected. There shall 

be constituted within the sixty-day period a Supplementary Code 

.Authority consisting of seven members to be elected by the members 

of the Industry, at a meeting called by the Temporary Supplementary Code Authority, upon ten (10) days' n.otice sent by registered 

mail to all members of the I ndustry whose names may be ascertained 

after a diligent search , who may vote either 'in person or by proxy. 

The members of the Supplementary Code Authority first elected 

shall serve until the following annual meeting of the Association, 

and ther~after, members pf the Supplementary Code· Authority shall 

be elected at each annual meeting of the Association to serve until 

the following annual meeting. The members of the Supplementary 

Code Authority shall be elected in the following manner: 

(a) Five (5) members who shall be members of the .A.ssoqiation by 

a majority vote of the members of the Industry present in person 

or by proxy, each member to have one vote. (b) Two (2) members who are members of this Industry, but not 

memoers of the Association to be s~lected and elected by the non· 

members of the Association present in person or by proxy each 

member to have one vote. 

I n case the non-members fail to elect the non-members as hereinabove provided, the Administrator shall al?point such non-memb~rs 

from a list of four non-members to be furru hed by the Confidential 

Agent. 

A vacancy in the membe~.sh~p of the Supplement!lry Code Authority shall be filled by a maJOrity vote of the rema1nmg members of 
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the Supplementary Code Authority; provided, however, that th~ 

member of the Supplementary Cede Authority who is chosen to fill 

such vacancy shall be selected from the class of membership in which 

the vacancy has occurred. 

In addition thereto the Administrator may appoint a member of 

the Supplementary Code Authority who shall be without vote and 

shall serve without expense to the Industry, unless the Supplementary 

Cod~ Authority agrees to pay such expense. The representative who 

may be appointed by the Administrator shall be given reasonable 

notice of all meetings and may sit at all meetings of the Supplementary Code Authority. 

SECTION 2. Each trade or industrial association directly or indi- rectly participating in the election or activities of the Supplementary 

Code Authority hall (1) impose no inequitable restrictions on membership, and (2) shall submit to the Administrator true copies of its 

Articles of Association, By-Laws, Regulations and any amendments 

when made thereto, together \Vith uch other information as to membership organization and activities as may be reasonably necessary 

to effectuato the purpo e of the Act. 

SECTION 3. In order that the Supplementary Code Authority 

shall, at all times, be truly representative of the Industry and in 

other respects comply with the provisions of the Act, the Administrator may prescribe such Hearings as he may reasonably deem 

proper; and, thereafter, if he shall find that the Supplementary Code 

Authority is not truly repre entative or does not in other respects 

comply with the provisions of the Act, may require the removal 

o~ any or all of the members thereof and may make appropriate 

modification or modifications of the Supplementary Code Authority. SECTION 4. All members of the Industry are subject to the jurisdiction of this Supplementary Code; shall be entitled to participate 

in and share the benefits of the Supplementary Code; shall be entitled to vote in the selection of members of the Supplementary 

Code Authority as provided in Section 1 of this Article. 

SECTION 5. It being found necessary in order to support the administration of this Supplementary Code and to maintain the standards of fair competition established hereunder and to effectuate the 

policy of the Act, the Supplementary Code Authority is authorized : 

(a) To incur uch reasonable obligations as are necessary and 

proper for t];le foregoing purposes and to meet such obligations out 

of funds which may be raised as hereinafter provided and which 

shall be held in trust for the purposes of the Supplementary Code; 

(b) To submit to the Admin1strator for his approval, subject to 

such notice and opportunity to be heard as he may deem neces ary 

(1) an itemized budget of its estimated exp<3nses for the foregoing 

purpo es, and (2) an equitable basis upon which the funds necessary to support such budget shall be contributed by members of the 

Industrv. 

(c) After such budget and basis of contribution have been approved by the Administrator, to determine and obtain equitable 

contribution as above set forth by all members of the Industry, and 

to that end1 if necessary, to inst-it ro legal proceedings therefor in 

its own name. 
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Each member of the Industry shall pay his or it<:; equitable contribution to the expen-s of the maintenance of the Supplementary 

Code Authority, determined as hereinabove provided, and subjact 

to rules and regulations pertaining thereto i sued by the Administrator. Only members of the Industry complying with the Supplementary Code and contributing to the expense of its administration 

as hereinabove provided, shall be entitled to participate in the selection of member of the SupplementP~ry Code Authority or to receive 

the benefits of any of its voluntary activities or to make use of any 

emlJlem or insignia of the National Recovery Administration. 

The Supplementary Code Authority shall neither incur nor pay 

any obligations in excess of the amount thereof as estimated in its 

approved budget, except upon approval of the Administrator; and 

no subsequent budget shall contain any deficiency item for expenditures in excess of prior budget estimates except those which the 

Administrator shall have so approved. 

SEcTION 6. Nothing containe l in thjs Supplementary C0de shall 

c nstitute the members of the Supplementary Code Authority partners for any purpose. Nor shall any member of the Supplementary 

Code Authority be liable in any manner to anyone for any act of 

any other member, officer, agent or employee of the Supplementary 

Code Authority, nor shall any memoor of the Supplementary Code 

Authority, exercising reasonable diligence in the conduct of his 

duties hereunder, be liable to anyone for any action or omission 

to act under this Supplementary Code, except for his own willful 

malfeasance or non-feasance. 

SECTION 7. The Supplementary Code Authority shall also from 

time to time furnish to the Basic Code Authority designated in said 

Basic Code, such information as .may be required to be furnished 

under terms of said Basic Code. 

SECTION 8. The Supplementary Code Authority shall have all the 

powers and duties which shall be necessary and proper to enable it 

to fully administer this Supplementary Code and to effectuate its 

purposes. 

Without limitation to the foregoing or any other powers or duties 

provided for in this Supplementary Code, the Supplementary Code 

Authority shall have the following further powers and duties: 

(a) To in ure the execution of the provisions of this Suppletnentary Code and to secure compliance of the Industry with the 

provi ions of the Act. 

(b) To adopt by-laws and rules and regulations for, and keep 

records of it pro edure and the administration of this Supplementary de. 

(c) To obtain from members of the Industry such information 

and r ports as a1·e required for the administration of the Supplem...,ntary Code. In addition to information required to be submitt d to the upplementary Code Authority, members of the Industry 

subject to this Supplementary Code shall furnish such statistical 

information as the Administrator may deem neces ary for the purpo es recited in Section 3 (a) of the Act to such Federal and State 

agencie as he may designate; provided that nothing in this Supplenlentary Code shall relieve any member of the Industry of any existing obligations to furnish reports to any Government ngency. No 
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individual report shall be disclosed to any other member of the Industi'Y or any other party except to such other Governmental 

agencies as may be directed by the Administrator. 

(d) To use such trade associations and other agencies as it deems 

proper for the carrying out of any of its activities provided for 

herein, provided that nothing herein shall relieve the Supplementary 

Code Authority of its duties or responsibilities under this Supp-lementary Code and that such trade associations and agencies shaH at 

all times be subject to and comply with the provisions hereof. 

(e) To make eco mmendation~ to the Administrator for the coordination of the administration of this Supplementary Code with 

such other codes, if any, as may be related to the Industry. 

(f) To recommend to the Administrator further fair trade practice 

provisions to govern members of the Industry in their relations with 

each other or with other industries and to recommend to the Administrator measures for industrial planning, including stabilization of 

e1nployment. 

(g) To set up definitions for the various classes of customers 

within this Industry after ubmission to and with the approval of 

the Administrat r after notice and hearing, and when so approved 

by the Admini. -trator, quotations, prices, discounts, credit terms, 

allowances or other conditions of sale, shall be made on the basis of 

such definitions and deviations therefrom shall constitute unfair 

methods of competition and a violation of this Supplementary Code. 

SECTION 9. The Supplementary Code Authority shall have the 

power under such rules and regulations as the Administrator may 

prescribe to investiga.te all complaints filed by one member of the 

Industry against another member of the Industry. 

SEcTION 10. If the ~dmini trator shall determine that any action 

of a Supplementra.y Code Authority or any agency thereof may be 

unfair or unjust or c~ntrary to the public interest, the Administrator 

may require that such action be suspended to .. afford an opportunity 

for investigation of the merits of such action and further consideration by such Supplementary Code Authority or agency pending final 

action which sh all not be effective unless the Administrator approved 

or unless he shall fail to disapprove after thirty days' notice to him 

of intention to proceed with such action in its original or modified 

form. 

SECTION 11. Each mem.ber of the Industry subject to the jurisdiction of this Supplementary Code shall comply with all requirements 

of the Supplementary Code Authority made or taken pursuant to 

the provisions of this Supplementa-ry Code, and the failure of any 

member of the Industr·y, within a reasonable time so to do, shall 

constitute a violation of this Supplementary Code. 

SECTION 12. Every employer shall provide for the safety and 

health of employees during the hours and at the places o.f their employment. Standards for safety and health shall be submitted by 

the Supplementary Code Authority to the Adm~nistrator within six 

months after the effective date of the Supplementary Code. 

SECTION 13. To appoint a Trade Practice Committee which shall 

meet with the trade practice committees appointed under such other 

codes as may oo related to the Industry for the purpose of formu-
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lating fair trade practices to govern the relationships between employers under thi'S ·oode and under such other codes to the end that 

Such fair trade practices may be proposed to the Administrator as 

amendments to this code and such other codes. 

AnTICLE V-AccouNTING AND CosTING 

SECTION 1. The Supplementary Code Authority shall cause to be 

formulated an ac,pounting system and methods of cost finding and/or 

estin1ating capable of use by all members of the Industry. After 

such system and methods have been formulated and approved by the 

Administrator, full details concerning them shall be made available 

to all members of the Industry. Thereafte r, all members of the 

Industry shall determine and/or estimate costs in accordance with 

the principles o£ such methods. 

SECTION 2. ""\Vhen the Supple1nentary Code Authority determines 

that an emergency exists in this Industry and that the cause thereof 

is destructive price-cutting sueh as to render ineffeetive or seriously 

endanger the maintenance of the p'rovision-s of this Supplementary 

Code, the S11pplemmLtary Code A·nthority may cause to be determined the lowest reasonable cost of the produets of this Industry, 

sue-h determination to be subject to such notice and hearing as the 

Administrator may require. The Administrator may approve, lisapprove, or modify tlw determination. Thereafter, during the period of the emergency, it shall be an unfair trade practice for any 

member of the Industry to sell or offer to sell any products of the 

Industry for which the lowest reasonable cost has been determined 

at such prices or npon such terms or conditions of sale that the 

buyer will pay less therefor than the lowest reasonable cost of ·such 

products. 

When it appears that conditions have ehanged , the Sur plementary 

Code Authority, upon its own initiative or upon the request of 

any {nterested party, shall cause the determination to be reviewed. 

~ nTIGLE VI-SELLING J3ELOTv CosT 

No member of this Indust.ry shall sell or exchange any of the 

products of t hi Industry, at a price, or Ul on terms and conditions, 

which will re ult in the purchauer paying for the goods received, 

less than the allowable cost thereof to the seller, determined in 

aecordance with a uniform method of osting above deseribed in 

Article V ; provided however that dropped lines, or seconds, or 

inventories which must be onverted into cash to meet emergency 

needs may be disp d of by any member of this Industry, at any 

price and on any t rm and conditions, but only if such member 

of this Indu ·try, n t le s than two week before such li posal, luts 

filed with the upplementary Code Authority or its Confidential 

Agent, a st:ltement in writing, settino- forth the fact of, and reasons 

for, such proposed di po al, and provid d further, that any member of this Industry may sell below his costs in order to meet competitive prices which do not violate this Supplementary Code, and 

which are filed in accordanc with the provisions of Article VII of 
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this Supplementary Code, or to meet competition from products 

of equivalent design, character, quality, or specifications manufactured outside the United States, provided that he has first so reported to the Supplementary Code Authority and in such report has 

cited the competition which caused him to take such action. 

ARTICLE VII-PmcE LrsTS 

SECTION 1. If the Supplementary Code Authority determines that 

it has been the generally recognized practice in this Industry, or in 

any branch or subdivision thereof, to sell certain products of this 

Industry on the basis of net price lists, or price lists and discount 

sheets, each member of this Industry manufacturing and selling 

such products shall, within ten (10) days afte-r notice of such determination, file with the Supplementary Code Authority through its 

Confidential Agent a net price list, or price list and discount sheet, 

in such form and for such products as the Supplementary Code 

Autlwrjty may prescribe and the. Supplementary Code Authority 

through its Confidential Agent shall immediately send copies thereof 

to all known manufacturers of such products. Such price lists shall 

be available_ to all interested buyers at the office of the Confidential 

Aaent. 

Changes in prices andj or revised price lists andjor discount sheets 

and/ or all other conditions of sale of such product shall be filed 

from time to time thereafter with the Supplementary Code Authority 

through its Confidential Agent by any member of this Industry by 

fastest possible written transmission to become effective immediately 

upon actual receipt by the Supplementary Code Authority through 

its Confidential Agent. Copies of changes in prices and/ or revised 

price lists andj or discount sheets and/ or all other conditions of sale 

shall be immediat-ely sent by the Supplementary Code Authority by 

fastest possible written transmission to all known members of this 

Industry and shall be available to all interested buyers at the office of 

the Confidential Agent. 

SECTION 2. Each m.em.ber of the Industry shall furnish the Sup- plementary Code Authority for distribution with such number of 

copies of his price lists and/ or discount sheets as the Supplementary 

Code Authority may prescribe. 

SECTION 3. No member of the Industry shall sell, directly or indirectly, by any means whatsoever, any product of the Industry cov- ered by provisions of this Article VII at a price or at discounts, or 

on other conditions of sale more favorable than those provided in his 

own current net price lists, or price lists and discount sheets. 

ARTICLE VIII-UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES 

In addition to the Unfair Trade Practices covered by Article V 

of the Basic Code except Section A thereof, and for all purposes of 

this Supplementary Code the following described acts shall constitute unfair practices. Any member of the Industry who shall directly or indirectly through any officer, employee, agent or represent- ative use or employ any of such unfair practices shall be guilty of 

a violation of this Supplementary Code. 
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RuLE 1. Olassification.-N o member of the Industry shall falsely class~fy any product of this Industry for the purpose of securing 

lower freight rates. 

RULE 2. 001nbinatim Sales.-No member of the Industry shall 

sell or offer to sell commodities other than products of this Industry 

at prices below the cost therefor to the members of this Industry 

for such product in order to infiuence sales. 

RuLE 3. Oom/missions.-N o member of the Industry shall split commissions or other compensation received by an employee or agent 

of the seller, with the buyer, for the purpose or with the effect of 

influencing a sale. RuLE 4. 0 ontracts.-N o member of the Industry shall make any 

sale or contract of sale of any product under any description which 

does not fully describe such product in terms customarily used in 

the Industry. 

RuLE 5. Espionag-e of Oornpetitors.-No member of the Industry 

shall procure, otherwi e than with the consent of any Member of the 

Industry, any information concerning the business of such member 

which is properly regarded as a trade secret, or confidential within 

an organization. 

RuLE 6. Guaranties.- N o member of the Industry shall make or 

issue any guaranties as to life or tonnage cost of wires. 

RuLE 7. Se1·vice, E x tra.- N o member of the Industry shall render 

to any purchaser of any product in or in connection with the sale of 

such product any service, unless fair compensation for such service 

shall be paid by such purchaser. 

RuLE 8. L~t1np~un1 Bids and Oontracts.-No member of the Industry shall submit a bid or bids for two or more commodities, one 

of which is Pulp and/ or Paper :Mill Wire Cloth, in which the unit 

price of each commodity is not clearly stated. Accepting orders 

or contracts for sale at a lump sum where the contract does not 

specify the exact quantity, quality, and unit price of the product 

puchased. 

RuLE 9. S elling on Oonsignment.-No m.ember of the Industry 

shall ship goods on consignment except under circumstances to be 

defined by the Supplementary Code Authority and approved by 

the Aillninistrator, where peculiar circumstances of the Industry 

require the practice. RuLE 10. Pr otection ilga:ir~st Decline or Advance.-(a) No member of the Industry shall protect a purchaser against decline in 

price or protect a purchaser against ad vance. 

(b). The acceptance of any order specifying shipment beyond 

ninety (90) days from receipt of order and/ or any agreement to hold 

finished merchandise in the manufacturer's plant subject to requisition by the buyer, except under extraordinary conditions beyond 

the control of the buyer. 

(c) The revealing by any member of the Industry to any prospectiYe buyer of an intention to -change his price until proposed 

changes have become, effective. 

Rm 11. Make ana Hold Orders.-N o member of the Industry 

shall accept "Make and Hold Orders"; to make up and/or stock 

wires for a customer with his knowledge in the absence of a definite 

order as in Rul~ ten (10) preceding. 
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RuLE 12. Se,rvice AllouJances.-No member of the Industry shall 

make any allowance for short or unsatisfactory service of pulp and 

paper mill wire cloth unless the entire wire is returned to the manufacturer. 

RULE 13. Dwrwge in Transit.-No member of the Industry shall 

assume responsibility for alleged damage in ransit. 

RULE 14. Secret Rebates.-No member of the Industry for the 

purpose of influencing a sale, or any other purpose shall offer or 

make any secret payment or allowance of a rebate, refund, commission, credit, unearned discount or excess a.llowance, whether in 

the form of money or otherwise, nor shall a member of the Industry 

offer or extend to any customer any special service or privilege not 

extended to all customers of the same class. RuLE 15. Thrreats .of Law Suits.-N o member of the I ndustry shall 

publish or circulate unjustified or unwarranted threats of legal proceedings which tend to or have the effect of harassing competitors 

or intimidating their customers. 

RULE 16. I nterference · with Anothe1·'s Contracts.-No member of 

the Industry shall attempt to induce the breach of a contract between a competitor and his customer or source of supply; nor shall 

any such member interfere with or obstruct the performance of 

such contractual duties or services. 

RuLE 17. No member of the Industry shall sell on terms more 

favorable than thirty (30) days net. 

ARTICLE IX-MONOPOLIES 

No provision of this Supplementary Code shall be so applied as 

to permit monopolies or monopolistic practices, or to eliminate, oppress or discriminate against small enterprises. 

ARTICLE X - MODIFICATIONS 

SECTION 1. This Supplementary Code and all the provisions 

thereof are expressly made subject to the right of the President, in 

accordance with provisions of subsection (b) of Section 10 of the 

Act, from time to time to cancel or modify any order, approval, 

license, rule or regulation issued under said Act. 

_ SECTION 2. This Supplementary Code, except as to provisions required by the Act, may be modified or amended on the basis of 

experience or changes in circumstances, such modifications or 

amendments to be based upon application by the Supplementary 

Code Authority or other representative group within the Industry 

to the Administrator and such Notice and Hearing as he shall specify 

and to become effective and be a part of this Supplementary Code 

on approval by the Administrator. 

ARTICLE XI-PRICE INCREASE 

Whereas the policy of the Act to increase real :purchasing power 

will be made more difficult of consummation if pnces of goods and 

services increase as rapidly as wages, it is recognized that price 

increases except such as may be required to meet individual costs 
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should be delayed and when made, such increases should so far 

as possible, be limited to actual additional increases in the seller's 

costs. 

ARTICLE XII-EFFECTIVE DATE AND DuRATION 

This Supplementary Code shall become effective at 12:01 o'clock 

A.M., Eastern Standard Time, on the tenth day after it is approved 

by the President and shall continue in effect until June 16, 1935, 

or the earliest date prior thereto on which the President shall, by 

proclamation, or the Congress shall, by joint resolution declare that 

the emergency recognized by Section 1 of Title I of the National 

Industrial Recovery Act, has ended. 

Appro"V"ed Code No. 84----Supplement No. 44. 

Registry No. 164~1-02 

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