Approved Code No. 42-Amendment No. 1 Registry No. 907-1-01 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

LUGGAGE AND FANCY 

LEATHER GOODS INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON MARCH 10, 1934 

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U.S. l)Ept08'TO~ ITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1934 

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This pu licatiop i for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government 

Printing Office, Washington, D.C., and by district offices of the Bureau of Foreign 

and Domestic Com erce. 

DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE DEP ARTME T OF COMMERCE 

Atlanta, Ga.: 504 Post Office Building. 

Birmingham, Ala.: 257 Federal Building. 

Boston, Mass.: 1801 Customhouse. 

Buffalo, N.Y.: Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Charleston, S.C.: Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Chicago, Ill.: Suite 1706, 201 North Wells tr ct. 

Cleveland, Ohio: Chamber of Commerce. 

Dallas, Tex.: Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Detroit, Mich.: 801 Fin~t National Bank Building. 

Houston, Tex.: Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Indianapolis, Ind.: Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Jacksonville, Fla.: Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Kansas City, Mo.: 1028 Baltimore Avenue. 

Los Angeles, Calif.: 1163 South Broad"ay. 

Louisville, Ky.: 408 Fed ral Building. 

Memphis, Tenn.: 229 F d ral Building. 

Minneapolis, Minn.: 213 Federal Building. 

New Orleans, La.: Room 225-A, Customhou e. 

New York, N.Y.: 734 Customhouse. Norfolk, Va.: 406 East Plume treet. 

Philadelphia, Pa.: 422 Commercial Tru t Building. 

Pittsburgh, Pa.: Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Portland, Oreg.: 215 New Post Office Building. 

t . Loui , Mo.: 506 Olive Str t. 

San Francisco, Calif.: 310 Cu tomhouse. 

Seattl , Wa h.: 09 Federal Offic Building. 
Approved Code No. 42-Amendment No. 1 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

LUGGAGE AND FANCY LEATHER GOODS 

INDUSTRY 

As Approved on March 10, 1934 

ORDER 

APPROVING AMENDl\IENTS OF CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE! 

LUGGAGE AND FANCY LEATHER Goons Ixnu TRY 

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, for approval of amendments 

to a Code of Fair Competition for the Luggage and Fancy Leather 

Goods Industry, and hearings having been duly held thereon and the 

annexed report on aid amendments, containing findings with respect 

thereto having been made and directed to the President : 

NOW THEREFORE, on behalf of the Pre ident of the United 

States, I , Hugh S. Johnson, Administrator for Industrial Recovery, pursuant to authority ve ted in me by Executive Orders of the President, including Executive Order No. 6543-A, dated December 30, 

1933, and otherwise; do hereby incorporate, by reference, said annexed report and do find that said amendments and the Code as 

constituted after being amended comply in all respects with the pertinent provision and will promote the policy and purposes of said 

Title of said Act, and do hereby order that said amendments be and 

they are hereby approved, and that the previous approval of said 

Code is hereby modified to include an approval of said Code in its 

entirety as amended. 

HUGHS. JOHNSON, 

Adminisfrator for I ndusfrial R ecovery. 

Approval recommended: 

GEO. L. BERRY, 

Division Administrator. 

\VASHINGTON, D.C., 

March 10, 1934. 

45808°--425-60-34 (1) 
REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRESIDENT, 

The White House. 

Srn: This is a report on the Amendments to the Code of Fair 

Competition for the Luggage and Fancy Leather Goods Industry, 

and on the hearing conducted thereon in Washington, D.C., J anuary 

31, 1934, in accordance with the provisions of Title I of the National 

Indu trial Recovery Act. 

GENERAL STATEMENT 

The Lug~age and Fancy Leather Goods I n lu try, throuo·h the 

Executive Code Com111ittee, its code authority, ha availed it elf 

of provisions in Article VIII of the Code of Fair omp tition for 

the Luggage and Fancy Leather Goods Indus ry approv d b you 

on the third day of October, 1933, which recites 1n part : 

" It i contemplated that from time to time uppl mentar provi ion to this code. or additional codes will be ubmitt d for the 

approval of the President to prevent unfair competition in prices 

and other unfair and de tructive competitive practice and to effec- tuate the other purpose and policie of Title I of th ational 

Indu trial Recovery A t· consistent with th provi. ion h r of. 

RES :ME OF .dODIFICATIONS 

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6. Provides for an anticipation di count at the rate of six percent 

(6% ) per annum. 

7. Limit the time ·ffhen customers may retnrn articles for credit 

or exchange. 

8. Provides for the appointing of three (3) membe1~ ol the Imitation and Leather Nm elties :Manufacturing group to the Executive 

Code Committee. 

9. Provides for one (1) member of the Dog Fur'ilishings and 

Leather Specialties Manufacturing group to be appointed to the 

Executive Code Committee. 

10. Makes uniform the phraseology a to the code authority in 

the code. 

The Deputy Administrator in his final report to me on said amendments to said Code having found as herein set forth and on the basis 

of all the proceedings in this matter: 

I find that: 

(a) The amendments to said Code and the Code as amended are 

well designed to promote the policies and purposes of Title I of the 

National Industrial Recovery Act including; the 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 purpose 

of cooperative action among trade groups, by including and maintaining united action of labor and management under adequate governmental sanction and supervision, by eliminating unfair competitive 

practices, by promoting the fullest possible utilization of the present 

productive capacity of the industries, by avoiding undue restrictions 

of production ( except as m.ay be temporarily required), by increasing the consumption of industrial and agricultural products through 

increasing purchasing power, by reducing and relieving unemployment, by improving tandards of labor, and by otherwise rehabilitating industry. 

(b) The Code as amended 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. 

( c) The Code empowers the Code Authority to pre ·ent the aforesaid amendment on behalf of the industry as a whole. 

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

to and will not permit monopolies or monopolistic practices. 

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

and will not eliminate or oppress mall 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 

amendments. 

Respectfully, 

MARCH 10, 1934. 

HUGH S. JOHNSON, 

Administrator for Industrial Rea011ery. 
AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR 

THE LUGGAGE AND FANCY LEATHER GOODS INDUSTRY 

Arti 1 , r ading 

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in the fancy and small leather good di vision shall be permitted to 

accept one order to a customer, shipped after August 1 t, dated 

December 1st, with maximum terms 3% ten days, E.0.1\1. ( end of 

month), and also one order to a wholesaler, shipped after Augu t 

1st, dated Decemb r 1st, with maximum terms 2% ten day , E.0.1\1. 

(end of month)." 

4. Add a new sub ection ( c) to Section 12, Article VI, as follows f 

"In the fancy and mall leather goods division 0£ the Indu try, 

the granting of a legitimate trade di count when such a discount 

is not in lieu of cash discount shall be permitted. A trade discount 

shall be considered legitimate only when it is a uniform trade discount given to legitimate wholesalers, or based on consumer price 

of product. Any manufacturer granting uch trade discount mu -t 

file with the Secretary of the Code Authority hi printed price list 

and detailed schedule of trade di counts, specifying to whom and 

under what conditions these trade discounts are available." 

5. Add a new ubsection ( d) to Section 12, Article VI, as follows: 

Terms 1nay be extended on one shipment per year to a customer, 

in the states o:f Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 

Florida, Alabama, l\1issi ippi, Loni iana, Arkansa , Oklahoma and 

Texa , made during April, May, June or July, so that the account 

i due net October 1st." 

6. It is proposed that the first paragraph of Section 12, Article ,TI, 

be amended to read as follows : 

"The giving of any di count contrary to the following tracle 

practices is unfair competition, except an anticipation di count at 

the rate of 6% per annum and except in ontract for the export 

trade." 

7. Add a new section 14 in Article VI reading a follow : 

"It i unfair competition for a manufacturer to accept articles 

for credit or exchange, the manufacture of which is subject to the 

provisions of this Code, except when uch returns are made within 

seven days after the receipt of hipment by the customer; provided 

that this section shall not apply to credit on account of' defects of 

manufacture and/ or materials, or delay in shipment." 

8. Add a new subsection (:f) to Section 1, Article VIII, reading 

as follows : 

" Three members of the Board of Director of the National As ociation of Imitation and Leather Novelties Manufacturers, Inc., to 

be appointed by the President of the National Association of Imitation and Leather N ovelt.ies l\Ianufacturers, Inc." 

9. Add a new ·ub ·ection (g) to Se tion 1, Article VIII, reading 

as :follows : 

" One member of the Board of Directors of the Dog Furnishings 

and Leather Specialties Manufacturer Association to be appointed 

by the Pre ident of the Dog Furnishings and Leather Specialties 

l\1anu:facturers Association. ' 

10. It is proposed in Article VIII, Section 1, preceding the words 

is set up" be amended to insert the words "is hereby constituted 

the code authority of this industry and". 

Approved Code No. 42--Aruendment No. 1. 

Registry No. 907-1-01. 

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