Registry No. 1126-01 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

PROP·OSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

MILL SUPPLY INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON JULY 31, 1933 

WE DO OUR PART 

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U.S. DEPOtriTO~V 

The Code for the Mill Supply lndpsiry 

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 Administrat;ofl 

as applying to this industry 

UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1933 

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CODE OF FAIR TRADE PRACTICE FOR THE MILL SUPPLY 

INDUSTRY 

INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL SUBGROUPS BY INDUSTRY 

Purpose.-1. To effectuate the policy of Title 1 of the National Industrial Recovery Act, during the period of the emergency, this industry presents this code, the purpose of which is to improve the 

standards of labor, the purchasing power of labor and capital, as a 

necessary means of promoting and maintaining industrial recovery, 

by increasing employment, and by eliminating unfair competitive 

practices. It is conceived with· the intent of being fair to employees, 

competitors, distributors, and consumers alike, and with no intent to 

promote monopoly, to discriminate against small enterprises, nor to 

impose any inequitable restrictions on admission to the group. The 

following provisions are established as a code of fair competition for 

the mill supply industry and subgroups by industry. 

2. Definitions.-The term "mill supply industry" as used herein 

is defined to mean the manufacture of those products largely used 

for industrial equipment and maintenance use, such asAbrasives, 

Belting, 

Files, 

Pipe tools, 

Steel pulleys, 

Twist drills, 

Vises, 

Wrenches, etc., etc. 

The term "employees" as used herein shall include all persons employed in the manufacture of same. The term "persons" shall include natural persons, partnerships, associations, and corporations. 

The term "effective date" as used herein is defined as being the 

second Monday after the approval of this code by the President. 

3. Those signing this code will submit with their individual supplementary group by industry subcodes thei:r numerical percentage 

to their total industry, as well as their capacity percentage to their 

total industry. 

4. We agree that none of those signing this code will sell their 

product below a properly 4etermined cost of production, including 

material, labor, factory overhead, with administrative and selling 

costs added on a percentage basis. 

5. It is agreed that the maximum hours of labor for our individ· ual industry group shall be in accordance with Schedule "A" herewith appended. 

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SCHEDULE A 

It is agreed that the maximum hours of labor for the _________ _ 

---------- Industry will be ________ a week in accordance with 

number five (5) of the Mill Supply Manufacturers Basic Code and 

the members of this In lustry have hereto affixed their signature as 

agreeing to put these hours into effect on the 15th or 31st of the 

month when approved by the President of the United States. 

SCHEDULE B 

It is agreed that the minimum rate of pay for the ___________ _ 

-------- Industry will be ________ a week in accordance with number five (5) of the Mill Supply Manufacturers' Basic Code and the 

memb.ers of thi Indu try have hereto affixed their signatures as 

agremng to put the wa<Ye into effect on the lFith or 31st of the 

month \\hen approved by the President of the United State . 

Labo1•.-6. It i agreed by tho e ignin · thi code that employees 

shall have the rio-ht to organize and bargain collectively through 

repre entative of th ir own choo ing, and hall 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. 

6. (2) That no employee and no one seeking employment shall 

be required as a condition of employment to join any company 

union or to refrain from joining, organizing, or assi ting a labor 

organization of his own choosing. 

6. (3) That employers shall comply with the maximum hours of 

labor, minimum rate of pay, and other condition of employment, 

approved or prescribed by the President. 

7. This code and all the provi ion thereof are expressly made, 

subject to the right of the President, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 (b) of the National Industrial Recovery Act, 

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

rule, or regulation i sued under Title I of aid Act, and specifically 

to the right of the President to cancel or modify his approval of 

this code or any conditions imposed by him upon his approval 

thereof. 

8. It is agreed by those signing this code that there will be included in the supplementary group by industry subcodes a proper 

classification of eli tributors and adequate price differentials based 

upon the function performed and the cost of the service rendered 

in the distribution of their products to the consumer. 

9. It is agreed that each individual group by industry will police 

its respective industry and will report. to the necessary authority 

any individuals or companies who, after adopting this code, :fail 

to live up to its provi ions. 

10. It is agreed that any infraction of any of the foregoing articles 

of agreement shall constitute a violation of this code and therefore 

be subject to the provisions of the law. 

11. To further effectuate the policies of the Act, the mill supply 

industry committee, the applicants herein, or such successor com-
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mittee or committees as may hereafter be constituted by the action 

of the groups by industry which sign this code, is set up to cooperate 

with the Administrator as a planning and fair practice agency for 

the mill supply industry. Such agency may from time to time present to the Administrator recommendations based on conditions in 

the industry as a whole, or in the subgroups by industry, as they may 

develop, which will tend to effectuate the operation of the provisions 

of this code and the policy of the National Industrial Recovery Act, 

and in particular along the following lines: 

1. Recommendations as to the requirements by the Administrator 

of such further reports from. persons engaged in the Mill Supply Industry, or the groups by industry, of statistical information and 

keeping of uniform accounts as may be required to secure the proper 

observance of the code and promote the stabilization of the industry 

and employment. 

2. Recommendations for the making of requirements by the Administrator as to practices of persons engaged in the mill supply industry, or in any or all of the subgroups by industry, as to methods 

and conditions of trading, the naming and reporting of prices which 

may be appropriate to a void discrimination, to promote stabilization 

of the industry, to prevent and eliminate unfair and destructive 

competitive prices and practices. 

3. Recommendation~ for dealing with any inequalities that may 

otherwise arise to endanger the stability of the industry and of 

production and employment. 

Such recommendations, when approved by the Administrator, shall 

have the same force and effect as any other provisions of this code. 

Such committee is also set up for the purpose of investigating and 

informing the Administrator on behalf of the mill supply industry 

and subgroups by industry, as to the' importation of competitive 

articles into the United States in substantial quantities, or increasing 

ratio to domestic production on such terms or under such conditions 

as to render ineffective or seriously to endanger the maintenance of 

this code, and as an agency for making complaint to the President 

on behalf of the mill supply industry and subgroups by industry, 

under provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act, with 

respect thereto. 

12. Such of the provisions of this Code as are not required to be 

included therein by theN ational Industrial Recovery Act, may, with 

the approval of the President, be modified, or eliminated as changes 

in circumstances or experiences may indicate. It is contemplated 

that from time to time supplementary provisions to this Code or 

additional eodes will be submitted for the approval of the President 

to pr~vent unfair competition in price and other unfair and destructive competitive practices and to effectuate the other purposes and 

policies of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act consistent 

with the provisions hereof. 

Company ______________________________ , 

Name _________________________________ . 
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SCHEDULE A 

It is agreed that the Maximum Hours of Labor for the ------------------ ------------ Industry will be ---------- a week in accordance with numbe-r 

five ( 5) of the Mill Supply Manufacturers' Basic Code, and the members of 

this Industry have hereto affixed their signatures as agreeing to put these 

hours into effect on the 15th or 31stt of the month when approved by the 

President of the United States. 

Company------------------------------

Name---------------------------------

SCHEDULE B 

It is agreed that the Minimum rates of pay for the _______________________ _ 

Industry will be __________ a week in accordance with number five (5) of the 

Mill Supply Manufacturers' Basic Code and the members of this Indu try 

have hereto affixed their signatures as agreeing to put these wages into effect 

on the 15th or 31st of the month when approved by the President of the 

United States. Company _____________________________ _ 

Name ________________________________ _ 

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