Approved Code No. 9-Amendment No. 30 Registry No. 313-1-06 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

LUMBER AND 

TIMBER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON JANUARY 31, 1935 

WE DO OUR PART 

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App-roved Code No. 9-Amend .e'!lt No. 30 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

LUMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 

As Approved on January 31, 1935 

ORDER 

APPROVING AMENDJ\IENT oF CoDE OF F .AIR Co IPETITION FOR THE 

LmrnEn .A:ND TIMilER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 

An application having b en duly made pursuant to and in full 

compliance with the provi ions of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for approval of amendments 

to the Code of Fair Competition for the Lumber and Timber Products Indu trie , and Notice of Opportunity to be Heard being duly 

published thereon, and the annexed report on said amendments, 

containing findings with respect thereto, having been made and 

directed to the President: 

NOW, THEREFORE, on behalf of the President of the United 

States, the National Industrial Recovery Board, pur uant to authority Ye ted in it by Executive Orders of the President, including 

Executive Order 6859, dated Sept-ember 27, 1934, and otherwise, 

does hereby incorporate by reference said annexed report, and does 

find that said amendm0 nts and the Code as constituted after being 

amended comply in all respects with the pertinent provisions and 

will promote the policy and purposes of said Title of said Act, and 

doe hereby order that said amendments b an l they are hereby 

approved, and that the previous approval of said Code is hereby 

amended to include an approval of sail Code in its entirety as 

amended such approval and such amen lments to take effect twenty 

(20) days from the date hereof, unles good cau e to the contrary 

i hown to the National Industrial Recovery Board before that 

time an l the a id Board i ue a sub equent order to that effect. 

NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY BOARD, 

By W. A. HARRIMA , Administrative Officer. 

pproval recommended: 

vv. P. ELLis, 

Division Administrator. 

"A HI GTON D. C. 

January 31, 1935. 

112550°-1573- 10-35 (1) 
REPORT T O THE PRESI DENT 

The PRESIDEXT 

Tlie Trhzte House. 

Srn: On August 19, 1933, you approved a Code of F air Competition for the Lumber and Timber Products Industries. 

This is a report on the Lumber Code Authority's amendment 1~0 . 

98, "TT"hich is being published "TT"ith a Notice of Opportunity to be 

Heard. 

This amendment proposes changes to correct typographical error" · 

to develop a uniform system of numbering and lettering; to improve 

the f orm. of the Code and to make it possible for a new reprint to be 

published including approved amendments 1 to 24, inclusive, and an_ 

further amendments subsequent thereto. The amendment is not of 

a controversial nature and is to enable the Government P rintinpOffice to furnish a correct reprint of the Code with various error 

and inconsistencies removed. The Order approving the amendment 

does not become effective until twenty days after the date thereof 

which permits further modification if good cause is shown and a 

fubsequent Order issued to that effect. 

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

of all the proceedings in this matter: 

"\Ye find: 

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

"TT"ell designed to promote the policies and purposes of Title I of the 

National Industrial Recovery Act including the removal of obstructions to the free fl.o" of interstate and foreign commerce which tend 

to diminish the amount thereof, and will provide for the general 

"TT"elfare by promoting the organization of industry for the purpose 

of cooperative action among trade groups, b3· including and mainaining 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 indu:::tries, by avoiding undue restriction of production ( except as may be temporarily r equired), by increasing the consumption of industrial and agricultural product 

through increasing purchasing power, by reducing and relieving 

unemployment, by improving standards of labor, and by otherwise 

rehabilitating industry. 

(b) The Code as amended complies in all respects "TT"ith the pertinent provisions of said Title of said Act, including without limita -

tion Subsection (a) of Section 3, Subsection (a) of Section 7 and 

ubsection (b) of Section 10 thereof. 

( c) Th.e Code empo"TT"ers the Code Authority to present the aforesaid amendment on behalf of the industry as a whole. 

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(d) The am0 n lment and the Code a am ndecl are not deigned to 

an l will not p rmit rnonop Ii or monopoli -tic practic s. ( ) The am n lment and the Cod· as amended are not designed 

to and will not eliminate or opp re · mall enterpri e and will not 

op rat to di criminate ao·ai1 t th m. 

( f) Tho e engaged in other teps of the economic process have not 

b en deprived of the rio-ht to b heard prior to effective date of said 

amendment. · 

For the e r ea on , therefore, we have approved this amendment 

to this ode. 

For the ational Indu trial Recovery Board: 

\V. A. HARRIMAN' 

JAN ARY 31, 1935 . 

.Adniinistrative Officer. 

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A~fENDl\fENT TO CODE OF FAIR coiIPETITION FOR 

THE LU fBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS I r DUSTRY 

1. Delete the word '' Industry " from the title of th Code and 

substitute therefor the word " Industrie ", so that the title of the 

Code wherever it occurs reads as follows: " Lumber and Timber Products Industries ". 

2. Renumber all articles, sections and paragraphs of the Code 

by substituting for the present numeration, Roman numeral , capital 

letters, Arabic figures and small letters in the stated order, i. e., I, 

A, 1 and (a ), and sub titute such r enumeration for pre ent references to such articles, sections and paragraphs wherever such references occur. 

3. In Schedule "A" ubstitute for the present numeration of Divi- sions and Subdivi ions the numeration of all Divisions by Arabic 

numera,ls, and all Subdivisions by the number of the Division and 

consecutive capital letter , i. e.: 

2. H ardwood Division. 

2A. Appalachian and Southern Hardwood Subdivision. 2B. Mahogany Subdivision. 

2C. E tc. 

Correct the index of Schedule "A" in accordance with such renumeration and substitute such corrected renumeration for references to 

Divisions and Subdivisions of aid Schedule "A" wherever they 

occur. . 

4. Rearrange the wage scale set forth in Section D (renumbered) 

of Article VII to incorporate all wage scales, including tho ·e which 

now appear as footnotes. 

5. Insert the Y•:ords " Division" and " Subdivi ion" after each 

reference to a Divi ion and Subdivision in Article VII, Section D 

(renumbered). 

6. Substitute for the words " area", "zone ", "group ", "district", ,(. ection " and " territory", wherever uch words are used to indicate sub-classification of Subdivisions or geographical locations in 

Article VII, Section D, (renumbered), the word " area '. 

7. In Article VIII, Section A (renumbered) sub titute for the word " purposes" in the second sentence, the word " persons ", so that the 

se"ond sentence as orrectecl will read as follows : "Allotments within each Divi ion ancl Subdivi ion for the persons 

therein shall be made ", etc. 

8. In Article VIII, Section A (renumbered), ub titute for the 

phrase " Section 7 (a) ", in the last sent nee of that section, the phrase 

" Section 3 ( e) ", o that the last entence of said ection a corrected 

will r ead as follow : " In the case of Division or Sub livision , the r aw material of 

which is imported, the quotas and allotments may be in terms o:i 

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import , o far a may be con i tent with the provisions of S ction 

3 (e) of the National Indu trial Re overy A t.' 

9. I ert that portion of Amendn1ent No. 5 whi h constituted an 

addition to rti 1 VIII of the ode under Section K (renumbered) 

and remove that amendatory paragraph from the Interim Article 

of Arti 1 VIII. 

10. In hedule 'A", under the caption "2. Hardwood ·Division", 

lelete th w rd ·' Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's s ociation ' in 

the ixth and eventh lines of the paragraph entitled "Administrative 

\.o·encie ', and sub titute therefor the words "North Central Hardw o l A ociation." 

11. In Schedule' A", under the heading" 2-C. Philippine Mahogany Subdivi ion (renumbered), in ert the word "any" between 

th words "during ' and 'calendar", in the la t paragraph of Section (c) of the paragraph entitled "Admini trative Agency", o 

that th last clau e of that paragraph will read as follow : 

the actual production of such log during any calendar year 

shall be considered the 'mill capacity ' of such operator." 

12. In Schedule "A', under the heading "2-C. Philippine Mahogany Subdivi ion'' (renumbered), ubstitute for the word " ubstitute " in the paragraph nmnbered " ( e)" of the paragraph entitled 

·Administrative Agency " the word " substantial ", so that the econd 

clause of that paragraph will read as follows: 

' or if in thr e months after the date of the allotment any such 

per on fails to use a substantial portion of his allotment," 

13. In Schedule "A", under the heading " 11. Wooden Package 

Divi ion ' (renumbered), in the paragraph numbered " (b)" of the 

paragraph entitled "Administrative Agency ", delete the words 

'Veneer Fruit and Vegetable Package Subdivision" and substitute 

therefor the words "American Veneer Package Subdivision ", and 

add the following: · ' H. ,v ooden Pail and Tub Subdivi ion". 

14. In Schedule 'A", under the heading "11-C. Standard Container ubdivi ion " (renumbered), in the second sentence of the 

parao-raph entitled "Administrative Agency", substitute for the first 

word "Such ' the word "Said '. 

15. In chedule "A", under the heading " 11-D. Pacific Veneer 

Package Subdivision" (renumbered), in the paragra1 h entitled 

• Administrative Agency", sub titute for the fir t word in the second 

entence ' Such ', the word " Said " . • 16. In S h lule "A'', under the heading "14. Veneer an l Plywood Divi ion' (renumbered), in the paragraph entitled "Subdivi ion renumber the uh-paragraphs by ub tituting for the capital letter mall letters, and renumber the references to the Subdiub-1 aragraph (b) of the paragraph entitled "Subcliviion ' by ub tituting for the small letters, capital letter , so that 

uh-paragraph (b) a corrected will read as follows: 

b. Th f llowino- subclivi ions are hereby e tabli hed and the 

followino· dmini trative Agency of each ubdivision is hereby 

de ignated: . Plywoo l Subdivi ion. 

B. Commercial Veneer ubclivi ion. 

C. Face Veneer Subdivi ion." 
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17. In Sche lule "A", under the heading "16. pecialty Wood 

Flooring Division" (renumbered), in the paragraph entitled "Ad- mini trative Agency ' sub titute for the phra e ' 1 5 orth Yale 

Avenue" the phrase" 999 Grandview Avenue". 

18. In schedule "A", under th heading "19. Pole and Piling Di- vision" (renumbered) in the paragraph entitled "Administrative 

Agency', ub-paragraph (a), substitute for the numeration of the 

subdivi. ions therein listed, capital letter , so that the ubdivisions 

will be indicated by consecutive capital letters. 

19. In ' Schedule "A", under the heading "20. Railroad Oro Tie 

Division" (renumbered), in the paragraph entitled "Admini trative 

Agencies", indicate the Subdivisions referred to in Sub-paragraph 

(a) by inserting the following designation before the consecutive 

Subdivi ions therein listed : " 20-A, 20-B, 20-0 ", etc. 

20. In Schedule "A", under the headino- "21. Oros arm Divi ion" 

(renumbered), in the paragraph entitled "Admini trative Agency", 

Sub-paragraph (a), substitute for the numeration of the Subdivision listed, con ecutive capital letters. 

21. In Schedule ' B ", Section 4, Sub-section (b), substitute for 

the reference to " Section 3 (b) ", the reference to " Section 2 (a) ", 

and for the reference to " Section 4 (b)" the ref€rence to " Section 

3 (a) ". 

22. In Schedule "B ", Section 8, substitute for the phrase 

"through the United States ", in the first clause, the phrase" throughout the United States". 

Approved Code No. 9-Amenclment No. 30. 

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