Approved Code No. 9 Amendments Nos. 3-4 Registry No. 313 — 1 — 06 
 
 NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 
 
 AMENDMENTS TO 
 CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 LUMBER AND TIMBER 
 PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 
 
 AS APPROVED ON DECEMBER 7, 1933 
 BY 
 
 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 
 
 V/E DO OUR PART 
 
 1. Executive Order 
 
 2. Letter of Transmittal 
 mendments to Code 
 
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Approved Code No. 9 — Amendments Nos. 3-4 
 AMENDMENTS TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 LUMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 
 
 As Approved on December 7, 1933 
 
 BY 
 
 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 
 
 Executive Order 
 
 An application having been made by the Lumber Code Authority 
 pursuant to and in full compliance with the provisions of Title I of 
 the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for 
 amendment of the Code of Fair Competition for the Lumber and 
 Timber Products Industries, as heretofore approved by me, and for 
 the modification of my approval of said Code of Fair Competition 
 accordingly, and hearings having been held thereon, and the Admin- 
 istrator having rendered his report recommending the granting of 
 such application, such proposed amendments to be designated as 
 Amendment No. 3 and Amendment No. 4, establishing the " Broom 
 and Mop Handle Division " : 
 
 NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the 
 United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the 
 National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and 
 otherwise, do adopt and approve the report of the Administrator 
 recommending the granting of the aforesaid application, and do order 
 that the Code of Fair Competition for the Lumber and Timber Prod- 
 ucts Industries, as approved by me on August 19, 1933, be amended 
 in accordance with the foregoing. 
 
 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. 
 
 Approval recommended : 
 Hugh S. Johnson, 
 
 Administrator. 
 
 The White House, 
 
 December 7, 1933. 
 
 26<J03° 244-210—33 ( 1 ) 
 
November 22, 1933. 
 The President, 
 
 The White House. 
 
 Sir: Under the Code of Fair Competition for the Lumber and 
 Timber Products Industries, as approved by you on August 19, 1933, 
 the Lumber Code Authority has submitted Amendments creating the 
 " Broom and Mop Handle Division." This is a report of the hear- 
 ing on the application of the Broom and Mop Handle Manufacturing 
 Industry to be included under the Code, conducted in Washington 
 on October 20, 1933, in accordance with the provisions of the 
 National Industrial Recovery Act. 
 
 Final Amendment No. 3 and final Amendment No. 4 submitted are 
 included and attached. 
 
 The Amendments submitted herewith do not involve any new 
 principles and are designed solely to provide an administrative divi- 
 sion under the Code for broom, mop, sweeper, and sweeping brush 
 handle manufacturers. By proposing that the jurisdiction of the 
 Code be extended to include the Broom and Mop Handle Manu- 
 facturing Industry, the National Handle Manufacturers' Associa- 
 tion, representing the Industry, has concurred in all its provisions. 
 
 The close relationship of the Industry to the Lumber and Timber 
 Products Industries was established at the hearing. Factories pro- 
 ducing so-called long cleaning device handles made of wood are 
 located almost of necessity in sawmill towns. It was stated that at 
 least G0% of the known production occurred in factories operated 
 in conjunction with sawmills. It was pointed out also that labor in 
 handle factories and in sawmills is interchangeable. 
 
 WAGES 
 
 The minimum wages proposed are the same as those established 
 for the several regions of the United States defined in the Code. 
 In each region the proposed minimum represents an increase over 
 former average rates, and substantial increases over former mini- 
 mum rates. Anticipating the approval of its application to become 
 a Division under the Code, the group represented at the hearing 
 adopted voluntarily the Code minimums, and adjusted wages of 
 the higher-paid classes accordingly on August 22, 1933, when the 
 wage provisions of the Code became effective. 
 
 HOURS 
 
 The maximum hours of employment proposed are 40 per week. 
 Tolerance for seasonal, as provided for certain operations under the 
 Code, does not extend to this proposed division. This shorter week, 
 already adopted, has provided some immediate reemployment of 
 
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labor and it was shown that with only a moderate recovery in 
 business volumes a satisfactory further absorption would occur. 
 
 ADMINISTRATION 
 
 The National Handle Manufacturers' Association is to be desig- 
 nated as the agency of the Lumber Code Authority to administer 
 the provisions of the Code for this proposed Division. Evidence 
 that it is prepared to assume this responsibility has been submitted. 
 Pursuant to Article III of the Code, the Lumber Code Authority 
 reserves the power and duty to enforce the provisions of the Code 
 and to establish and maintain the representative character of its 
 designated agency. 
 
 EFFECT OF THE AMENDMENTS 
 
 I believe that the Amendments provide an effective means of 
 bringing this Industry under a Basic Code of Fair Competition, the 
 mandatory provisions of which a representative group of the 
 Industry has applied to itself voluntarily, and that the aim of the 
 National Industrial Recovery Act will be served. 
 
 FINDINGS 
 
 The Administrator finds that: 
 
 (a) Amendment No. 3 and Amendment No. 4 as recommended 
 comply in all respects with the pertinent provisions of Title I of the 
 Act, including, without limitation, subsection (a) of Section 7 and 
 subsection (b) of Section 10 thereof, and that 
 
 (b) The applicant group imposes no inequitable restrictions on 
 admission to membership therein and is truly representative of the 
 Broom and Mop Handle Manufacturing Industry; and that 
 
 (c) Amendment No. 3 and Amendment No. 4 as recommended 
 are not designed to promote monopolies or to eliminate or oppress 
 small enterprises and will not operate to discriminate against them, 
 and will tend to effectuate the policy of Title I of the National In- 
 dustrial Recovery Act. 
 
 It is recommended, therefore, that Amendment No. 3 and Amend- 
 ment No. 4 to the Code of Fair Competition for the Lumber and 
 Timber Products Industries, as heretofore approved by you, be 
 adopted. 
 
 Respectfully, 
 
 Hugh S. Johnson, 
 
 A dministrator. 
 
AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 LUMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 
 
 Amendment No. 3. — Insert in Article VII at end of subparagraph 
 cl, the following section : 
 
 (H) Broom and Mop Handle Division. 
 
 Minimum rates of wages in this division shall be as follows : 
 
 Cents per hour 
 
 Southern Hardwood Area 24 
 
 Appalachian Hardwood Area and Delaware 28^ 
 
 Northern Hardwood Area : Mills and factories 30 
 
 Northeast Hardwood Area : Mills and factories 30 
 
 North Central Hardwood Area and Iowa, Nebraska & Kansas: Mills and 
 
 factories 32% 
 
 Western Pine : 
 
 Except Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado, south of 38° North Lati- 
 tude but including all of State of California, factories 40 
 
 Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado, south of 38° North Latitude 24 
 
 West Coast Lumber and Logging Area : Factories 40 
 
 The above-mentioned areas shall coincide with their definitions 
 and territorial descriptions as set forth in this Code. 
 
 Amendment No. 4. — Add at the end of Schedule (a) the following 
 new section : 
 
 No. 37. Broom and Mop Handle Division. Division (Article IIC) and 
 Products (Article IIA). 
 
 The Broom and Mop Handle Manufacturers Division consists of 
 Manufacturers of Broom and/or Mop, Sweeper, and Sweeping Brush. 
 Handles. 
 
 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY 
 
 The National Handle Manufacturers' Association is designated as 
 the agency of the Lumber Code Authority for the administration of 
 the Code in this Division. Said Association through its Board of 
 Control is authorized to make rules and regulations necessary to ad- 
 minister the Code in this Division, and shall designate and authorize 
 such agencies as may be required lor this purpose. 
 
 Approved Code No. 9 — Amendments Nos. 3-4. 
 Registry No. 313-1-08. 
 
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