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LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION * Graybar Building, 420 loxlngton Avonu* Now Yorlt, K. Y. Attfuit 14, 1936* To Itaaboro of tbo load Induotrio* ooooclattoal Vo or* oncloolof horovlth a roloaoo of tb* Todoral Trad* Comlnxtott, xfaaroln tbo trad* practloo rulo* for tbo VholooAl* Tobacco Diotrlbutora Industry lo llotod, u our mWri oojr bo lut*rtt*d la boTlac for tbolr record* a copy of this docwoat. Tory truly your*. '^l.uX^-aL-- SocroUry. A' awjj'r. avoau'jm^w'^nmawijUFoj `ogw^wo^oiKi j ^p j i i.w-muny io* uaji.n i uimmii. A " '- ''' .- , . . . ...^v ... - gMmwww 1 Bg^gP^Ttawpign 5#S : ^ -------------- ^ ............................................ .............. wn>" . . >w 9 - 0 o or r Tor nncmuw 31*13. Friday, July 19, 1935. rnsmi taxes ccuassior Washington. Trod* Fractle* rulss for th* Kholscnl* Tobacco Distributor* In dustry were Abroad upon for that Industry In Trod* Proctlc* confer*no* bold ot th* Todaral Trad* Cocdsslon July 19, 1935, batman a conadtto* representing tho Wholesale Tobacco Dlstribut-ir* and officer* of th* Trad* Proctlc* Conference Division of the Coaalsslon. it the conclusion of the confer*__th* Trod* Proctlc* Bal agreed open by the Indnitry rare uhaltted to the Commission for It* consideration. If approvud by the Coasdsslon, they *111 constitute a Trad* Practice Agreeoent for the Wbol*tol* Tobacco Distributor* and *111 be formally prooulgatad. In addition to the Orwjp 1 role* which the Indnitry approved, violation of which wonld conttltnta & rlolatlon of law, the Conference adopted two Group II, or voluntary, ml**, on* of which 1 Delude* th* heart, wage* and general labor provision* of th* Cod* of Pair Coop*tit ion for th* Wholesale Tobacco Trad* under th* latlanal Becovery Adatlnlstratloa, a* approved Tun* 9, 1934* Buie* agreed noon by th* Industry and which war* mhodtted to the .. Canal*1 on for It* consideration and approval are as follower ' s. 6300? I 8PI*1 82H_l Th# practice of oclng nationally advertised and well known brand* of cigarette*. tobacco product* or allied 11m* on `loss leader*" to In fluence the sale of other lesc well known urchandlte, the sale of which merchandise 1* need to recoup the lot* sustained on th* said brands of cigarettes, tobacco products or allied line# with the tendency or capacity to deceive or sdslead norchaser* or prospective purchasers, 1* an unfair trade practloe. BULK 2 Whore a manufacturer by contract has granted a wholesale distri butor an ezcluslw* territory for the distributing of hi* product, th* will ful Interference by any muaae with said contractual relationship by any other wholesale distributor of th* sass product, with th* purpo** and *ffact of unduly hooperlng or *mharrasslng th* sail exclusive hol*sal distributor la hi* bu*ln**t, 1* an unfair trad* practlo*. ISXU Frlco dltcrl*.nation as Vta parchaoort of dears, d*rottv and othor tobacco product*. vbatbtr Is the *or of discmatt, Mrrlcos, or otharrtcoatrary to Soctloa 2 of tht Clayton tc%9 It aa unfair trada pmetioo. pr)tu . ii E "jWBg 'USP n,y yvj* N 1869.01 - .< .. 1421722** July 19, 193S* 3PI* 4 Wholesale Tobaoeo Trade a- Tor any camber of the Industry to hold hlue< Kf or Itself oat to tho pjbllc u a wholesaler when ouch i not tho fact, or l_i any othor Banner to alsroprosent tba character of Ml business, with thj tendency and capacity to allload end dsoelve, 1 an unfair trade practloo. gJI* S tha selling of product! of tha industry halo* coat, rlth tba Intent and with tba affact of Injuring a competitor and rivara tha effect nojr ha to substantially laiien coopatltlon or tand to craata a aonoooly or unreasonably raitrala trada, li aa unfair trad* practloo. Tba tana cost" *i used bar*In. aha11 d * an tho Invoice or roplaoaaant coat, whichrar li lower, of tha article or product to tha distributor or vendor, plus wach distributor's cr vendor' coat of doing business. Che *coit of doing business" 1 horeby daflnod aa Including all coat* Incurred In tha conduct of iuch builnaii, namely, labor (including aalarle of managers and offlcera), rent, depreciation, soiling coata, maintenance of equipment, deliver? ooati, credit loaiei, all types of licenses, tax*a, lniuranco, and an? othor ltecs of azpenao ordinarily cecing within tho tom 'ooat of doing bualneaa.* BtJLI 0 The aalo or offering for ardo by a wholeaaler of any nationally advartlaad product or trade-marked ltoa of the Wholesale Tobacco Induitry, tho prlcei of which ar* known to tho purchasing public, at reduced prloei, mdar a adirepreaentatlon as to Ml ability to sell said goods at axld reduced prloei* and also whan tha Quantity of said goods Is entirely Inadequate to supply tha reasonable trade of the add ^clesrlar, with the tendency or cnpatlty to *1*-- lead or deoelve customers or prospective cuatoaera, is aa unfair trade practice. kuu r Tba asking of or causing or permitting to bo node or published any false, untrue or deoeptlv* statement by way of advert! a lag or otherwise, conotmlng the grade, quality, quantity, subitanoe, character, nature, origin* also, or preparation of any product of the trade, havli< tho tendency and capacity to mlsited or deceive purchaser* or prospective purchaser*. Is aa unfair trada practloo* 3PK,f The Imitation of tho trada aarks. trada names, slogans or othor marts of Identification of wempetltoro, having the tendency and capacity to ad (lead or dooelvs purchasers or nroopoctlv* purchaooro* it aa unfair trada practloo* aas-t Srending or caking or packing any tobacco product* In any cancer which Is Intended to or does deoslv* or alaluad purchaser* with reaped to brand* grade, quality, quantity* origin, aite, aub stance, character* nature* material content, or preparation of such tobacco products. Is u unfair trade practloo. aj-w *; ! JW rqa'W^'au '-!J > 'UM 1 . w,naw i i "I .vStTniriiL'; wnnsiv LIA21723 July 1*. 1*38. mi IQ Thai* ilr ToMoo* 3 Trade. The defamation of competitor# by falevly Imputing to th diAonorahl# conduct, Inability to perform contract, quaailocabl# cradlt standing or by other falaa repra tentative a, or the falsa diaparagamenl of th (rad* or quality of thalr goods, with tba toadancy and capacity t . mislead or djoalvw purchaser* or proapoctlv# purchaaara, la an unfair trada practloa, mi li Tba aacrat tenant or allowano* of rabataa, rafunda, commissions, credlta, unaarnad dlacounta, or azcaaa allowance*. abatbar la tba font of monty or otherwise or aecrwtly a standing to certain purchaaara special services or privileges, not aztandad to all purchaaara undar Ilka tarns and conditions, with tha lntant and with tba offact of Injuring a Coespatltor and wbara tba affact aay ba to substantially laaaan competition or tund to create a sunopoly or to uaraaaonably ra a train trada, la an unfair trada practloa. mi 12 Directly or lndlractly to diva, or paralt to ba given, or offar to give, monay or anything of value, to agents, employees. or representative* of cuatcmwrt, or proapoctlra customer*, or to agents, acployaat, or representative* of competitor** customer*, or proapactlra customers, rlthout tha knowledge of thalr employers or principal*, a* an Inducement to lnfluanc* thalr employers or urlndpala to purchase, or contract to purchaao lndoatry product* from tha motor of ruch gift or offar, or to Influence auch employers or principal* to , rafraln froa dealing or contracting to deal with competitor*, la an unfair trada practlc*. Mia 13 Tilfully Inducing, or attainting to Induce tha breach of axl sting contracts bet*w>an competitors and thjlr customers by any mean* or darloa wfaata soaror, or lntarfarlng with or obstructing tha parforaanca of any auch con tractual dutlo* or aorrlcea by any ruch moan* with tha parpoa* and affact of unduly huaparlcg or harassing then In thalr businesses, la an unfair tr*l* practloa. EISJA The cU-celatlon of thrwats of ault for lnfrlrgoment of pataata or trade-marks among cuatooara of a corpstltor, not Bade In good faith but for tha purpose of haraaalng and 1 ctlnldating customers, la an unfair trada practice, fPLI 15 Publishing and circulating falsa and misleading prioe llati, haring the tendency and capacity to cl aland purchaaara or pro spwctlv* purchaaara, ia an unfair trada practloa. IMii Tha practice of coercing tha purchase of saewral or a group of product* a* a condition to the purchase of on* or more product* undar tha exclusive con* trol of tha teller wbara tha affact may ba to substantially lasses cospatltioa or tand to Croats a monopoly or to unreasonably restrain trada, 1* an \mfalr trada praotloa. MHi *'" ' ^- v^ C . . UIA2172A jS 6 _ ^ J July 19, 1938. ETC* -4- Tholerala Tobacco Industry. Th oractios of knowingly withholding froo or Inserting la any quo tation or lnvoloe any statement that rakes It uatru la aojr matorlal particu lar, 1 coBi.eot.ad by tbs Industry, m*i mr. n Mia The solllnf of merchandise at wholesale over the teas coaster used for aelllnc at retail la calculated to dacalre tbs Trade and purchasln* pub lic and condemned tgr tbs Industry, j bq u Cat oration of tbs payaent of etats taxes on cl<rxettse and other tobacco products through Interstate transactions, Is condemned by tbs In dustry, mix a Tbs Iholeeale Tobacco Trade approres of the labor prorltlens set forth In Its Cods of fair Competition under the National Kecovery let, approved June 9, 1934, together with an amendment thereto dated September 5, 1934* the tald labor prorlslrns are eat forth In Article III - Hours! Article IT (as amended) - Rages: Article T - Oenaral labor Provisions. e,e,,,,,sse,,eeeesseases The conference of tbs Iholeeale Tobacco Utetrlbutore aa held at the request of tbs Rational Association of Tobacco Distributors. Tealw directors of that Association participated in tbs conference. It was said by attendants at the conference that the Rational Association of Tobacco Distributors represent 95> of that industry in tbs Culted States. TMs Industry represents an Investment of approximately 9169,000,000 end has am annual tales volute of aooroxlmate'y earn billion dollars. Tbs Industry has approximately sixty thou-sad aa^loyeee. Members of tin Board of Dir sc tors of tbs Rational Association of Tobacco Distributors attendInc the conference verst Scary Finney of H.X. Shav Co., Borcester, Mass.: Jtdvard Karris, of Kami 1ton. Karris A Co., Indianapolis, Ind.; uobn Lcughran of D.Louehrea Co. Inc., Mssblncton, D. C.; Clarence Hunter, of J. P. Kenslnc Co., Boston, Mast.; floorfe B. Scrtmbllnc Co., Clare land, Oils; C. B. lelderadorf, of Ltrls-Leldersdorf Co., Mllmukne, Tie.! Arthur M. Aisle, of Metropolitan Tobacco Company, Maw Tork City; Lloyd Black of Coldmalt-Black, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa,; Adsund C. Dsarstyns of Dsarstyns Bros,, Albany, I.T.; Joseph Kolodny, of J-rsay City Tobacco Company, Jersey City, S.J.; Eyas* Oodmaa, of tbs Standard Clear A Tobaooo Co., * Kashi ngtoa, D, C. ; Alias 0, Davis, of P. A. Carls A Sons, Baltimore, Ml,