NATI01IAL RECOVERY ADijifITISTRATIT01l
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 January 4, 19;

Mr. Leigh E. Ore
Denuty Administrntor
Textile Division
Commerce Building
aGhtington, D. C.

 PLE: aIlost Handb,.1 Code Authority
 ic.eetii,: Thurcdr.-, Janrur.rj 3. 1935

Dear Mr. Ore:

 The most peaceful und constructive meeting: I hnve ever had with
this industry. The Code Authority covered a lot of ground and at all
times cpproacheC the matters presented for their consideration in a
thoughtful manner. The rieetin,. adjourned at 11:00 p. n.

 The outstanding1 mr.ttor v'.s the receiviwr- of n. de-outation from
the Imitation Len.ther Novelties Grou-,, lco.:in'. to'7r'Y% their coming
under the jurisdiction of this Code Authority. This deputation -pre-
sented five or six points they felt should be co-.isidered by the Ladiel
Handbag Code Authority. First, rwas reprc cntr-tioni; the second, disco
tvwo per cent as against three; third, cost forriula.; fourth, wrge scal3
fifth, method of voting on problems, relatin. to their groups, i

 The Code Authority first considered. the princi-le of bringing
this group under their jurisdiction. This vas uivrnimously agreed to il
bein:- sound. i

 Reoresentation- Assuming en examination Lisclosed their volumeij
is somewhere between four r---d five million dollars it 7..s unanimously,
agreed the nun group should have two representatives on the Code Aiut1i
ority, providedd they were additional enrber-s to the number -orovided
under the resouont Code.

 Discount This was unanimously agrred to wiithout argunente In
other words, this group should be )ernitted to continue on a two per
cent basis.

 Cost Formula- Since there is no cost formula provided under th
LadiesI Hnndbag Code anl the- are now fornul.%tin.: such a -ilan, it was
felt that it 'ras unnecessary to do Ln.ythi',.g r.bout this, 1

 Va,-:e Scale The unanimous opinion of the Code Authority was thal
 the wage scale obtaining under the -resent Code should be the wage 1
 scale for this group.


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