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for a hearing will be readily granted, as I am sure thit the facts in
the case will warrant?

 Very truly yours,

 .(Si:ned) R. D. R.
 Robert D. Ramsey,
 businesss 1Innaier.

 Copy to
 The Virginia Art Goods, Studios, Inc..,
 Lynchburg, Va.,


 STATE OF VIRGI1TIA,
 To-Wit:
 CITY OF LNCIURG, ,

 I Mamie E. Rohr, do .hereby .mke affidavit as follows:

1. I am President of Virginia Art Goods Studios, Incoroorated,
 a corporation organized under the laws of the State of
 Virginia,' and engaged .in the manufacture and sale of ladies'
 handbags.

2. I have been President of said cor-oorntion since its
 organization, and have Personal knowledge Qf the facts
 herein set forth.

3. That said Corporation has complied with all the provisions
 of the Code of Fair Competition for the Ladies' H,.ndbag
 Industry, except as to its provisions relating to labor,
 as to which particular provisions it has been, and is,
 operating uader an.exemption order, expiring September 1, 1934;
 and that it has compliedwith all the provisions and conditions
 of said exemption order.. ,

4. That it is essential to the interests of said Corporation that
 said -oeriod of- exemnotiOn be extended to such time as the
 peculiar situation of said Coruor-tion, and the few others in
 like situation, may be aporopriately provided for by amendments
 to the said Code which, have .been, or in due course ,ill be,
 presented for consideration.

5. That the existing provisions of said Code relating to labor
 work undue hardship upon said Corpooration for the following
 reasons:

 ka) The business in which it is engaged is highly
 co;inetitive. There are. many such manufacturers in
 the northern states, where the business has been an
 established one for many years; and where the skilled
 labor required is plentiful and easy to secure, and
 is able to turn out finished products in a volume and
 with a speed which can be equalled only equally
 skilled. and experienced labor.