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 LMR. ORE: That is one reason why '7e called this hearing. WJe "-ant
 to settle this case as ?rorr-tl;. s -)ossible becau.-e IMiss Rohr is coming z .
 into her peo.h season now. un

 MR. MITTE1TTHAL: In view of what Liiss 7ohr hlas said, I think it
 most im-:ortant for her to laow ju.t %:here she stands.

 MISS OHR}: We have absolutely no desire to have any considera-
 tion over above other peo-ole. We don't want to be in a. position where
 we can make more money than other people. We v.ant to sup-,ly our people
 with work end make a fair profit. Last year in working under the code ::
 we had to borrow from the bank. We don't want to mr.ke demands on our
 bank. When we were first in business we made moe:ey. We raised our j
 people. Then came the lea.n years ?nd '7Q lost money and the last 2
 or 3 years if it had not been for our sli-) covers we. would have been r
 in the red every single y.-r. I C.o not consider we offer undesirable |
 competition in the handbag industry. ?he. T1"o York stores won't buy
 our bags. We have no narkuct for our poc-.,tbooks in Ieo' York because
 we cannot compete with th.; hew. York firms. Our peo-le do not work
 efficiently, and we ask just as little as we can ask to make a
 profit.

 MISS SC.-lTEIDERi.'"Ai: When you m-adoe tie stE-tement "l.orking under
 the code last fall" you m-3ant the President's Reem-,loyment Agreement.
 There was no code last f.11.

 MISS ROH.;.: ,Yet, Wo lost $11,000.

 MISS ORE: You wanted the code to read -00 instead of .350?

 MISS ROHR: Tna.t is what ve thouJht it vs .oing to be,. and iwe
 paid that.

 COLOiTEL B31RY: How man:.' ieo ole Pre you now --a'ying $12 to?

 MISS ROK: There are 8 people out of 1.1 ;mpoyues -etting less
 than $14.
 GOL0ITEL BtaRY: There is r qesticn whether this stay should be
 terminated or whether it should b- cxtenced until we can have a hearing
 ,n a territorial differontia.l. \Th :)e-)-Tct to -ropose the amendment -ro-
,viding for a territorial differontial. We can't rant a permanent :
exemption.

 MR. TAYL0-: When does the fall s eason be-in?

 MISS ROHR: Right now.

 MISS SCHI3EIDEP vIAIT: vMay I d.-.w your attention to if what Colonel
 Berry says is going to hap)en--if this industry is ooing to be brought
 up to a higher minimum of 40,'--even if she 'ets a territorial differential
 her rate per hour is going to be higher tLian it is right now.


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