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 I Au ust 31, I''":.

 *Lei 1i7I- h. Ore
 assistant Dep uty, Administrator
 Commerce 3uiCiA.n .:"
 Washington, D.C.

 Dear Mr. Ore:

 The Virginia Art Goo.ds StL(.ios, I1c. presented a )et tion for an
 amendment to the Code of Fair Competition for th, Ldiest "..
 Industry by a.ddin6 to ,Article IV of the Codo, the following : :.".tio-:

 (a) In the States of Vi'. -th Croln., South
 Carolina, Geor,ir-, FloriC?., i "issi i, Louisian,
 Ale.bama, Tennesscee an4! 7 -,, C, the i.i-iJr e for
 u- nskillcd effnloyoes shaWll b" -') er bo'r:

 (b) The. minimum rae for seni-shilled enTioyees shY.ll cc
 37.1( per hour.

 (c) L:-.rners may be en-,lo od for a 1orod of not o, .1.
 ten weel:s at a minim-n -* je of ..j per >o1u', ovi.
 that the nurfoor of svch ie' ::nrs .ll iot at cnv ti2e
 exceed 15 oer cent of the entire -nu-m r cf ci Io'ecs.

 The petition vas su:)portod by t'ic follov-in docents:

 (a) Co-y of letter, 'dated .ierch 30, 1i.-, f-'c... Robert 2-.
 Ramsey, B3usiness ic: er of t-L Ch roer of Commcrc-. of
 Lyn.he our., to J mes C. '.7-rte..:, .ssistznt '-.--.t .' -i .is-
 tr-.tor, 1-iational R.cov ,3- : ,-.''.i st...'. on.

 (b) Affidavid of 1v,:iLie 3. T.r:-, r '.si .nt of Vi.- _, Act
 Goods Studios, Inc.

 (c) Affidavit of EChunxu "-."ltuc':.

 (d) Affidavit of 0. H. Tufts.

 The Virginia Art Goods St-auc'ios, Inc. stntcs that a ro.y .f its :ot-
 tion wvas also sent to Col. H. S. 3Berr;, Do-) ty A:..*.istretor.

 After careful consideration of the statements ,., ...2 the vid 2ce
presented in these documents, the Co' : Autority, at a t.. he .'. ust
30, 1934 at the Hotel McAlpin, votec. to ctnt the petition of t:i ,ir, i i
Art Goods Studios, for an .rm.:.(.'.-.1t to th :ode in which t:..t: r. :t











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