Southern Pine lndustry Adopts M.y Building Permits Show

Fair Trade Practice Code lncrease

New Orleans, La., June 8, I93}-Unanimous acceptance, in a tentative way, of the provisions of a code of fair trade practice prepared by the Southern Pine Association for the Southern Pine industry, in compliance with provisions of the pending Industrial Recovery Act, was given by more than 300 Southern Pine lumber manufacturers at a meeting held at the Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, on Wednesday, June 7. That the approval of this c,ode represented the voice of the entire Southern Pine produ'cing region is evidenced by the fact that manufacturers from every Southern Pine producing state, from Virginia to Texas, were in attendance, and participated freely in the dis,cussions on the subject.

Specific provisions as to minimtim wages, hours of labor and prices of products, however, were reserved for the Association's board of directors to decide upon, after recommendations have been made by representative committees to be appointed on each subje,ct ancl after negotiations with other divisions of the lumber industry.

The Code of Fair Competition for the Lnrnber Industry, adopted at a recent meeting of lumbermen from all sections of the country, was also ratified in principle.

The authority to appoint delegates to the national lumber conference to be held in Chicago shortly, rvas given to President L. O. Crosby, as well as the porver to select a committee to administer the code and to work out its adjustment with the codes of other regions through the emergency national committee of manufacturers. The delegates to the national conference will include the Southern Pine manufacturers on the National Board of Directors.

The following resolution, adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors and Southern Pine Steering Committee held on the 6th rvas unanimously ratified:

"At a meeting of the lloard of Directors of the Southern Pine Association, held at Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans. La., June 6, 1933, consideration lvas given to the provisions and requirements of the National Industrial Recovery Act now pelding in Congress, and to the adoption of codes of fair trade practices, and other action to be taken when, as and if said act shall become effective. The following action was taken or recommended, such action to be'come effective only to the extent that it may be authorized or required by the National Industrial Recovery Act and shall not be in ,conflict r.vith other State or Federal laws applicable thereto: '

"The board of directors of the Southern Pine Association recommends to the manufacturers of Southern Pine the ratification in principle of the National Code of Fair Trade Practices, and recommends that its delegates to the National Lumber Conference be instructed to work for the adoption of the same, after negotiation with other divisions of the lumber industry and after consideration of local problems affecting the Southern Pine industry. The board of directors also authorized the president of the Association to appoint delegates to the National Lumber Conference who will be truly representative of the industry, such delegation to inclucle the present members of the

Building permits in twenty-five leading Pacific Coast cities totaled $36,067,517 for the month of May, 1933, as compared to $4,422,347 in the previous month, April, and $4,877,231 in May, 1932, according to the monthly survey of S. W. Straus & Co.

This large in.crease was due in part to the issuance of permits for the .construction of the San Francisco Bay bridge and additional permits issued for the Golden Gate bridge. The survey states that 72 per cent of these cities showed gains in building permits over the month of April, and 68 per cent reported increases over May of last year, which rellects the general improvement throughout the Pacific Coast.

Eighteen among the twenty-five cities showed reported increases over the preceding month and seventeen cities showed gains over May,1932. Following are the comparative totals for May this year and last year:

Southern Pine Association who are on the board of directors of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association.

"The board of directors recommends to the manufacturers of Southern Pine the tentative acceptance of the provisions of the Southern Pine code as submitted to this meeting, except as to spe'cific provisions on hours of labor, wages, and prices, which should be first recommended by the con'rmittees that the board empowers the president to appoint to administer the code and to negotiate its adjustment with the codes of other regions, through the Emergencv National Committee."