JPWG r: 15 " ,1915:.,

MEING OF EB ECoMSSI01I

MACH 16, 1')15.

The appointees to the Fe9.eral TradeC: mnlssion, assembled "a.t 12:00

noon, and the fOllowing members took, th of office as members of

the Commission for their respective term; 110ted be;L'ow:

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Edward N. Hurley.,

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(a) During the pleasu.re of the PrIi1-cient of the ' Un! ted Statesfor the time being" and until 1;he -end ,9f the next ses-sion of the Senate Of the Unjted States, and no longr.

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Hon. J. Harry Covingon, Chief Justice ot the Supreme Court of the

District of COlumbia, adlin!s:tered th.e ath.

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The Com:ssion assembled fOJ'lly a :OO Upon motion, of ,

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missioner Parry, secon(\ dby Commesi r+; " ColDssl(), blee was

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Upon motion OfC,ODlissionerPUry" d.lysec 9-edby Commlssioner

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Harris, the followingz:soo1'qtionwa eQ;f''Y

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Resolved: That ' thefol1 lng be: a:d isberebyadopted, to wit:

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A chai l"man. o:f- 'the C011J:JS lon' snall' 1)$, elected; whOshall serve ins :ca itYBQ, as!: ::;fb remain c'a member of the ci9 slqn,i. anQy, fter

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shall be filledont, Sf$Ofse oritY PPPj.tment.

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The Conmission met at 10:15 a..m., with Chairm Davies in the Chair.The question of the stenographic reporting of hearings, either by

contract or by the Commission force, was taken under consideration, and

upon motion was referred to Commssioner Haris for consideration and

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REOL'V,: tby .. rtue of the provisions ofthe Act creaMril\'-t,he' f d:&ral Trade COmmission asfound in Section 3, it is hereby unimously order-ed that WarrenR. Choate, formerly Chief Clerk ofthe Bureau Of Corporations, be traferred' to andbe the Chief Clerk of the Federal Trade Commssionat the sa.lary existing at the time of the organiZa-tion of saidcoImssion, naely, March 16, 1915.

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Upon motton' of Commssioner Bublee, d ly seconded by Commissioner

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REO tby:i3ii'rtue of the provisions of theA.ct creatlrithe FederaJ. Trade Contsaion as found inSection 3 it is, he unmously ordered that allof theolerlGan" employees of the Bteau of Corpora-tions shall betransfecrI"ed to an become clerks andemploye8sof' the Federal'Trade COr.ission at the gradesand ala.ries eX1stinga.t the time of the organizationof said Commission, naely, Mach 16, 1915.

Mr. F;ran D. ones , s appofnted Acting Secretary

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Mr. Ralph Crews, of the firm of Ada , C ews, Bobb & Westcott,

attorneys, of Chicago, Ill., appeared before the commssi n and in-

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r'"formlly present3d a':st tement of facts concerning conditions in the

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bi tu.'Inous coal indus try,

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the States of Illinois and; :.I:Dq,i, and

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requested that a conference ,be had between t:pe c l o;p rs and

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as soon as the Commission was orgai ed and ottaw?r1Pngbasis, the

Commission w ,,ld have an informl conference with' the coal operators.

nereupon the meeting adJourned

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March 22, 1915.

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March 20, 1915. No meeting held.

METING OF FEER !lRAE COMSSION

MACH 22, 1915.

Joseph E. Davies,:Wi11iam' 1rr,ri s

. Will H. parry' ' George R\bJ,ee

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Joseph E. Davies,William J. Harris71111 H. ParryGeorge Rublee

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Upon motion, the matter of procuring designs tor the seal of the

Commssion was referred, to Commssioner 'Parry..

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Upon motion, Commissioner Harris an Commissioner Parry were ap-pointed a conni ttee toha;v€ 'charge of tJi , rearranen"3:nt-:Qf :rCi_oms.

Upon motion, Commssioner Rublee was appointed a special oommit-

tee to oonsider the atatus of the appropriations for the Comassion

and to make a report thereon to the cm:mission.

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By resolution, it was decided that the commissj, n woul :follow

the procedure noted below at its meetings:

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10:30 to 11:30 a. ExecutiVe se on'f, (jX", ;the oon-sideration of admnistrative and simdlar matters.

ll:30 to 12:30 -- Reception of visitors and consider-ation of new business.

By motion, Co) 'Issioner Parzr wa.s a.ppointed a special committee

to suggest the form of journl for the minutes of the Commission.

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Mar.ch 23, 1915Maroh 24, 1915

, The Acting Secretary \'I directed to mae an appointment with

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ME.HNG OF FEE.'P TP.AE C01SSION

1iCH 24, 1915.

Joseph E. Davies,Wi1lia.-n J.. Harris:lill H. parry George Rublee

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The Commssion assembled at 10:30 a.m., Chairm Davies pre-

siding.

Commssioner Parry reported that progress had been mae in the

, matter of procuring a design for the seal of the Commission.

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A commcation was received and read from Mr. Louis E. Van

lIorm, Editor of The Nation I s Business, :rquesting, ,an appointment

wi th the Commission. The Acting Secretary was ,directed. to , arranean appointment for 12:30 p.

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The offers of the Luce Press Clipping Bureau, and Henry Rorneike,

Inc., for press clipping service to the Commssion, were presented and

referred to Commissioner Parry for consideration and report.

Upon motion of Commissioner Parr,y seconded by Commis-sibner F.arris,

Commi ssioner Rublee was ' appointed as special commttee to: report on the

procedure and rules of practice of the Commission.

Upon motion, Commissioner Parry and Commissioner Harris were ap-

pointed a committee on rooms and the selection of turni ture.

11r. Ja es F. Callbreath, Secretary of tha American Mining Congress,

appeared before the Commission on behalf of the bituminous coal operators

of Illinois and Indian, and requested for the ,C?perators a meeting with

the Commission for the informl discussion of the ' pr01191h ' o

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dustry . Mr. Callbreath was informed that as soon a.s the organization

of the Commi ssion was completed, a time would be set for an info nal

conference of the Commission with reprasentative' Opel

Senator Shields, of Tennessee, appeared informlly before the Com-

mission and made certain suggestions relati va to procedure.

March 24, 1915

Mr. George JOhaes, Disbursing Clerk of the Department ofCo!mnerce, ppeared before the Commission an accepted the posi-tion of special disbv sing agent for the Commssion, subject

the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, whereupon the follow-

iug resolution was offered by Commssioner Harris, seconded by

Conmissioner Rublee, and adopted, with the instruction that it

be transmtted to the Secretary of Commerce:

i t resolved, That Mr. George Johaes is here-by designted as Special Disbursing Agent forthe Federal Trade Commssion, by and with theapproval of the Secretary of Commerce.

Be it further resolved, That the penalty of hisofficial bond be in the su of Ten ThousandDollars.

b.ereupon the Commission took a recess until 3:00 p.

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The Commssion reconvened at 3: 00 p.m. for the futher con-

slderation of business, Chai na Davies presiding and all membersbeing present except Commissioner Hurley.

li. William A. Boykin, Jr., President of the Standard Compressed

Yeast Compan, of Baltimore. Md., and Mr. James Piper, 607 Calvert

:Bilding, Baltimore, Md., attorney for the compa, appeared before

the Commssion and mae an informl complaint as to certain alleged

unair methods of competition on the part of the Fleisch Com-

pany.

Upon invitation of the Commssion, Mr. George B. lIcGinty, Sec-

retary of the Interstate Commerce Commission, appeared before the

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Commission and explained the duties of the Secretary of the Interstate

Commssion.

Commerce Commission and also the procedure and organizs.tion of that

The tha of the Commission were voted to Mr. McGinty forhis courtesy in giving the Commission this lnformati'on, an Mr. McGinty

to the Commission.

very kindly tendered his good of.fices at an time he could 'be of service

The Acting Secretary was directed to call u:pon the Secretary of

the Interstate Commerce Commission to exaine the form of the journlin use by that Commission.

i'Thereupon the meeting adjourned.

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METING OF FEER TRAE C01ISSION

MACH 25, 1915.

Joseph E. Davies,William J. HarrisWill H. Par'rGeorge R'.l'ble8

Chairm

The Commssion assembled at 10:30 a.m., Chairm Davies pre-siding.

Mr. Rolan L. lIorris, Attorney, 1617 Lad Title fuilding,

Philadelphia, Pa., representing the Borden Condensed ,Milk Co.,

and other maufacturers of condensed milk, appeared before the

Commssion and mae an informl statement concerning conditionsin that industry. Mr. Morris stated he would mae a more formlstatement to the Commission in the near fUture.

Mr. T. Ja es Fernley, 505 Commerce St., Philadelphia, Pa., Ad-

visor-of Secretary of the National Supply and Illachinery Dealers Asso-

ciation, also representing, the National Hardware Association, the

National holesale Dry Goods Association, the National Button Mau-

facturing Association, The National Sheet LIetal Club, and the Nation-

al Jewelers Association, appeared informlly before the Commission

and made a statement concerning problems cOnfronting the various

associations represented by him.

Mr. L. E. Van Norm, editor of the "Uation s Business, " dis-

cussed matters of general interest to the Commssion in an infor.-

al way.

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1 ,Matters of internl orgazation were a.lso disoussed by the Com-

mission, whereupon the meeting adjourned.

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METING OF FEDE&\L TRAE COUiISSION

MARCH 26, 1915.

Joseph E. Davies,illiam J. Harris

;/111 H. Parr-,yGeorge Rublee

Chairma

The C&mmission assembled at 10 :30 a.m., Chair n pavies presiding.

Upon motion of Commissioner Parry, seconded by Comml ssioller Harris,

resolution concurrinG in the aotion of the Chair. in authorizing ad-vance of fuds to the credit of George Johaes, Specia.l Disbursing

gent, in the SUi of 20, OOO, was unimously adopted.

Upon motion of Commissioner Parry, seconded by Commissioner Rublee,

the fOllaning resolution was adopted:

March 26, 1915.\:i"

BE IT REOLVE: That the mles an regulationsheretofore governing the personnel of the Bueau ofCorporations in the Depa.rtment of Commerce, both asto inte nal matters and outside travel, be, and the

e are, hereby adopted as the rules and regulationsgoverning the personnel of the Federal Trade Comnis-sion, until othe vise ordered.

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The Ohief Clerk vms directed to secure from the Civil Ser-

vice CQ nission six copies of all rules and regula.tio 3 applic-

able to employments 1Ulder the classified civil service, as af-

fecting the Federal Trade Commssion.

Upon motion of Commissioner Par J, seconded by Com ssioner

Rublee, Mr. alker was given the following directions:

First: To prepare a memorandum regarding l')end-ing investigations of the Bureau of Corporations atthe time of its merger in the Federal rade Comnis-sion, said memorandu.'1 to comprise a brief stateJ:1entregardinG each pending investigation by Jalker,together wi th supple entary l emoranda of the saidinvestigations by the persons in i nediate chargerespecti vely.

Second: To prepare a memorandum regarding in-vestigations completed i ediately before the mergerof the Bureau of Corporations in the Federal Tra;le

nission, and attach to the same copies of theletters of submittal for the reports on the said in-vestibations.

Third: o prepare a me!Irandu!! regarding thefunctions of the Federal Trade CO '1ission as pro id-eQ in the law, and suggestions with respect to themethod of orBaizing the staff of the '1ission andconducting the work.

Hr. Herbert Cant Iarshall, Attorney at Law, lJew York City, ap-

peared before the Commission and discussed the duties

of a Secreta . to the Commission.

Commissioner Parry made a preliminarJ report concerning the

JPW March , 1915.

L _ form o,f journl of the COIIaission, and was authorized to make further

investigations.

Zhere1.r)(n the meeting adjourned.

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I.rch 27, 1915. No meeting held.

l!rch 29, 1915. No meeting held.

1!rch 30, 1915. no meeting he),d.

liarch 31, 1915.

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1WCII 31, 1915 10:30 A. i.I.

Joseph E. DaviesEd\T.d N. Hurley,"/illiam J. HarrisWill H. Par!"JGeorge Hublee

ChairmVice Chairma

The standardization of office forms, etc., was takcn unerconsideration an referred to ComDssioner Parry.

Directed that a copy of the memorandum on organization pre-

pared by the Chief Clerk be f'nished each Commssio:ler.

Letter of J. F. Callbreath , Secretary of the nerican kining

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ter addressed to Joseph E. Davies , C1 irm of the Federal Trade, Co ssion, fro a commttee of Indian coal operators claiming to

represent 80 per cent of the coal production of Indian, an sigTIed

by l . Carl Scholz , chairm of the said committee, referred to Cmn-missioners Rublee and Parry for consideration and report.

t 1:00 m., recess was taken until 3:00

The Commssion reassembled at the hour of 3 o' clock

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Joseph E. DaviesEdward N. Hurley,\'lilliar J. Harris'I 11 H. I'arryGeorge Rublee

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\Vnereupon recess was t cen until 3:00 p.

The Com ssion reassembled at 3:00 o' clock, p.

Joseph E. DaviesEdward N. Hurley,Willia J. Earri sWill H. ParryGeorge Rublee

Cl1airmanVice Chairman

Hon. J. 1:. Dickinson, Ex-Secretary of ar, appeared before the

ssion and exprassed his views upon the question of restraint of

trade.

. O. A. Conrad, 1123 Carnegie Bulding, Pittsburgh, Pa. , pre-

sented a request for an expression fro the C

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ission as to the legal-

ity of a proposed association of dealers in sl 1 (the by-product of

blast funaces). He was advised that the COl ission could not give

advice on this question, but would be interested in receiving his

statement of conditions affectinb this trade.

A telegr n from 1 . J. H. Bloedel (File 8508-2), a lumberm of

the Pacific coast, asking for an appointment with the Co ssion for

Saturday, April 3, 1915, was read. It was ordered t1lat r . Bloedel

be informed that the Co ssion would receive him at 11:00 a.m. on

that date.

Charman.

\Tnere on the meeting adjourned.

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April 2, 1915.

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Joseph E. Davies,Ed\7ard N. Hurley,'.'lilliam J. Harris7ill H. ParryGeorge Rublee

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A letter of the Secretary of Commerce (File 8510-1), dated

pril 1, 1915, suggesting the desirability of an extensive inves-

tigation on the subject of roofing and roofing materials, and re-

questing the assifs'1ent of .!r. T. 11. Robertson, Special Examiner

to act in this inquiry under the general direction of the Bureau

of Foreig and Domestic Co erce , was presented. The letter ',Tas

referred to Mr. Robertson, th the direction that he report to

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the Comuission as to the practicability of this worl being taken

up.

Upon motion, the folio resolution was adopted:

BE RESOLVE: That the Chief Clerl be and is 11ere-by authorized to execute orders a,ld requisi tiol1s for mis-cellaneous supplies from the sc11edulc cm1tractors on theJ.o:;:;e:. al S .lpply COl:l ttee' s schedule, and to :prelJare 51,)6C-ifications recei ve d open bids ce awaris COV-81'1110 SUCll Supl')lies that do not appear 011 tile sclwclule,ld to carryon the correspondence connected therewith;

all of his acts performed i::l :i'1ursuance of the above are !reqD red to lilve the ap roval of COi ssioner Parry.

At 12:00 m. recess as t cen U11til 3:00 p.

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The Comssion reassembled at 3;00 p.

J 0 s eph E. Da vi e s ,Edward li. Hurley,illiam J. Harris

\lill H. ParryGeorge Rublee

Chai rmaVice Chairman

. 1. Millard , President, Jolm L. Roper Lu.'nber Co., lTorfoH;: , Va.,

appeared before the COmmssion and made informl state ent as to a

mills in North and South Carolina.

suggested plan of cooperative sellin agencies proposed by a number of

He was requested to fllrnish the

data in the fOTIll of a letter to the Commission, at his convenience.

Thereupon the meeting adjourned.

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APlL 3, 1915, 11:00 A.

Joseph E. Davies,

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Col. Alden J. Blethen, editor and publisher, Seattle aily

Times , mae an informl statement concerning trade conditions in

the Pacific ' Nortmvest.

J. H. Bloedel , President, Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Lli11s , of

Seattle, ashington , mae an infor l stat ent concerning condi-

tions affecting the lumber industry in the Pacific Nortmvest, and

also filed i th the Commssion a telegram from the insle Br

of est Coast Lrunber ufacturers ' Association (dat ed April

1915), concerning certain conditions affecting the lumber industry.

Both matters were referred to Cluef Lconomist valker for the prep-

aration of emoranda.

Thereupon the meeting adjoured.

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JP we;April 13, 1915.

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April 5, 1915. No meeting held.

April 6, 1915. No meeting held.

April 7 1915. No meeting held.

April 8 1915. No meeting held.

April 9, 1915. No meeting held.

April 10, 1915. No meeting held.

April 12, 1915. No meeting held.

METIUG OF FEDL TRAE COLISSIOlT

APIL 13, 1915, 10:00 A.

Joseph E. Davies ChairmaEdward N. Hurley, Vice Chairma:iill H. Parry

Gilbert H. Kontao , Counseller at Law, 40 Wall Street , New York

appeared before the Co ission and upon invitation made verbal sugges-

tions concernng rules of practice , etc. He was requested to sub i t his

suggestions in writing, which he promised to do.

Isaac H. Taylor and H. B. Stewrt, attorneys at law (associated asTaylor & Stewart), of Canton, Ohio, appeared before the Commission and

informally presented a plan of organization proposed by a number of com-

paes in an about Canton, Ohio , engaged in the sewer pipe , tile, andterra cotta industry. They stated the objects of the proposed associa-

tion to be gubstantially as follows:

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OBJEC S OF THE SSOCIATIOil:To promote publicity in the transaction of the busi-

ness of the members of the Association., To collect and disseminate informtion relating to

the manufacture and sale of products.To devise wa'J"s and means for promoting and a.ver-

tising the use of the different products.To devise a scientific system of cost accounting,

but without in any malller 80(;:dn:; to haVG disclosedthe actual cost to any member of t:le Association.

To ta\:c ll') a.nd carefully cOllsicloT S2.1',-it3-1' l;''

gienic 3-nel safety mea.sures 1d appli ces, nd tocoopera.te ':.'i t:l leGislatlU es and. other public 'bodiesill tile frD.uin:J of lavls alO116 these lines.

To brir.. ou.t into the open all competitive con-di tions and the introduction of the open price policy.

There shall be no penal ties of any :nilld connectedwi th the operation of the Association, and' no assess-ments, except to cover actual fees and expenses.

There shall be nothing secret about either themeetings or the operation of the Association.

11embers ma in vi te competitors, who are not l:embers,to attend its meeti

l;othing in the plan or operation shall be Ul1der-stood or construed as directly or indirectly restrain-ing the freedom of any member to at all times quotesuch prices and terms as he may please , each memberbeing as free to compete for business as he would beif the Association did not exist.

lio member shall enter into an agreement or under-standing of an nature or kind hatsoever, the objectof wlrlch is to restrain trade , limit competi tion, re-

guate prices , or do any act './hich is contrary to thespiri t and letter of the law..REPORTIHG PUlT:

The Reporting Plan is adopted for the sol pur-pose of bringing out into the open all competitivecondi tions, without in an manner seeking to restrictcompeti tion or control prices. Its principal objectis to place puchasers and sellers upon a footing ofequality, and the exchane of information Ullder thisplan is for the pupose of meeting the vicious practicethat prevails with many private buyers of asking forprices with no intention of accepting the lowest ingood faith, but with the intention of using the bidsand prices received to pit the sellers , one againstanother, in a si tuation herein the seller is kept inthe dark as to what bids are actually in, while the

puchaser has that informtion in his hands and un-scrupulously uses it.

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the attention of the attorneys to the provisions of law and to a let..

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ter from F. W. Lehmn, of St. Louis, I.o., to George K. Sr.th, of St. Louis

o., dated April 8 , 1909 ld published on pages 13G , 137 and 138 of Part

IV of the Report of the Commssioner of Corporations on the Lumber Industry.

The Cr n reported the text of an opinion rendered by the Comptrolm r

of the Treasury u- der date of April 10, 1915, in reply to his (the Chair.request of April 2, 1915, for a decision upon questions affecting the status

of the appropriations of the COlnmission.

Edward vise, of New York, vice-president of the United Cigar Stores Ccm-

pany, appeared before the Commssion informlly, but presented no matter of

. business.

Uni ted State s Senator George E. berlain, of Oregon, and Joseph TI,

Teal , an attorney at law of Portland , Oregon, appeared infonnally before

the Commssion.

Commssioner Parry presented the following report upon the form of

lal, which report was upon motion adopted:

REcom. l;j TIOl In BE FO:fI OF JOURaL FEDEBAL TP.AD8 C01JSSIOlL

After investigation of the form of minutes used b T theCivil Service Commssion, the Federal Reserve Board , and theInterstate Commerce COlnmssion , I would (e the foll lingrecommendations:

(a) Procedure in takin minutes . -- Same employee of theCommssion, who can absolutely be trusted and who is a ma ofconsiderable intelligence , should be present at all meetingsof the Commssion and report them. One of the Commssionersmight do this , dictating the minutes of the meeting to a con-fidential stenographer, but this seems to be placing an un-necessary duty upon him. Imediately after the meeting theminutes should be v i tten up and delivered to the Secretaryfor correction of style, etc. Upon approval by the Comnis-sion, the minutes should be entered in the permnent minutebook. TIns rough draft is to be destroyed immediately afteran engrossed copy thereof, with the corrections noted thereon,

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has been attested and entered in the minute book.(b) Form of minutes

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The minutes should be dated and the hour ofthe meeting given. The naes of the Commissioners present should be en-tered at the head of the minutes , in order that the naes of those re-sponsible for an action would be a matter of record, and in order thatin case the legality of any act should be questioned because of the factthat one of the Co ssioners held office by recess appointment, and theaction in question was due to his vote , this fact might be clearly setforth. ..ll actions by the Commssion, either formal or infor!:1l, shouldbe noted very briefly, reference being made to the file number of theparticular co auniqation or paper mentioned, or to the doc et numberin case of formal papers. The minutes of the meeting should be signedby the Charraan, Acting Chairm, or some member of the Commission, andattested by the Secretary, with the seal of the Commssion. A card in-dex should be made from day to day, by name and subject, covering thecontent of each day s minutes , so that i ediate reference could bemade to any action taken by the Commission. At the close of the year,or when the size ,of the minutes is such as to fill the standard-sizevolu!TIe , the card index thus made should be copied and T'Jade a part ofthe permaent minutes for the year, which should be pennanently b01Uld.Zi:18 car index for that period should then be merged into the cardindexes of previous years. In this way a very effective card index

l be built up hich will cover everJ action, fOTIJal or informal,taken by the Comnission, and which will give a direct reference tothe particular file or docket in which the papers covering that ac-tion are filed. s years pass by this index will become constantlyof increased value.

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A strongly bound, loose-leaf bOOkwhich can be locked, should be purchased for the permnent minutebook. The Secretary should be the sole custodian Of the key to thisbook, and should be held personally liable for the verity of the re-cords. He should be given express instructions not to give the cus-tody of this key to any other employee of the COrnssion except oneduly authorized to act in his absence.

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nissioner Hurley reported that he ha appointed E. J. Davidsonhis clerk. The appointment was upon moti on confirmed, and the salary

fixed t ;)1800 until otherwise ordered.

EenrJ H. Hunter, counsel for the Tobacco Jobbers ' Association, made

application for a hearing on some matter to be presented by him at the

hour of 2:30 p. c. llursday, April 15th, and upon motion said hour was

fixed for such hearing.

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Elliott H. Goodwin reported that the advisory commttee of the United

tes Chaber of Commerce would appear before the Commission On Saturday,

April 17th, at 11 0 ' clock a.Ti., and said hour was fixed as the time for a

conference.

The following resolu.tion was offered by Comnissioner' Parr,y and second-

ed by Com ssioner Hurley, and was duly adopted:

EE IT REOLVE, That the Secretary of theFederal Trade Commssion be gi V8n a memorroldumof all information of the Commission intendedfor the press, and tr t such information be madepublic through the Secreta!"J s office in ordertl1at all correspondents and reporters n y havethe s ne opportunty to secure ach information.

It is the intent of the abovo resolution that no informa-tion or statements concerning any action taken by the Com is-sion shall be given to the press , Or made public , other thanthrough the Secretary s office , and with the O. K. of theSecretary placed thereon, and that arrange!:ents be so madethat all correspondents and reporters sl1all have equal oppor-tUlli ties for acquiring information.

By the above resolution I do not intend to limit the ex-pression of matters of policy by the Chairmn, who should bethe mouthpiece of the Commssion.

Thereupon the meeting adjourned.

Attest:Chairma.

April 14, 1915.

:1THm OF FEl1L TRE OHTH SSIOlT

lL 14, 1915, 10 :30 A. 1.1.

Joseph E. DaviesEdward N. Hurley,Will H. ParryGeorge Euclee

ChairmVice C1lairman

.u . B. Hatcher, reasurer, he Col1IbuB Collar Pad Company,

maufacturers of collar sweat-pads , saddle blankets , etc., of

Columbus, Ohio, and . Alexis Cope his attorney, appeared be-

fore the Commssion and presented an info l complaint of

fair competitio.n on the part of the American Pad extile Com-

pany, of Greenfield, Ohio, the particulars of which are more

fully set forth in letters addressed to. the President of the

Uluted States by . 3. Hatcher, Treasurer, dated Januay 16

1915 , and April 14 , 1915. ITo formal action was taken, but !Il'.

::atcher '.7as advised by the Chairman to file vii th the Com-dssion

a statement giving fU.11 informa.tion concerning t:he alleGed 'U-

fair competition.

Hon. homag ,:Burlce , of Seattle

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ash., appeared before the

Com;l1issioll and , u.pon il1vi tation, made an illfor::J1 state;lent cover-

ing his observation of trade conditions in the Orient.

=a,7.d A. ?ilene, of roston, ?resident of the InteTIlational

Cha-L'iber of Comrnerce , appeared informally before the Com:: lission.

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April 15, 1915. No meet ing held.

METING OF FEDE T. COMMSSIOn

APIL 16, 1915, 10:00 A. M.

Joseph E. Davies,Edward N. Htley,William J. BaisWill R. George Rulee

ChairmVice Chairm

w. R. S. Stevens, of Columia verslty, appeaed before the

mission, in re his appication for the position of Secretary.

Frederick W. Herendeen, Secretar of the Nationa Boiler and Raiator

Maufacturers Association, appared and submitted a proposed plan for the

associati on. No form action wa taken.

The followng resolution was presented by Comssioner Pary, second-

ed by Comssioner Htley, an adopted:

:ROLVE: That until otherwse ordered the Coms-sion shall meet at 10:30 o'clock, a.m., each business morn-ing, an remin in exeaative session until 11 o' clock, a.m.,or until all routine and adnistrative calenar of the

is disposed of, and that during that time no visitors shalbe adtted to the Conference Room exept upon vote of theComssion.

That after 11 o' clock, and until the hour of noon re-cess, inform complaints shal be considered and visitorsrecei ved.

That afternoon sessions shal be held at such hours asmay be designted at the mornng conference an shal be de-voted to the consideration of such special caleIar as maybe appointed by the Ccmssion.

That until otherwse ordered, on Tuesday, Thsday anFrida.y evening of eah week the Commssion shal meet inexecutive session for the c.onsideration of admnistrativematters, and such special subjects as shal be placed uponthe calendar for such meetings, an that no visitors shallbe adtted to such execative sessions exept upon orderof the Comnssion.

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The Commssion took a recess from the hour of 12:30 p.m. to the

hou of 2 o' clock.

The Commssion reassenbled at the hoar of 2 o' clock

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Joseph E. Davies,Edwad N. HUley,William J. HarisWill H. ParryGeorge Rublee

ChairmVice Chairm

S. Frederick Taylor, of 108 Hudson Street, New York City, presi-

dent of the Borden Condensed Milk Co., appeared before the Comm sion

an informly presented problems concernng his industry.

Commssioner Pary reported designs for the official seal ofthe Comssion, submtted by Tiffan & Co., New York, and by the

Division of General Investigation. Comssioner Pa was author-

ized to secure the maing of a seal. This action does not offi-

oial designte or approve the form' of the seal, but is advisory

in character only. The official approval of the seal will be mae

at a later date, when a design is submtted.

The matter of pcrchasing duplicating mahines and other office

devices was referred to Commssioner Parr.

Suggestions mae by Edwin A. Kruthoff, Esq., Attorney at Law,

concernng rues of procedure , were referred to Comssioner Rublee

as a special cam ttee having chage of the preparation of such

rues.

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Comssioner Parry reported the resut of his investigation into the sub-ject of printing of forms of the Depatment, whereupon the followng reso1u-

tion, introduced by Comssioner Hurley and seconded by Comssioner Haris,

was adopted:

BE IT EEOLVE, That no order s:b1 be execated for printing or bindng of an kind, nor shall aJ form for thesame be adopted, until after the, approval of the Commssionerhaving in cbarge the general subject of printing an bindin;an until fuher notice Commssioner Parry is designted ashaving direetion of this subject; and he is mthorized to giveall directions necessar to carry out the intent of this Reso-lution.

Mr. C. D. Chaberlin, Secretary of the Nationa Petrolea Association,

accompaned by Messrs. Oliver an Butler, appeared before the Comssion to

mae a statement concernng a proposed orgazation of independent petroleum

refiners to lease and operate certain oil lands of the Osage Nation. At the

suggestion of the Secretar of the Interior he desired to submt to the Fed-

eral Trade Comssion the proposed pla of orgaization an operation in or-der to obtain the opinion of the Comssion as to its legality or propriety.

In this connection he submtted a copy of a letter to the Secretary of the

Interior outlining the said plan. The Comssion advised hi that it hano authority to pass on the legai ty of the proposed plan uner the powersconferred on it by i ts orgac act or by the Cl on Act.

Commssioner Hais reported that the Secretar to the President ha

sent hi a list ()f certain unused :ftue of the Excutive Offices which

could be tured over to the Comission. Co:ssioner Hais was authorized

to take Whtever steps were necessar to secure the use of said :ttue.

Comssioner Parry reported specifications an proposals received for

funiture for the offices of the Comssioners and the Board Room. Cams-

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sioners Rublee and Parry were constituted a special cam ttee to se-

lect the fUn! ture, with ful poer to act.

Commssioner Haris made a prelimna report on the subject ofofficial stenographic an reporting services, an was granted futhertime.

Comssioner Parry brougt up the matter of the inquiry on Re-

sale Price Mantenace , and suggested the imrtance of So continua-

tion of the investigation an the completion of the report thereonunder the direction of C. E. LaVigne, Special Agent. After So tho-

rough discussion it was decided that the matter shoud be referred

to , the Charm to be disposed of in accorde with his best judg-ment .

Comssioner Rublee was constituted a comttee to mae recom-

mend.tions concernng a law librar for the Comssion.

There being no fuher business, the Comssion adjourned at

6 0 t clock, p.

Attest:

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METING OF FE TBAE COMMSSIONAPL 17, 1915, 10:30 A. M.

Joseph E. Davies,Edward N. Hurley,William J. HaisWill H. George Rublee

ChairmVice Charm

Memoranum of E. S. Bradford, of the Division of General Investiga-

tion, re compiling data on interloCkng directorates an submitting form

letter for the purpose of secuing informtion to establish the identity

of directors of the sam, or similar naes, etc., was considered an laion the table for future consideration.

Mr. J. G. Weatherly, of Braswck, Ga., candidate for the office of

Secretary of the Comssion, appard before the Comssion an mae

statement concernng his qaifications for the office.

William Butterworth, Floyd R. Todd and C. W. Masu, all of Moline,Ill., appeared before the Commssion an mae an inform statement con-cernng certain problems concernIl the agicultual imlement industry

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in reference to its Ca:ian trade. It appared to the Comssion that

the matter did not properly come wi thin the jurisdiction of the Cons-sian, an aranents were therefore mae to secure a hearing for the

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fi;;-estic Commerce, of the De1frtment

Chief of the :Beau of Foreign and

of Comnerce.

A letter from the Illinois Maufacturers ' Association, dated April

13, 1915, stating that, appeciating the ws: in which the Federal Trade

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Oommssion ha taken up its work, and its attitude towd business f-',r'i,,

interests, the Illinois Maufacturers ' Association, in a spirit of

cooperation, ha naed a commttee the duty of which will be to

keep in close touch With the Comssion, with a view to being help-

fu in its work, was read. The comttee naed is as follows:

Ohales Piez, Link-Belt Co., Ohicago , Ohairm,William Butterworth, Deere & 00., Moline, Ill.,U. G. Orendorff, Parlin & Orendorff 00., Canton, Ill. ,Theodore W. RObinson, Illinois Steel 00., OhicagoFri tz Worm, Germ-Amrican Portlan Oement 00., LaSalle, Ill. ,Arthur Meeker, Armour & Co., Chicago,A. H. Muliken, Pettibone, Muliken & Co., Ohicago,H. Go Herget, Pekin Wagon Co., Pekin, Ill.,D. E. Felt, Felt & Tarrat Mfg. Co., Chicago,P. A. Peterson, Union Future Co., Rockford, Ill.,F. E. Nulsen, Missouri Malleable Iron Co., East St. LOulS, Ill.

The Chairm was requested to express the appreciation of the Oan-

mission, an to assure the Illinois Maufacturers' Association that the

Oomssion will be pleased to have the cooperation of the Association.

At the hou of 11 o' clock, a.m., the Oommssion went into confer-

ence with the Advisory Oommttee of the Chaber of Comerce of the

United States of America, and remned in session with said comttee

until the hou of 2:30 o' cloCk, p. Those present at the conference

were:

Hary A. Wheeler, Chaimm of the comttee, former presi-dent of the Chaber of Oomerce of the United Statesof America, Ohicago, Ill.

Guy E. Tripp, Chairm of the Board, Westinghouse El ec-tric & Maufactuing Co., New York, N. Y.

Alfred B. Koch, President, National Retail Dr Goods Asso-ciation, Toledo, Ohio,

Rush O. Butler, Laer, Ohicago, Ill.W. L. Sauners, President, Ingersoll-Ra Co., New York, N. L ,

Alexaer W. Smith, Lawyer, Smith, Haond & Smth, At'1anta,Ga. ,

Dr. I. C. Whte, Mining Oonservationist and State Geologistof West Virginia, University of West Virginia,

Elli ott H. Goodwin, General Secretary, Ohaber of Commerceof the United States of America,

John M. ' Redpath, Chief, Informtion Division, Chaber ofCommerce of the United States of America.

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Members of the cam ttee who were not present were:

Joseph P. Cotton, Attorney, Spooner & Cotton, New York, U. Y.,Prof. Henr R. Seager, Professor of Economics, Columbia

University, New York, N. Y.

At the conclusion of the conference the Commssion adjourned to meet

Mondy, April 19th, at the hour of 10:30 o' clock, a.m., an Mr. RaymondB. Stevens, of the lega staff, was invited to appar before the Coms-

sion at that hour to mae sugestions concerning rues of procedure.

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MEING OF TH FEDE TBDE COMSSIONAPRIL 19, 1915, 10:30 A. M.

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Joseph E. Davies,Edwad N. Hurley,William J. HarisWill H. ParGeorge Rublee

ChairmVice Chairm

Commssioner Hurley presented the idea of the Comssion be-

iug constructively helpfu to the maufacturers an merchats of

the country by workig out sta.rdzed plans of accounting, to beoffered to them as a suggested means of mang it possible for themto more accurtely ascertain the cost of doing business an of de-

termning their actu. finacial comi tion an also enabliDg themto present their claim for ban credits in a proper maer. Mr.

Hurley explained tbat it was not hi s idea that the proposed system

of accounting should be a compsory one but that it should be of-

fered only by wa of sugestion an in the spirit of helpfuness

to men Of business, both large and smll. He stated that the Fed-

eral Reserve Board and the .Dpartment of Commerce were both work-

ing on this same matter an suggested that the Federal Trade Com-mission should work in haODY with these other bodies. The su-gestion made by Commissioner Hurley met with the unmous appro'V1

of the Commssion, and upon motion of Commssioner Rublee, seconded

by Commssioner Parry, Comssioner Hurley was appointed a special

commttee to devise bookkeeping plans alODg the lines suggested,

to confer with the Federal Reserve Board and the Department of Com-

merce, and to report the results of his efforts an conferences to

the Commssion for approval.

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Raymond B. Stevens, Special' Attorney f appeared before the Comssion

an mae sugestions concernng the disposal of informl complaints, anda.1so concerning rues of procedure.

Mr. W. L. Petrikin, of Denver, Colo., Vice President of the Great

Western Sug Co., appeared before the Comssion and briefly outlined

a plan for a Beet Sugr Informtion Baeau, as follows:

The country is to be divided into zones; the brokers representing

beet sugar maufacturerB in each zone shall report to the Bueau daily

the qutities of sugar sold with the prices an terms of sale, aDd thequat i ties offered firm wi th prices and terms. These prices are to be for

a base point in each zone. To be of muh value all or nearly all beet

sUo r maufacturers !Ist be affiliated with the Bueau. The Bueau will

fush this informtion to anone subscribing and paying for it regadlessof whether they are in any branch of the sugar business or not. Mr. Petrikin

expressly stated it would not be the pupose of the Informtion Bureau

fix prices, or perform an f1ction that might result in restraint of trade,but that the sole object of' the Bueau would be to advise all persons in-

terested in the industry conoerning conditions affecting it.

No official action was taken.

Dean Gay, of the School of Business Admni,stration, of Hard Uni-

. versi ty, and A. M. Shaw, editor of "System, tt appeared before the Comms-

sion and upon invitation mae inform statements in which they expressed

the view that they deemed the chief f1ction of the Commssion to be that

of helpflness to business.

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A comr ttee, composed of:

Carl Scholz; Chairm,Viae Pres., Consolidated Indian Coal Co.,

39 W. Van Buren St., Chicago , Ill.Walter S. Bogle, Pres., Walter S. Bogle Co. (Inc.

Fisher Bulding,Chicago, Ill.

, Hugh Shirki e,Shirkie Coal Mining Co.,

Terre Haute, Ind.M. L. Gould,

Gould Coal Washing and Mining Co.,Indianpolis, Ind.

John T. Connery,Miam Coal Co.,

McCormck Buldi , Chicago, Ill.J. F. Callbreath,

Secy. , American Mining CongessMtsey Bulding, Washingon, D. C.

Also present: Michael Gallager, (Mr. Bogle' s personal attor-ney; not member of commttee), Chicago, Il. ,

an claiming to represent 80 per cent of the coal operators of the Stateof Indiana, appeared before the CoJssion for the puose of holding

inform conference, and explained a proposed plan of cooperationamong' the Indian operators, which plan is more fUly set forth inFile 8508-10-1. They asked from the Commssioners assuranes of free-

dom from crimina prosecu.tion if they put their plan into effect, pro-vided they conducted their ' business openly an imediately ceased co-

operating or performing an fuction under their plan of cooperation,if so ordered by the Comssion. They were informed that the Cam s-

sion ha no authority to grant such assurces, or to authorize suchcombination. Upon their request the Commssion arraned an appoint-

ment between them an Hon. George Carroll Todd, Assistant to the At-torney General, of the Department of Justice , for 9 :30 a.m., April 20th.

At the hoa of 1:00 o' clock, p.m., the Comssion took a recess

until 2 p.

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The Commssion reassembled at 2 0 ' clock, p.

Joseph E. Davies,Edwad N. Hurley,William J. BarrisWill H. ParryGeorge Rtblee

ChairmVice Charm

The comttee representiDg he Indian Coal Operators continued its

statement.

Commssioner Parry was authorized to ar e, if possible, the re-

moval of the Division of Accounts an Supplies from its present quaters

, order that the space now occupied by it might be given over to the

lega department.

The Commssion adjoured at 5 0' clock, p.

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METIUG OF FEL TEADE COMMSSION

APRIL 20, 1915, 10:00 A. M.

Joseph E. Davies,Edwad N. Hurley,William J. HaisWill H. Pary

ChairmVice Chairm

The following resolution was introduced by Commssioner Bary,

seconded by Commssioner Hurley, and unimouely adopted, to wit:

RESOLVE: That all inform complaints requests for opinions now pendng before the Com-mission be referred to a temporar board of re-view, which shall consist of thre special attor-

. neys, to be appointed by the Chairmn o thisComssion.

Said board of review is constituted to servefor the ptrpose above nad, and to perform suchother duties as may from time to time be assignedto it by the Comssion. Upon the creation of theboard of review contemlated in the plan f perm-nent orgazation, this temporary board of reviewshall cease to exist.

The temporary board of review shal elect itsown chairm, and shal its reports an recom-mendations on each complaint or other matter re-ferred to it in wri ting.

The Chairman thereupon naed Special Attornys McDonald, Walshand Stevens as said temporary Board of Review.

Commssioner Haris submitted a letter fram C. R. Batlett, ofthe Census Bueau, in reference to equipment of mutigraphs etc.

Referred to Commssioner Parry, who has the matter , of equipment in

cha.rge.

.f letter was read from Dr. E. E. Pratt, Acting Secretary, Depa-ment of C erce, stating that the Bueau of Foreign and Domestic Com-

merce desires to begin a study of roofing and roofing materials,

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particularly the competition between shingles and other roofing, unerthe direction of Mr. T. 11. Robertson, SlPcial Exner, of this Commis-sion, on or about May 5th. The matter was referred to Commissioner

Parry for the purse of holding a conference with Dr. Pratt.

After a general discussion concernng the plan of orgazation,and numerous matters of adnistrative detail, upon which no definiteaction was taken . at 1 0 ' clock, p.m., the Commssion took a recess un-

til the hour of 2 0' clock, p.

The Comssion reassembled at 2 0 ' clock, p. m.

Edwad N. Hurley, Vice ChairmWilliam J. Hai sWill H. Par

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Mr. James O'Donnell, .proprietor of retail dru stores at 904 FStreet, an at 901 F Street and 13th and G Streets, N. W., Washington, D.C.,

and Mr. M. G. Gibbs, proprietor of retail dru stores at 7th and K Stre eta,an 7th and E Streets, N. W., Washngon, D. C., appeared informlly before

the Commssion. Mr. O'Donnell stated that he was doing the largest strict-

ly drug business 'in an one store in the United States. Mr. O'Donnell was

spokesman in presenting inform complaints with particular reference tola:tive bromo quinine an Pluto water, UwO comities that it was claim-ed Mr. Gibbs and Mr. O'Donnell find great trouble in buying because they

refuse to mantain the resale price. Mr. O'Donnell stated that they were

know as price cutters and desired to mae their complaint jointly. These

gentlemen were advised that if they mae a written complaint to the Com-

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mission, submtting evidence of prima facie proof, that the same

would receive due consideration.

The Commssion adjoured at 3:30 p.

Attest:

Cha rm.

Act ing S cretar.

METING OF FE TRA COMMSSION

AP 21, 1915, 10:30 A. M.

Joseph E. Davies,Edwad N. Hurley,William J. Hari sWill H. George Rublee

CharmVice Chairm

The Comssion toOk up for consideration matters of internal

orgazation until the hour of 11 o'clock, a.m., when Joseph P.

Cotton, Esq., of the New York bar appeared before the Commssion,

upon its invitation, and informally discussed the f'ture work and

policy of the Commssion with reference particularly to procedure

under Section 5 of the A.ct, and also as to the general powers of

the Commission and their exercise, and also as to a possible in-

vestigation and report on combinations in export trade.

PWl; April 21, 1915./I rJ.

The Commssion tOOk under consideration the advisability of holding

informl hearings in a n'Wer of commercial centers, with a view to as-

certaining views of maufacturers an eJ.":rters as to the effective methods

of developing Amrican export trade; the advisability of ",calling upon cOJ-

mercial and industrial organizations to submit such informtion and recom-

mendations as they ma desire to ma as to the consolidation of sellingagencies, and the developnent of credit and exch.e facilities, with aview to working out in a construtive way an effective plan for the suc-

cessfu competi tion of American maufactuers in the makets of theworld, was also discussed. The matter was laid on the table for futherdiscussion.

At the hour of 1:30 p.m. the Conmission went into conference with

Hon. George Carroll Todd, Assistant Attorney General, for the puoseof discussing Phases of the Comssion s work closely allied to those

of the Depatment of Justice, with a view to bringing about coordina-

tion of effort an policy between the Department of Justice an the

Commssion. The conference was continued until the hoa of 4:30

cloCk, p.m., an ma of the possible relations between the Comms-

sion and the Departent of Justice were discussed, with the result that

a mutual unerstanding of cooperation and coordination of effort was

reached. .At the conclusion of the conference, upon motion nnE/nimously

adopted by the Comssion the Chairmn was requested to express to the

Attorney General of the United States, and to Mr. Todd, the tha the Conmssion for the very satisfactory assuances given by them ofthe spirit of cooperation, on the pat of the Department of Justice,wi th the pledge of reciprocal coordination of ef'fort on the part of

April 21, 1915.

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the Commssi on.

At the hour of 4:30 p.m. the Commssion tOOk a recess unt'il the

hour of 5 0' cloak, p.

At the hour of 5 0 ' clock. p.m., the Commssion reassembled.

Joseph E. Davies,Edward N. Hurley,William J. HaisWill H. ParryGeorge Rublee

ChairmVice Chairma

The Commssion held an infor.l conference with Edward Wise,

Vice President, Unted Ciga Stores Co., of 44 West 18th Street,

New York City, who was accompaned by and introduced to the Com-

mission by Ron. Charles C. Carlin, Meber of Congress from VirgiIi a.

Mr. Wise made the statement that the United Ciga Stores Co. has

been discussing the desirability of acquirin stock of' the Ilker

Hegem Dr Co., an merging the stocks of the two corporationsinto a holding compan. (See File 8501-20-1. On beha f of the

United Ciga Stores Co. he desired to ascertain the attitude of

the Comssion as to such merger. He stated that the two com-

panes were in no sense competing corporations, xcept for the fac

that the Riker Hegem Co. sells cigas an cigarettes in its storesa.s an incident to the dr business, and as one of its ma de:prt-

ments. stated that during the year 1914 the total sales of the

United Cigar Stores Co. amounted to approximately $29 000, 000, and

that the total cigar and tobacco sales of the Rier Hegema Co.

amounted to approximately $2, 000, 000 out of a total 'of approxi-

mately $15, 000, 000 of all sales of said drag compa. He claimed

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that by reason of the fact that the ciga business of the dru companconsti tutes a very sml percentage of its total business that the pro-posed acqui si tion an merger would not tend to create a monopoly,

that such acquisition, if effected, would effect a great saving to both

corporations. Congessm Carlin, expressly stating that he did not ap-pear as attorney for Mr. Wise, or either of the corporations affected

by the proposed merger, urged upon the Comssion that it bad power

, under the Act to give affirmtive relief in such matters , an that asa member of the legislative body creating the Commssion he was of the

opinion that it should take jurisdiction in such matters. He said that

otherwse the Commssion would fail of the puose for which it was creat-ed, and that instead of affording relief to the business world, it would

simply mak time and be a menae rather tha a help to business.The Commssion decided tbatwi th the inaequate statement of facts

presented by Mr. Vlise it could not reach a decision, and that it would

not at this time decide whether it ha jurisdiction in the premises,but that if Mr. Wise would fush a ful statement of facts tbat thesame would receive careful consideration. Members of the Commssion

informlly expressed the opinion to Mr. Wise that the Commssion did

not have jurisdiction, and that it could not put the seal of approval

upon any plan of merger or other form of combination, an that it couldnot decide moot questions. Thereupon, on motion made by Commssioner

Rnblee, seconded by Commssioner Harris, the whole matter was taken

under advisement pending the submission by Mr. Wise of additional facts

and statements concerning the proposed plan of orgazation, the volumeof business done by both companes, and the degree of competition be-

tween the companes, etc., with the distinct understanding that there

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was no implied promise on the part of the Commission that it would

give a definite answer after such additiona facts were presented.

.At the hour of 6:15 p.m., the meeting adjoured.

Attest:

Chairma.

MET ING OF FE TRAE C OMMSSI ON

APRIL 22, 1915, 10:30 A. 1..

Joseph E. Davies,Edward N. Hurley,William J. HarisWill H. ParryGeorge Rublee

CharmVice Chairm

The following resolution was adopted:

BE IT BEOLVE, That Fran D. Jones be an is here-by appointed Special Exner, to be temporarily assign-ed to the office of the Secretary, at a salary of $2400

per anum.

The monthly report of the Chief Clerk on personnel and work

performed, for the month of March, 1915, was read.

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The Commssion then went into executive session for the consider-

ation of matters of internal orgaization. The whole day' s session

,vas given to these matters.

Adjourent wa ha at 6:00 p.

Chairm.Attest:

Acting

METInG OP FEERL TR COMMSSION

APIL 23, 1915, 10: 30 A.

Josep E. DaviesEdward N. Hurley,William J. Harri Will H. ParryGeorge Rublee

ChairmaVice Chairmn

Letter of Hon. E. F. Sweet, Acting Secretary of Commerce , sugest-

ing the appointment of an official of the Federal Trade Comssion to

confer with a representative of the Bureau of the Census relative to

fuishing of informtion as to the personnel of the Commssion for the

Official Register (see File A1162), was referred to Commssioner Harris.

Letter of the Secretary of Agiculture, Hon. David F. Houston, sug-

gesting cooperation between the Department of Agriculture and the Comms-

Apr 11 23, 1 915 .

sion in the marketing and distribution of agicultural commodities

and suggesting conferences between Messrs. Caffey and Brand, of the

Department, and the Commssion, was read. It was directed that an

appointment be made subject to the approval of the Secretary of

Agricul ture. (See File Al159)

The matter of proposed hearings on export trade was referred

to Commssioner Hurley for futher investigation an report as to

time , place an form of sach hearing.

The following resolution was adopted:

BE IT REOLVE, That temporarily all informcomplaints mae to the Comssion be carded to theActing Secretary and assigned by him for preliminabriefs to such members of the legal force whose ser-vices are available; that one copy each of such briefsbe haed to each Commssioner, an all papers withreference to such complaints then tured over to theBoard of Review, in accordance with resolution of theCOmnssion dated April 20, 1915.

Letter of Mr. VI. H. Paulhs , president of the Puallup anSumer Frut Growers ' .Associa.tion, of Puallup, Wash., submitting

proposed plan of Frt Growers ' C cil of Pacific Northwestern

States for maketing their apples by mutu cooperation through anassociation operated without profit (see File Al197), was read.

The Acting Secretary was ordered to refer this conmication to the

legal division and the economic division, and to sabmit their re-

port to the Board of Review.

The matter of takng the necessary steps to secure for theCommssioners the privileges of the Congressional Library was re-

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ferred to Commssioner Harris.

A telegram was read from Robert Uewton Lynch, Vice Presi dent

and Mager of San Francisco Chaber of Commerce, advising the Commis-

sion that on May 3d a party of prominent Chinese merchats, appointed

by Board of Commerce of China, would arrive in the United Sta.tes to

mae a seventy-d tour in the interest of increased comercial inter-course. Several of the Departments have delegated representatives to

accompan the party, and Ll. Lynch invites the, Trade Comnssion to

delegate a representative to accompan the party on the entire trip.Commssioner Parry was directed to express the regrets of the Colls- si on that it could not accept the invi tati an to accompa the party.

The Commssion there pon adj01rned, to meet 110nd morning, April

26, 1915, at 10: 30 a.

Chairm.

Attest:

April 24, 1915. No meeting held.

April 25 , 1915.

METIliJ OF FEmEL TRA COMMSSIOn

APRIL 26, 1915, 10 :30 A. :i.:.

Joseph E. Davies,William J. HarrisWill H. ParryGeorge Rublee

Charm

The Comssion was e:ced in a discussion of the pla of or-ganization until 1:00 p.

At the hour of 1:00 0 ' clock

, p..

m., the Commssion took a re-

cess until 3:00 p.

At the hou of 1:00 o' cloCk, p.m., the Commssion reassembled.

Joseph E. Davies,William J. HarisWill H. ParryGeorge Rublee

Cha

Commssioner Parry anounced that an appointment ha been madefor Friday, April 30th at 10:30 a.m., for a conference with Messrs.

Caffey and Bran, of the Department of Agiculture, ' in accordance

wi th the directions of the Commssion at the meeting' Of April 24th.

The followng members of the Economic Division were called be-

fore the Commssion and re eBted to mae sustions as to theproper plan of orgaizing the economic work of the Commssion:

Mr. RobertsonMr. Bradf ordMr. WingMr. J:orrowMr. DuanMr. EdgertonMr. Notz

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Dr. Walker was invited, but was unble to attend because of illness.

The Commssion adjourned at 0:00 p.

Chairma.

Attest :

METIUG OF FEDL TR COMMSSION

APIL 27, 1915, 10: 30 A.

Joseph E. Davies,Ed-.va N. Hurley,William J. Hari sWill H. ParryGeorge Rubl ee

Cha Vice Charman

Appointment was made with Mr. J. Wilson Howe , Coal Freight Agent,

The Chesapeake and, Ohio Ralway Compan, of Ric:Qond, Va. , and Mr. R.

' Gross , President of the lhite Oak Coal Compa (See File A 1326),

for a conference with the Comssion on April 28th at 10:30 a.

Letter of William A.. Mable, President of The Merchats ' Associa-

tion of New YO , dated April 23rd (File No. A 1328), offering the

assembly room of' the Association for hearings on foreign trade, was

April 27 , 1915.

referred to Commssioner Hurley.

Letter of B. M. Ralston, of Indianapolis, Ind., dated April 22nd

(File A 1272) , with reference to The Pan American Trades 'Associatio

was referred to Comssi oner Hurley.

Letter of F. D. Mitchell, Secretary-Treasurr of the Amri-

can Hardware Manufacturers I Association, dated April 22nd (File A 12(5),

transmitting resolution of the American Hadware Maufacturers ' Asso-

ciation, was referred to the Acting Secretary for the prepaation of

a letter of reply.

Letter of W. C. Culin, Executive Secretary of the Cincin-nati Chaber of Commerce, dated April 21, 1915 (File A 1223),

t ran smi tting resolution of the Chaber of Comnerce urging the

amendment of the Clayton Act and the Sherma Anti-Trust Act to

permt the cooperation of exporters in foreign trae, was re-

ferred to Commissioner Huley.

Letter of FranW. Connor, dated April 24th (File A 1327),

maing application for a position with the Federal Trade Com-

mission, was referred to the Acting Secretary for acknowledg-

ment and file.

Letter of W. H. S. Stevens, dated April 22nd (File A 1230),

was referred to Dr. Walker, to report as to the advisability of

mang him an offer of a posi tion as Assistant Economist.

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Report of Comssioner Parry transmitting memorandum of the Chief

Clerk with reference to the desirability of the appointment of an em-

ployee to have charge of printing and bindiDB for the Commssion was

presented, and the matter was referred to Commssioner Parry8

Cornssioner Parry reported that telephone service for the Comrs-

sion up to 6:00 p.m. had been arranged for. He was authorized to ar-

rane for an addi ti ona tTl line.

Dr. Frcis Walker appeared before the Cmmnission and mae recom-

mendations regarding the form of organization of the Cormssion.

Commssioner Parry mae report as to various adinistrative blanforms , and also as to the question of payment of salaries by check or

in cash. He was authorized to act in the matter of the approval of

forms. I t was decided that payment of salaries should be by check.

Bon, A. Mitchell Palmer appeared before' the Commssion , an recom-

mended the appointment of Uorm B. Dreher as chief official stenographer

or reporter.

I-.. William R. Banes, President, C. M. Baes-Wilcox Co., (Whole-

sale school bOOks), 323 So. Wabash Ave., Chic go, Ill., appeared before

the Co sgion an mae a statement in re an informl complaint ' (File

5435-110) . The matter was referred to the Board of Review for futherinvestigation.

At the hour of 1:00 p.m. the Commssion took a recess until the

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Apr,il 28 , 1915. crf

hour of 3:00

The Oomnssion reassembled at the hour of 3:00 p.

Joseph E. Davies,Edward N. Hurley,William J. Haris;:li11 H. ParryGeorge Riblee

CharmVice Chairm

The afternoon session was devoted to a cOIlideration of organ-

ization.

The Commssion adjourned at the hour of 5:00 o' clock. I). ID.

Attest:

Charm.

MEETING OF FEIlL TRA COMSSION

APIL 28, 1915, 10:30 A.

Joseph E. Davies,Edward U. Hurley,William J. HarrisWill H. ParryGeorge Rublee

ChairmVice Charm

J. Wilson Howe , Coal Freight Agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio

Railway Oompay, Richmond, Va., and Mr. R. H. Gross, of Boston,

Mass., President of the White Oak Coal Compa (a subsidiary of

pwr; April 28, 1915.

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the nevI River Compa), appared before the Commssion and informlydiscussed proposed methods of cooperation among the coal operators of

the new River field to increase the exorts of New River coal. (For

,correspondence see File A 1326). The Chair- aSked Mr. Gross to sub-mi t a written statement of the reasons for such cooperation, together

wi th an outline of the plan cont,emp1ated for the :frther consideration

of the Commssian.

Letter of Nr. Raph Crews, dated April 26th (File A 1346), request-

ing a hearing for the Frain County Coal Operators r Association, was

referred to Commssioner Parry, who mae appointment for hearing at

11: 30 a m., FridSi, I,la 7th.

Letter of . J. Eddy, of Chicago, Ill., (File A 1281) was read,

an it was directed that an invi tati on be extended rJ. Eddy to appear

before the Commssion.

Memoranum of T. M. Robertson (File 8008) re address of Mr. Austin

Cary, of the Forest Service, before West Coast Lumber Maufactuers

Association, Februry 27, 1915, and accompaing papers, ordered re-

ferred to Comssioners in tur for consideration.

Letter of Den Edwin F. Gay, dated April 26, 1915 (File A 1359),

was referred to Comssioner Hurley.

Dr. Walker continned his discussion of the proposed orgaization

of the Comssi on.

-r- April 28 , 1915.

Mr. Edward Wise, Vice President of the Un! ted Cigar Stores Com-

pany, accompanied by S. M. Stroock and Hon. C. C. Carlin, presented

a brief entitled "In the Matter of the Power of the Federal Trade

Com.'1ission to give 'Advice, Defini te Guidance, and Informat, ion ' to

Business men Concerning Proposed Business Projects ' , so far as they

are or may be Affected by Ex sting Law. He also submitted a tabu-

lated list showing the following: (a) Sales of United Cigar Stores

Company by cities for the yea 1914; (b) Sales of the Various TobaccoProducts by the Riker-Hegeman Compay for the year 1914; (c) The

total sales of all kims of merchandise of the Riker-Hegeman Com-

pany for the year 1914 (Receiving No. A 1384).

At 5 0 I clockm., the Commssion adjourned.

Vice Chairma.

Attest:

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METIUG OF FEDERL TRAE COMMSSION

APRIL 29, 1915, 10:30 A.

Edwad N. Hurley,William J. Barri Will H. ParryGeorge Rtblee

Vice Chairm

Comssioner Hurley was authorized to go to Boston at such time as

he may find convenient for the purose of discussing a proposed systemof uniform accounting with Dean Gay, of Harvrd School of Business Ad-ministration, and to tae with him such clerks and other employees ofthe Commission as he may deem necessary. He was also authorized to ar-range for compilation of a classified list of cOrPorations from the

records of the Commssioner of Internal ilevenue , for use by the Com-

mission in connection with the proposed system of unform accounting.

The Commssion, took under futher consideration the matter of or-ganizati on.

At 1 a' clock, p.m.. the Comssion took a rec ss until the hour

of 3 0 ' clock, p.

L!'0April 29 , 1915.

The Commssion reassembled at 3 0 ' clock

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Edward N. Hurley,William J. HarrisWill II. ParryGeorge ilublee

Vice Chairman

Commssioner Rublee reported that he had mae an appointmentwith Louis D. Brandeis, Esq., of Boston, to appear before the Com-

mission at 9 o' clock, a.m., April 30th.

The Commssion then continued the consideration of the form

of orgazation.

At the hour of 5 o' cloCk

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m., the Commission adjourned tp

the hour of 9 0 ' clock, a.m., April 30th.

Vi ce Cha irnan

Attest:

A.cting Sec etary.

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1!ETllm OF FEL THADE COMMSSIOn

APRIL 30, 1915, 9 : 00 A. 101.

Edwar H. Hurley,Willia J. HarisWill H. ParryGeorge Rublee

Vice Chairman

Louis D. Braeis, Esq., of Boston, Mass., upon invitation, appearedbefore the Comnssi on an ,mae several suggestions as to the fucti ons and

powers of the COmmssion, an also as to rues of practice and procedure.(See stenographic report - File A 1591)

At the hour of 10:30 o' clock, m. , the Commssion ha a conference

with lir. Fracis G. Caffey, Solicitor of the Department of Agriculture

an Mr. Chales J. Bran, Chief of the Office of Markets and Rual Or-

gaization, .Dpartment of Agiculture, concernng the act'ivities of the

'said Office of Makets with respect to cooperative orgazations among

farmers and the relat ion of the acti vi ties of the Departent of Agicul-

ture in this co:rection with the activi ties of the Federal Trade Commis-

sian. Mr. Bran, in addition to his statement to the Commission, ageed

to funish certain additiona data from the files of the Department andto cooperate in any w that might be desired by the Commssion. (See

stenogrphic report, File A 1594).

Commssioner Parry reported in re memoranum of T. M. Robertson (File

8008) re address of Mr. Austin Cary, of the Forest Service , before the West

Coast Lumber Maufacturers ' Association, February 27, 1915, reconnnending

that the suggestions made by Mr. Robertson be approved. The report was

adopted.

April 30, 1915.Ii' .

The Acting Chairm was authorized to request the Departmentof Justice to furish to the lega depatment of the Commssion 8C-cess to the report mae by the Department of Justice in an inves-

tigation Of the facts applying to a complaint filed by the Columbus

Collar Pad Co. aginst the .Aerica Pad & extile Co. , a complaint

similar to that heretofore filed wi th the Department of Justice

havi:c been informaly filed with the Commssion.

At the hour of 1:30 o' cloCk

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m., the Commssion adjourdto Mondy, May 3rd, at the hour of 10:30 a.

Vice Chairma.

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