The secretary must be a man of character, of moral force, prepared to hew to the line in matters of conduct. The secretary must not sacrifice right for expediency. Moral "short-cuts" are never conductive to peace of mind and, moreover, they seldom win the goal. To His Organization Exploitation of the organization for his own advantage should never be attempted. Entanglements with any clique or class should be avoided; equal service should be given to all members, whether they are in a small business or represent large interests. Every proposition should be given careful study, and recommendations to Board of Directors or Committees should always be candid and sincere. Loyalty to the organization is the first requisite, but he should never be weakly subservient if a moral issue is involved. He should be fearless in passing on the issues involved, but always ready to hear both sides of the question. He should frankly admit an error and face the consequence man-fashion. Credit for accomplishments should go to the organization rather than to the secretary. Opportunity for service, rather than the desire for remuneration, should be the secretary's impelling motive. To the General Public The secretary should consider himself a public servant and his every act should be performed with that thought in mind. The secretary, while conducting himself with becoming dignity, should not act in such a way as to give the general public the idea that he thinks the Chamber is the whole community and himself the chief citizen in it. As the spokesman for his organization the secretary. should realize his responsibility, and never distort the facts to gain undeserved praise. To Other Secretaries and Chambers Every secretary should do his utmost to help his fellow secretary, being willing to state his successes or failures as a guide in helping to solve the difficult problems of his work. Every secretary should be scrupulously fair to other secretaries and other Chambers, never resorting to underhand methods in an attempt to secure an industry or a convention for his city. Every secretary should refuse to assume an attitude toward another secretary, organization or city which he would not like shown toward himself, his organization or city. COMMISSION MERCHANTS AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SHIPPERS INTERNATIONAL APPLE SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION WESTERN FRUIT JOBBERS ASSOCIATION OF Issued jointly, in 1919, Standard Rules and Definitions. NATIONAL POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGG 208 N. Wells st., Chicago, issued Trading and Grading CONFECTIONERY NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS' ASSOCIATION OF Adopted May 1923: CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS FOR THE CANDY ON THE RELATIONS OF COMPETITORS To the end that more intimate, cordial and friendly relations may be maintained between competitors, we condemn the making of either oral or written untruthful statements, or the circulation of harmful rumors relative to a competitor's product, selling prices, his reputation or character, his personal or financial standing, or the business in which he is engaged. It shall be considered an unfair trade practice to offer a competitor's employes higher wages for the purpose of enticing them away from their employer. It shall be considered an unfair trade practice for an employer to "plant" an employe temporarily in the factory of a competitor for the sole purpose of obtaining information relative to such competitor's methods of manufacturing, his formulas, or other information of a confidential character. Imitating and copying a competitor's labels, wrappers, box inserts, trade names, trade marks, shapes and styles of packages, advertising copy, and designs, or his goods, is a pernicious evil that has our unqualified condemnation. PRACTICES DETRIMENTAL TO THE REPUTATION OF THE INDUSTRY Punch Boards, Raffle Cards, and similar devices, and Candy sold in such manner as to be obviously intended for games of chance wherein the element of chance is the controlling factor in the sale of the Candy to the consumers, which encourage and develop the gambling habit in children, are injurious to their morals and are detrimental to the best interests of the Candy Industry and are a menace to the future development of the Industry.' We condemn the sale of such packages and ask the earnest, active co-operation of our members and all others engaged in the Candy Industry in bringing about the elimination of this evil from our Industry. The sale of such packages shall be considered to be prejudicial to the character and best interests of the National Confectioners' Association and the Candy Industry at large for which a member may be suspended or expelled from membership in the National Confectioners' Association. It shall be considered an unfair trade practice to so word printed and published statements or advertisements that they contain depreciating references to the character or quality of the products of another manufacturer, or which by inference or otherwise cast disparaging reflections on the materials or products commonly used by the members of the Candy Industry. It shall be considered an unfair trade practice for any manufacturer to use any kind of raw materials, colors or flavors, which contain deleterious substances and which do not in every respect comply with the requirements of the Federal Pure Food and Drugs Act as amended, and the Regulations that have been issued thereunder by the Bureau of Chemistry, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. It shall be considered an unfair trade practice to use inferior, poor quality, raw materials, colors or flavors, which would lower the standard of quality and purity of the finished product. It shall be considered an unfair trade practice to distribute to the jobbers or retailers, profit sharing coupons or other certificates, which are redeemable in cash or merchandise and which in effect amount to a reduction or rebate in the price of the Candy with which they are distributed. CREDIT AND ACCOUNTING PROBLEMS A prospective customer should be willing to give the manufacturer a frank, truthful statement of his tangible assets and of his liabilities, and of all other facts pertaining to his business that would have a bearing on the decision of the manufacturer relative to credit extension. The customer should be willing to give satisfactory business or banking references. Such references should include only those firms with whom the customer has had extensive business dealings and not those with whom he has had only occasional transactions, as the experience of the latter would not be a satisfactory basis on which to determine the question of credit exten sion. Invoices are due on the date specified and should be paid promptly on that date. Any extra time taken beyond the due date should be by way of privilege extended by the manufacturer, and not taken as a matter of assumption on the part of the cus tomer. |