9. To be constantly on the alert to find better methods of production and distribution.

10. To follow sound ethical principles in the conduct of our business, and to put every transaction on the very highest plane of business honor.

11. Not to make false or disparaging statements respecting competitors' products, business, financial credit, etc., that would appear to the disadvantage of any slate, but at all times encourage the use of slate for purposes where it is unexcelled.

12. Not to harass competitors by fake requests for estimates, for catalogs, etc.

13. Not to sell slate at or below cost, coupled with statements misleading the public into the belief it was sold at a profit by reason of the seller's superior facilities.

14. Not to use the samples or reputation of one manufacturer for the purpose of getting an order and filling it with similar goods made by another manufacturer.

15. Regardless of reported actions by competitors the facts should be ascertained before acting upon reports or inferences that would cast suspicion upon a fellow member.

16. Make no deductions, rebates, or discounts which would camouflage the contents or amount of a contract unless plainly stated on the face of the bid and invoice when shipment is made.

17. Any member of the Association who influences the cancellation of a contract already taken in good faith by another member of the Association and who profits by the cancellation, shall be subjected to an investigation on the part of the Board of Directors if the party injured so desires, and findings of the Board shall be final.

18. The members of this Association are responsible for the merchandising methods and for all acts or activities on the part of their representatives and salesmen in the field.

19. To discourage advertising of an unfair, misleading or demoralizing nature.

20. To aid every legitimate effort to elevate the standing of the slate business in the eyes of buyers and sellers, to uphold the prestige of the National Slate Association, and to make prompt report to the Secretary of any established violation of this Code of Business Practices and any subsequent additions thereto, whether by a member of the Association or by another.

21. To foster and encourage craftsmanship among those who produce, apply or install slate. To co-operate with contractors, and dealers who believe in and practice sound business methods, and advance the sale and proper use of slate.

STATIONERY

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATIONERS,
OFFICE OUTFITTERS AND MANUFACTURERS

Adopted Oct. 11, 1923:

STANDARDS OF FAIR PRACTICE

Fair and honest practices should prevail in the stationery industry to the end that our dealings with one another and with the world at large may contribute to the welfare of our Nation. We hold the following to be acceptable:

First: We owe it to ourselves to conduct our several endeavors upon a high plane of individual honor.

Second: We shall respect one another's word.

Third: We shall not accept a statement reflecting upon the good faith of another member unless it be established by convincing proof.

Fourth: We shall not resort to litigation against one another until friendly adjustment through the agency of the Association shall have proven to be impossible.

Fifth: We shall not speak disparagingly of a competitor, his products or his methods.

Sixth. We shall render to our customers the high quality of service that we require from others.

Seventh: We shall respect our customers but not permit them to dictate our business policy; neither shall we regard them as infallible sources of information concerning our competitors, or the sources of our own supplies.

Eighth: We shall not purchase the trade of our customers by any form of bribery.

Ninth: We shall endeavor to approach a decision upon all questions affecting the industry as a whole, in a broad and unselfish spirit.

Tenth: We shall constantly study our individual costs, and we hold it to be fundamental that every American citizen owes it to the community to conduct his business so as to yield a fair margin of profit. Selling below what it costs to make the sale destroys the good name of the product, the good will of the seller's business and the respect of the buyer.

Eleventh: Price discriminations in favor of certain retail dealers, whereby they are enabled unfairly to compete with other retail dealers, are morally as well as legally wrong, and we condemn them as unfair.

Twelfth: The imitation of another's product, or lines of merchandise, by adopting similar or the same name, color, number, arrangement, design or other distinguishing feature, is wrong, and if established, should lead to suspension or expulsion from this Association.

Thirteenth: The cash discount, where allowed, is an essential form of every contract of sale, and should be strictly and honorably adhered to. Violations should be treated as a breach of contract.

Fourteenth: Dealers are in good faith bound not to return merchandise to a manufacturer without just cause and the consent of the manufacturer.

Fifteenth: A retail dealer is one who carries a stock of merchandise to sell to the consumer.

Sixteenth: A wholesale dealer or jobber is one who carries a stock of merchandise to sell to a retail dealer or other distributor for resale.

Seventeenth: A manufacturer is one who fabricates a finished product for sale to a distributor or to the consumer.

Eighteenth: A consumer is one who destroys the exchangeable value of a commodity by using it.

We undertake to adhere to the foregoing principles and, by our influence and examples, to make them vital forces in our chosen field of endeavor.

STOCK BREEDING

AMERICAN CLYDESDALE ASSOCIATION

Typical of the standards adopted by the various purebred live stock associations:

CONDITIONS OF REGISTRY

1. Unsound or unworthy individual animals should not be presented for registry. Such will not be admitted under any circumstances, where facts proving their inferiority are made known to the Executive Committee.

2. No application shall be considered until the fees are paid; nor shall any number be assigned by the Secretary until every requirement has been complied with.

3. When entries or transfers are made, the certificate given by the Secretary shall constitute the receipt for the fees; but such certificate shall not be binding upon the Association in case of error.

4. Fees are as noted:....

5. In case the animal offered for entry is owned by other than the owner of the dam at the time of birth, a transfer is required to the present owner from the previous owner; and if the animal has passed through one or more intermediate hands transfers must be given in their regular order. Parties interested in the animals in question, or their descendants, are required to file vendor's Certificates, showing sales in their regular order from the breeder through successive owners to the party in whose ownership said animals appear at the date of registration.

6. In case of a change in ownership of an animal, the buyer must obtain from the seller a certificate of transfer, for which a blank form will be furnished by the Secretary, which will be recorded when returned. In case of the neglect or refusal of the seller to give a certificate of transfer, the record of transfer may be made by the Secretary, upon approval of a majority of the Executive Committee, on evidence of sale and delivery. Parties purchasing recorded stallions or mares should obtain from the seller an abstract of ownership, issued by the Secretary, showing that the sale has been noted on the books of the American Clydesdale Association.

7. In all certificates of transfer, the full name and postoffice address of both the buyer and seller, and the date of sale must be given. If the animal is a female, it must be stated