Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-12-15 | Page 1 | Boycott Looms Fro 'Chiselers'

BOYCOTT LOOMS toOMS F R HIS HIS' LERS' LERS Code Authorities Authorities Authorities' De Decide ide to Form State Board of Trade Boycott of firms violating their respective respective re re- rc- rc codes loomed Friday when at ata a a meeting of code authorities at the chamber of commerce decision was made to organize a Utah State Board of Trade following a recommendation by G Gus Gus' s P. P Backman act actIng act ing lag recovery administrator The duties of the organization which will Include representatives from each industry will wUl be to educate the public to the necessity of buying from firms firms abiding by their codes anc arid and to assist any industry by various or or sundry means to comply with its code It was the cons consensus risU of those at the thel meeting that unless compliance with codes can be enforced in any other legal l manner then as ann a last alternative boycott will be used against those industries industries in in- who fail tt to live up to their codes The organization will Will probably be beset beset beset set up immediately after January 1 1 according to Mr Backman and pendIng pending pend- pend ing formation there will be no code hearings except except- those already scheduled sched sched- between now and December 31 You will have to enforce your own codes Mr Backman said to the group but you may be assured tha upon organization of the board o of trade every firm abiding by its code will be given a square deal D. D Howe Moffat code authority counsel for Salt Lake county admon admonished admonished the representatives to be sure they had a major premise before seeking seek seek- ing lag to prosecute violators A committee to discuss further organization organization or or- of the board of trade will willbe willbe willbe be named by Mr Backman at an early date