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Show Federal Trade Commission Protects Mail-Order Lumber Companies The Federal Trade Commission has issued orders to ninetyeight companies com-panies of the Middle West and far West requiring them to stop certain trade practices in relation to mall-order mall-order lumber concerns. Among the practices which are barred by the orders are the following: Obtaining from mail-order concerns, con-cerns, in bad faith or by subterfuge, estimates of- the prices of lumber and building material and obtaining catalogues and special information Intended only for bona fide customers custom-ers and prospective customers. Through actual or threatened withdrawal of patronage, inducing manufacturers or wholesalers to refuse, re-fuse, to furnish supplies of lumber and building, material to mail-order concerns. Following or causing salesmen of mail-order concerns to be followed from place to place with the object of hindering and embarrassing them In their negotiations with prospective prospect-ive customers. |