Show SAlT lAKER EXPlAINS lUMBERMEN'S ETHICS President t Merrill Merril I of L umbel Lumber Trades Co Congress Examined clued in Government Suit Su t a Chicago 0 Jul July 1 George l.-George George E. E Merrill of or Salt Lake president of ot the American Lumber Trades congress congre lI described tho limo code of or ethics of ot the congress at nt the tho afternoon session toda today of oC the governments government's governments government's govern govern- m ments ment's nt antitrust suit against the Northwestern North orth- orth western Retail Lumber Dealers asso asso- The Thc code on certain sections of oC which the thc governments government's suit is principally prin founded was drawn up he said b by a a. committee of or retailers retailer and whole whole- salers The Time sections on which the government government govern govern- ment char charges es are arc based are arc It should should be bo the tae du duty tt of or the manufacturers manufacturers manu manu- and wholesalers to take an active Interest In the marketing of ot their product through regular channels channels channels chan chan- nels only It lis Is the thc sense ot of t the congress that the wid widest cst possible trade publicity be Riven Co for the of maki purchase of ot making known kno unethical and unscrupulous unscrupulous un un- scrupulous manufacturers manufacturer wholesalers find dealers Mr h Merrill testified that the thc wordIng wording word- word Ing of ot tho the section was wal changed later without M affecting the meaning of them Charles B B. B Moore general manager of nf the tho retail yards ards of or the Alexander Lumber company of oC Aurora Ill denied that there was an agreement among retail re- re tall tail lumbermen not to trado trade with man selling directly to the con con- sumers When hen we find manufacturers ers selling sellin to us and selling directly to the cO consumer we generally buy elsewhere elsewhere else else- where he said |