FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION and Clayton Laws Explanatory Comments by Chicago, Illinois. PRICE ONE DOLLAR CHICAGO EXPLANATORY. The purpose of this pamphlet is to present in convenient form the Federal laws pertaining to monopolies and restraint of competition, particularly the new Federal Trade Commission and Clayton laws, together with explanatory comments designed to give a practical interpretation of them to business men. No comment is made on the labor sections of the Clayton law. An unusually full index of the laws has also been made a part of the pamphlet. Rush C. Butler. Cornelius Lynde. Chicago, January 4, 1915. Reelass, 2-21-30 A.V. M. 290910 CONTENTS. PAGE Conditions Leading up to the Enactment of the Fed- eral Trade Commission Law and the Clayton Law. Purposes of the Two New Laws....... Federal Trade Commission Law and Clayton Law Inhibition of the Trade Commission Law.. Inhibitions of the Clayton Law... 2. Tying or Conditional Contracts. 3. Stock Ownership by One Corporation in 4. Interlocking Directors .... (b) As to Corporations Other than Banks (c) As to Common Carriers............. Trade Commission's Functions....... 1. Inquisitorial Functions.............. 2. Judicial Functions....................... Commission Procedure under Section 5 of the Trade Commission Law and as Defined in the Clayton |