William O. Douglas

“ In my opinion, a company that produces 99 1/2% of its products for local commerce is essentially and realistically a local business. True, 1/2 of 1% of its production is for interstate commerce, thus subjecting it to the constitutional power of Congress when and if exercised. ”

“ We hold that respondent is engaged in the production of goods for commerce. That, of course, does not mean that these petitioners, its employees, are covered by the Act. The applicability of the Act to them is dependent on the character of their work. ”

“ It provided for a Labor Standards Board to administer the Act. The Board was to be given the power to establish minimum wages when it found, inter alia, that wages lower than a minimum fair wage were paid to employees 'engaged in the production of goods which are sold or shipped to a substantial extent in interstate commerce.' § 5 (a) .↑ A number of bills have been introduced since the passage of the Act to secure a similar exemption for daily newspapers but none of them has passed. ”