Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
SEEKS TO FIND IF ACTUAL
PAPER SHORTAGE EXISTS
Federal Trade Commission Addresses
Inquiries to All Concerned In
tercsts Throughout Country.
PLANS FOR RELlEE DISCUSSED
Large Publishers Object to Proposal
That They Rclinquish . Per Cent
Of Their tOts Contract Supplies
in Aid OF Small Publishers.
Try \ ssocintcA rrcss.

WASHINGTON. December lS.-The
Federal Trade Commission. in confer
cncc to-day with committees of news
paper publishers. paper manufacturers
and jobbcrs in an effort to work out :,
plan for relieving tho newsprint. paper
interests concerned throughout the
country TO ascertain il an actual ncwx-
print shortage exists.
Publishers OF the larger papers were
asked IT they viii rclinquish some of
the paper they have contracts for dur
ing 1917: small publishers were asked
the extent of their 1917 needs: manu-
facturcrs were questioned by the COM
their next years production. and job
hcrS were requested 10 furnish general
information regarding Tho amount of
ncwsprint paper they will handle.
The conference discussed a plan pro-
posed by manufacturers. under which
large publishers would give up per
cent Of their 1917 contract supplies to
ill the needs Of small publishers. 10
which there is growing objection on
the part of large publishers Plans OF
the publishers for Financing paper mills
TO help take care OF newspaper needs,
II was said to-day. arc taking rapid
shape. Some publishers are OF the
opinion that the publishers OF the
country must arrange 10 care for their
90 d.
toMMirrEE WILL. NE CALLED
INTO CONFERENCE AGAIN
The committees OF publishers. manu-
Iaciurcrs and iobbers will be called into
conference again. probably next week
y statement issued by the commits
sion to-day. referring TO kilograms sent
by associations Of publishers. manu-
facturcrs and jobbcrs. said:
The commission finds however that
many publishers. and particularly the
smaller publishers OF the country. are
not affiliated with associations, and
therefore will not lac directly reached
through the kilograms sent out by the
publishers committees. Such publish
ers arc requested by the commission to
send full Information concerning their
present situation rs 20 supply and their
minimum requirements FOR next wear
direct TO the office Of the commission
IL Washineton."
The questions We're sent out 10 nub.
fishers In a telegram Ivy l.. L. Palmer
manager Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association. It follows:
Answers /" the following questions
al" earnestly desired by the Federal
Trade commission. The executive
committee OF the committee on paper
urge YOU To reply fully and correctly
by wire. and believe that your com
pliance with this request will be in
your own interest as well as tina, Of
tho pubic
First Tonnage OF paper used by six
months periods. JHnuary /. 1919, 10 De
ccmber 81. 1916.
Second. Tonnage YOU want to con
tract for 1917.
Third, Tonnage YOU can get along
on for 1917.
Fourth. Tonnage contracted for 1917
%" any part thereof. With date of ex-
piintion # contract.
Fifth. Tonnage assured or promised
hu; rot under contract for 1871 or any
part thereof With dat" Of expiration of
said assurance"