Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-17

able supply under supervision of the
commission and to work out some
arrangement. II possible, concerning
prices and increased production.
A plan proposed and apparently IA
Nored by the trade commission, the
manufacturers and the small pub
fishers under which large publishers
would relinquish per cent of their
1917 quota 20 the smaller publishers
met With immediate opposition The
large publishers declared they were
being made the victims of manu-
facturers who by diverting machines
now on wall paper and wrapping
paper back to making news print
could solve the shortage problem
within few days
pan proposed.
The plan proposed would provide
that the five per cent turned BACK ny
the large establishments would be APP
portioned umohg the smaller publish
crs at the average contract Irlce
charged the large publishers. THIS
would bo between three ana four cents
"A pound. The iobhers would receive
i'm addition about one per cent FOR
handling.
Committees Of the publishers
manufaC turers and iobbers were
named to continue conferences Win
the trade commission ncNt week III an
effort either TO perfect the plan pro
posed or 10 work ont some o,her ac'
ceptablc plan The publishers com
mit;ee will hci.Ap Monday TO send ou'
uuestioi aires to the newspapers ascer'
tanning the needs Of the small publlca-
tions and learning If the large publish
ers viii agree to give up part or the'i
paper
In today's meeting the large pub
| fishers argued that an increase IN pro
| dIlction would be simple matter j
| the manufacturers DISPLAYED VIII
| ingness to cooperate. In TINS thcN
were supported by the small pub
fishers Both classes Of publisher
too ins isted that prices were beyon'
reason and assurance was given by th'
trade commission that perfecting o
any distribution plan would not stoI
the commissions investigation or ina
subject commissioner Dawes de
| clared the commission was Of th'
opinion that print paper was publi'
necessity and that prices now charge'
for II were eNtortionate.
| on the committee Of publishers u
meet next week with the trade com
mission, T.. T.. Glass and l.. II. palmer
! were named TO represent the larg
publishers and A. W. Dunn and ]. W
! RAYMOND Hoover 10 repre- sent VIZ
small publishers. Manufacturers VII
he represented 10y j. Boyd Peter am
4. r. Houck. The jobbers viii nam
a committee later
II was brought ont today that attn
the cost OF production DISCLOSE
bp the trade commissions inVestlsa
tion-hss remained about stationar!
prices to the large publishers nave ad
vanced from ~ cents a pound o
1916 contracts to an average OF -
on 1917 contra cts with an added ltei
in that mills newt year quote price
at the factories instead OF AT the plae
of delivery. \ prospect Is issued D
one manufacturing concern was pre-
sen,ed TO show that the manufacture
endeavoring to sell stock In MS M
claims profit Of fifteen dollars 10
on paper manufactured this year
addition to surplus accumulated.
Manufacturers opposed TO-DAY ever
suggestion that production be III
creased by putting on news PRINT wor
machines that now are turning OF
other classes of paper. -.
The committee representing tn
smaller publishers issued statelnei u
tonight saying its members were hop'
fuI the trade commission and tho'
concerned were about to find soi'
tion OF the situation.