The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-06
PUBLISHERS DISCUSS
PRINT PAPER PROBLEM
Virginia and North Carolina Join
Hands In Meeting Most Serious
Problem Ever Confronttng Them.
DELEGATES TO TRADE COUNCIL
w. Mcdonald Lee, Rorer A. James
and John Stewart Bryan WIN At
tend Meeting In Washington De-
cember IL,

Committees representing the news
paper publishers OF Virginia and
North Carolina held a very interest
ing business conference at Murphy's
Hotel yesterday afternoon. at which
the white paper question was dis
cussed at length. Paper Is not only
nigh. but hard to get, and the pub
Nshers in Virginia and North Caro-
lima, in line with those Of the country
generally. are led to exercise tho
greatest economy In the use OF paper.
Those attending the conference in
Guided the executive COMMITTEES Of
the Virginia Press Association. the
special committee on print paper. and
representatives Of tho North Carolina
Association Commodore w. McDon-
aid Leo. Of tho Virginia Citizen. -
chairman Of the executive committee,
presided. and others present were:
President u. q. Moseiey. Of the v,r-
gfnia Prees Association: Rorer A
James. Of Danvtlls; A. p. Rowe. Of
Fredericksburg: James L Hart. of
FArmville, secretary Of the Virginia
Pres Association: Colonel Allen Potts,
Of Richmond. and L. Il. Pugh. Of
Newport NewA members of the .pe-
ciai committee on print paper: J. l.
Harris. jr. OF the Rocky Mount Tele-
SON Dispatch.
Makes for Closer Relations.
Tho spirit of the conference was
such AZ to engender even closer re-
iations than has existed between the
Virginia and North Carolina AssocIa-
tons The Virginia Association has
appointed ten delegates to attend the
meeting Of the Carolina Association to
DO held ~ Chapel Hill Thursday. Fri
day ana Saturday OF this week, and
several will go. Messrs. w. MELON
aid Lao. r. A. James and J. Stewart
Bryan were selected to represent the
Virginia newspapers before the hear
ing In Washington Of the Federal
Trades Council on Decenbe Il.
An interes,;a. feature OF the con-
ference was An invitation presented
by Leon q. whipple. OF the School OF
Journalism Of the University Of vir-
sinia, for the winter meeting of the
Virginia Press Association TO be held
at the university. This invitation. ex-
tended by direction OF resident Al
derrran, was accepted. and the 1850
citation will convene at the university
on Thursday and Friday. January Is
ana ~, next
Mr.. whipple carne t. the meeting at
me request Of President Alderman. Of
the university He mod estly told OF
the purposes, hores and sndeavors Of
the class OF journalism. and invited
the cooperation " the press Of the
State and very g-aciously placed tho
service OF this new bu. I'm portant de-
partIne-t cs me university at the
command Of the Virginia pubiishe rs
on behalf OF the university he OK
tended very cordial invitation 20
the association to hold It's next meet
ing there. and J. Fl. Lindsay. OF Char
lotteyville. who was not ehle 70 coma
10 Richmond n this time. gave his
hearty endorsement to the invitation
The university and the executive COM
nittee will Jointly prepare for the
January meeting program which
wifi insure a session of unusual IN
terest There 10 every indication OF
a full tendance