Evening journal., 1918-07-22
newspapers WILL
Be SMALLER IN SIZE
Minimum Price of 2 Cents
Also Recommended TO
War Industries Board
TO CONSIDER THE
kECOMM LAMENTATIONS

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Restrictioni
On the reading matter space in daily
and Sunday editions Of newspapers, a
retail price of two cents or more and
the elimination OF all waste have beer
recommended to the War Industries
Board by the committee on conserva-
tlon Of news print paper appointed by
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association. The recommendation were
taken under advisement by board offl-
cials. The committee issued this state
ment:
THE committee on conservation OF
news print paper, appointed by the
American Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation, responding to the call Of the
chairman Of the pulp and paper section
OF the War Industries Board, Thomas
F. Donnelly, for conference represent
ing the adoption Of measures looking
10 the reduction Of the consumption OF
paper met today at the office Of the
War Industries Board. Mr.. Donnelly
outlined TO the publishers the necessity
for radical reduction in the use Of pa
per OF all kinds, and asked them to
formulate for this information certain
definite recommendations for the ac-
complishment OF that purpose by
methods which would be effective and
at the same time be fair and possible
from the point OF view Of the news
paper publishers.
The committee made recommenda-
tons based on the following principles
r. The abolition OF all waste, in
cluding returns in accordance with
the suggestions already made TO the
chairman Of the pulp and paper section
of the War Industries Board and which
have now been made mandatory by the
board.
2. The retail price of cents or more |
for all daily newspapers.
"3 Restrictions on the reading mat /
ter space in daily and Sunday editions
proportionate TO the necessities or ton
mage to be saved and recognizing as
nearly as possible the relative reading
space needs OF the papers as indicated
by the present use Of space.
IN connection with the second prin-
oiple stated the following resolution
was adopted: 1t is the judgment Of
the committee that to avoid unfair |
competition and to make practicable !
the reduction Of the news print tom
mage desired it is necessary to fix the |
minimum retail price for daily papers
at 2 cents
"The Recommendation in the applica-
ton for the third principle is as fol-
lows:
Reduction on all reading space up to
fifty columns per cent.
"Reduction on additional space over
ffty columns and not over seventy col
umns IS per cent.
Reduction on additional space over
seventy columns and not over ninety
columns 30 per cent.
"Rsduotion on all additional space |
over ninety columns 80 per cent.
"The reduction 10 be based on the
Tally monthly average Of each paper
'oI the SIX months ended June 30,
pS.
Recommendation as to the reduction
4 the reading space in Sunday papers :
as follows: +
Pup 10 f50-columns, reduction 10 per n
snt; next 80 TO 200 columns, reduction 4
, per cent. next 80 up to 250 columns,
30 per cent. next 80 up TO 300
1lumns. reduction 40 per cent; next 30
p to $50 columns, reduction 90 per
mt. ii
Next so to 400 columns and over, re- II
uction 60 per cent. I,
ut is suggested that these reductions :,
e effective for daily papers August 3. n
)iS, and for Sunday papers Septem- Z,
er 4, 1913 \
Mr.. Donne.ly and his assistants have 4
sken the publishers recommendations y
nder advisement."