The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-26
RESTRICT NEWS
SPACE TO SAVE
in PRINT PAPER
Publishers Committee
Submits Recommend
atoms and Schedule
of Reduction to Board
on War Industries.

reading matter space in daily an
Sunday editions of newspapers, a re
tail price of cents or more and tn
elimination of all waste were recon
mended to the industries board Sat
urday by the committee on conser
walton of news print paper appointe,
by the American Newspaper Publish
ers' association. The recommends
lions were taken under advisemen
by board officials. The committee is
sued this statement:
The committee on conservation q,
news print paper appointed by the
American Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION, responding to the call OF
the chairman of the pulp and paper
section of the war industries board
Thomas E. Donnelley, for conference
respecting the adoption of measures
looking to the reduction of the con-
sumption of paper, met Saturday at
the office of the war industries board.
Mr.. Donnelley outlined to the pub
fishers the necessity for radical re-
auction in t he use of paper of all
kinds and asked them to formulate
for his information certain definite
recommendations for the accom-
plishment of that purpose by means
which would be effective and at the
same time be fair and possible from
the point Of view of the newspaper
publishers. 4 l
Committee Makes Schedule
THE committee made recommen-
dations based on the following prin-
ciples:
Il. The abolition of all waste, in
Guiding returns, in accordance with
the suggestions already made to the
chairman of the pulp and paper Sec
tion of the war industries board. and
which have now been made manda-
tory by he board.
=. The retail of 2 cents Or more
for all daily newspapers.
3. restrictions on the reading
matter sepace in daily and Sunday
editions, proportionate to the neces-
sites of tonnage to be saved, and
recognizing as nearly as possible.
he relative reading space needs of |
he papers as indicated by their pre-
sent use and space.
n connection with the second
principle stated, the following resolu-
ion was adopted: 1T is the judy
nent OF the committee that to avoid |
Unfair competition and to make
the reduction of the news
'rlnt tonnage desired, it is neces-
airy to Tx the minimum retail price
or daily papers at 2 cents
Scale of Reduction Set
The recommendation in the ap-
lication of the third principle is as
Dllows: +
Reduction on all reading space
p to fifty columns, 5 per cent.
Reduction on additional space
yer fifty columns and not over
evenly columns, Is per cent.
Reduction on additional space
yer seventy columns and not over
inety columns, 80 per cent.
Reduction on all additional
)ace over ninety columns, so per
mt.
The reductions to be based on the
ally monthly average of each paper
IF the six months ending June 80, :,
918.
Recommendations as to the re- !
lotion Of the reading space in Sun !
~ papers is as follows
:" up to $50 columns, reduction
per cent; next fifty up to 200 col
ms, reduction 20 per cent; next
ty up to ESQ columns, reduction
per cent; next fifty up to 800 col
ms, reduction 40 per cent; next
ty up to $50 columns, reduction
per cent; next fifty up to 400 Y
lumns and over reduction 60 per
Mt.
1T is suggested that these reduc-
ms be effective for daily papers b
lgust 5, 1918, and for Sunday pa Il
RS September 1, 1918. h
Mr.. Donnelley and his assistants N
We taken the publishers recon- O.
'ndations under advisement." IL