Evening star., 1919-11-13
WOULD LIMIT SIZE
| Of NEWSPAPERS
Publishers Association Fa-
vors Higher Advertising
and Subscription Rates.
By the Associated Press,

4 ~ tuc aSsoCidteu fIeSS.
NEW YORK. November 1S.-Mate-
| rial increases in advertising and sub
scription rates, Limitation of the size
of newspapers and provisions in ad-
vertising contracts whereby rates
can be adjusted monthly or quarterly
were among the recommendations
made by a special convention of the
American Newspaper Publishers As
print shortage.
| The report of the resolutions COM
m1ttee, adopted unanimously, fol-
! lows:
Worldwide Shortage.
Paper manufacturers have told US
| that there is a worldwide shortage
of paper. At the present rate of con-
sumption the newspapers are using
about 10 per cent more paper than is
bein produced. This means an an
! nual shortage on the present basis of
approximately 100000 tons. Your
committee therefore recommends:
That the regulations of the War
Industries Board for the conservation
of news print be strictly adhered to
and that the full text of all these
regulations be sent to all the daily
and Sunday newspapers of the United
States. whether or not they are mem
| bers of the A. \. Z. \.
That publishers everywhere be
urged to materially increase adver-
tising and subscription rates and at
the same time limit the size of their
| issues.
That no newspaper enter into
yearly contract for advertising at
fixed rate, but make rates adjustable
| monthly or quarterly.
THAT the A N. P. A. send out a
standard form of adjustable contract
for advertising.
Discourages Hoarding.
'"That the paper committee strongly
discourages the boarding of print
paper.
'That the white paper committee
and the Legislative committee of the
| A. n. z. A. urge the enactment of
development of water power SO that
our timber lands may be made fully
available for the manufacture of
| wood pulp. lumber and paper. and we
also recommend that Congress be
, urged to take steps that will induce
the Canadian government to repeal
the order in council prohibiting the
export of wood cut from crown lands.
I'VE recommend that the President
appoint a committee on conciliation
for the purpose of adjusting differ
ences between publishers in COM
petitive territories: that the men,
bers of this committee be selected
with the view to governing the en-
tire country; that this committee
formulate such plans and recon-
mendations as will assist in adjusting
existing differences, so far as posi-
BILE; that each member of this COM
mittee be given allotment over GER
tain territory and be authorized to
appoint subcommittee to deal with
conditions in cities or competitive
territories within that area.
"It is further recommended that this
committee keep the print paper COM
mittee of the A. n. P. A. informed as
to it's problems and acco~ ShmentS,
that the entire mem of the
A. N. P. A. cooperate with this COM
mittee to the end that it may result
in the greatest benefit to all most
vitality concerned
Meet With Producers.
In line with the recommendations of
Franklin, P. Glass, -rant of the
association, that pu .lers CO.
operate with news print manufactur-
ers a committee of the publishers
conferred with committee of the
American Pulp and Paper Association, /
which began a four-day convention
at the same hotel. The results of the |
conference were largely embodied in !
the resolutions which were adopted. |
R. s. Kellogg, secretary of the News
Print Service Bureau told the con-
vention that the mills were unable to |
increase production, as they were
running at 100 per cent capacity.