The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-13
NEWSPAPERS ARE 1
FACING CR|s|
Must Increase Rates and De-.
crease Size While Expense
is High and Paper
Scarce.
NO YEARLY CONTRACTS
American Newspaper Publishers As
ISOLATION at Special Meeting
Discusses Shortage Of
Print Paper.
NO YEARLY CONTRACTS

NEW YORK. Nov. 1s,-Material Il
creases in advertising and subscri
ton rates, limitation of the size I
and provisions in adve
tising contracts whereby rates Ca
be adjusted monthly or quarterl
were among the recommendation
made by a special convention Of tn
Newspaper Publishers a
called to consider tn
news print shortage
The report of the resolutions cor
mittee, adopted unanimously, fo
lows:
Paper manufacturers have
told US that there is world
wide shortage Of paper. At the
present rate of consumption the
newspapers are using about 10
per cent more paper than Is be-
ing produced. This means an an
nual shortage on the present
basis Of approximately 100000
tons. Your committee, there
fore, recommends:
That the regulations Of the war
industries board for the conser-
walton Of news print be strictly
adhered to. and that the full text
of all these regulations be sent
to all the daily and Sunday news
papers Of the United States,
whether or not they are mem
bers Of the American Newspaper
Publishers association.
That publishers everywhere be
urged to materially increase ad-
vertising and subscription rates
and at the same time limit the
size of their issues.
That no newspaper enter into
yearly contract for advertising
at a fixed rate, but make rates
adjustable monthly or quarterly.
That the American Newspaper
Publishers association send out
standard form Of adjustable
contracts for advertising.
That the paper committee
strongly discourage the boarding
Of print paper.
That the white paper commit
tee and the legislative commit
tee of the American Newspaper
Publishers association urge the
enactment OF such legislation as
will permit the development of
water power, so that our timber
lands may be made fully avail
able for the manufacture of wood
pulp lumber and paper, and we
also recommend that congress be
urged to take steps that will in
duce the Canadian government
to repeal the order in council
prohibiting the export Of wood
cut from crown lands.
We recommend that the presi-
dent appoint committee on con-
ciliation for the purpose Of ad-
justing differences between pub
fishers in competitive territories,
that the members of this COM
mittee be selected with the view
to governing the entire country;
that this committee formulate
such plans and recommendations
as will assist in adjusting exist
ing differences, SO far as pos
sible; that each member of this
committee be given allotment
over certain territory and be au-
thorized to appoint subcommit-
tees to deal with conditions in
cities or competitive territories
within that area.
1t is further recommended that
this committee keep the print
paper committee of the A. N p.
A. informed as to its problems
and accomplishments: that the
entire membership 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.
In lins with the recommendation
Il Franklin P Glass. president Of th
that publishers cooper
tie with newsprint manufacturers,
ommittee of the publishers cor
erred with committee OF tn,
american Pulp and Paper association
which began four-day convention
t the same hotel. The results Of thu
difference were largely embodied IL
he resolutions which were adopted
r. s. Kellogg. secretary of thu
Jews Print Service bureau, told th'
that the mills were un
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