Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-13
HIGHER Rates
Necessary for News
papers Of Country
American Newspa per Publishers As
ISOLATION IN Special Convention
Recommends Material Increases
in Advertising and Subscription
Rates-Worid-W Wide Shortage of
Print Paper

New. York. Nov. 12-Material in
creases IN advertising and subscrip-
ton rates. Limitation of the size Of
newspapers and provisions in adver-
Using contracts whereby rates can
be adjusted monthly or quarterly
were among the recommendation
made today by a special convention
of the American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association called 10 consider
, the newsprint shortage.
The report of the resolutions com
rnittee, adopted unanimously, ful-
lows:
Paper manufacturers have told US
that there IS Il world wide shortage
of paper. At the present rate of
consumption the newspapers are US
ing about ten per cent. more paper
than is being produced. This means
an annual shortage on the present
basis Of approxiC ately 200. 900 tons
Your committee therefore recon-
nends:
That the regulations of the war
Industries board for the conservation
of newsprlnt be strictly adhered 10.
and that the full text of all these
regulations oe sent 20 all thed ally
and Sunday papers of the United
States. whether or not they are
members of the A. n. P. A.
That publishers everywhere be
urged 10 materially Increase adver-
Using and subscription rates and al
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. y. P A. send out
standard form of adjustable CONTRACT
for advertising.
THAT the paper committee strong
ly discourage the boarding of print
paper.
That the white paper commit
tee and the Legislative committee of
the A. \. P. A. urge the enactment
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 70 take steps that viii induce
the Canadian government to repeal
the order IN council prohibiting the
export of wood cut from crown
lands.
We recommend that the president
appoint d committee on conciiiation
for the purpose of adjusting differ
ences between publishers IN COM
petitive territories; that the MEM
bers of this committee be selected
with a view 10 governing the entire
country; that this committee for
muiate such plans and recommended
tons as Will assist in adjusting ex-
isting difficulties so far as possible:
that each member of this committee
be given allotment over certain ter
ritOry and be authorized to appoint
sub-commit,ees to deal with condi-
tons IN cities or competitive terri
torres within that area.
1T is further recommended thai
this committee keep the print paper
committee of the A. y. P A inform
ed as to its problems and accom-
plishments and that the entire mem
bership of the A. n, p. A. cooperate
with this committee to the end that
il may result in the greatest benefit
TO all most vitality concerned"
In line with the recommendations
of Franklin p Glass. president OF the
association. that publishers cooper
ate with newsprint manufacturers.
commatee OF the publishers confer
red with a committee of the Ameri-
can Pulp and Paper Association.
which began az uor 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 10
increase production as they were
running at Ion uer cent cauacity,