Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-13
URGES REDUCING
PAPERS SIZE To
SAVE NEWS PRINT
President of Newspaper Pub
fishers Association Also Ad-
vocateS a Radical Increase
In Advertising Rates,

tBT MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LfAseo WtRHl
New York, Nov. 12.-Material in
creases in advertising and subscrip-
ton rates, limitation Of the size OF
newspapers and provisions in adver-
tising contracts whereby rates can be
adjusted monthly or quarterly, were
recommended made today by speciai
convention of the American News
paper Publishers association, called
to consider the news print shortage
The report of the resolutions COM
mittee, adopted unanimously, follows,
Paper manufacturers have told us
that there Is a world wide shortage
cf paper. At the present .ate OF cor
sumption the newspapers are using
about 10 per cent more paper than is
being produced This means an aii-
nual shortage on the present basis OF
approximately 200, 600 tons. Your
committee therefore rec 1mmends;
THAT the regulation of the war in
dustries board for the conservation oi
news print be strictly adhered to, and
that the full text of all these regnla
tons be sent to all the daily and sun
day newspapers d the United States
wether or not tn. are members G.
the A. N. P. A,
THAT publishers everywhere be
urged to materially Increase adW r.
tisng and subscrip- ion RACES and at
the same time limit the size of their
issues.
Against Ycr.r Contracts.
"That no neWst aper enter into a
yearly contract For advertising at
fixed rate, but make cltes adjustable
monthly or quarterly.
THAT the A. y. r. A. sent out a
standard form of djustable contracts
for advertising
THAT the paper committee stronglJ
discourage the boarding of print
paper.
"That the white paper committee
and the legislative committee of the
A. N. p. A. urge the enactment OF
such legislation as will permit the de-
yelopment 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 induce the Can
adian government to repeal the order
in council prohibiting the export OF
wood from crown lands.
1--WE recommend that the president
appoint committee on coneiliat1on
for the purpose of adjusting differ
ences between publishers in compett-
tive territories That the members of
this committee be selected with the
view to governing the entire country
That this committee formulate such
plans and recommendations as will
assist in adjusting existing differences
so far as possible, that each member
of this committee be given allotment
over certain territory and be author
| lied to appoint sub committees to dea
with conditions in cities or competi-
| tive territories within that area.
Committees To Cooperate.
| ut Is further recommended thai
| this committee keep the print paper
| comittee of the A. N. p. A. informed
as to its problems and accomplish
ments, that the entire membership ol
the A. N. p. A. cooperate with this
committee to the end that 1t may re.
suit in the greatest benefit to al
most vitally concerned"
In line with the recommendation
of Franklin p. Glass president of thu
association, that publishers cooperate
with news print manufacturers, 4
| committee of the ublishers conferre.
with a committee of the American
| Pulp and Paper association. The re
suits of the conference were embodied
largely In the resolutions which wer'
1 adopted. r. s. Kellogg, secretary o
the news print service bureau, tol,
4 the convention that the mills wer'
unable to increase production as the.
were running at 100 per cent ca
pacity.