Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-14
GREAT SHORTAGE
IN PRINT PAPER
Publishers All Over Country Meet
to Discuss Acute Situation

Smaller newspapers, increased ad-
Vertising n subscription rates, sub
stitution of adjustable monthly or
quarterly advertising rates for yearly
contacts, no boarding of print paper
these are among the recommendations
made by the American Newspaper
Publishers Association in a special
meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
on Wednesday. All newspapers are
also asked to conform to the regula-
tions laid down by the War Indus
tries Board last year although that
board is no longer fu~nctioning.
Serious shortage of newsprint pa
per, which is being used up consider
ably faster han it is being manufac-
tured or can be manufactured under
present conditions occasioned this
gathering of the publishers.
The resolutions of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
were adopted unanimously after the
conference.
Paper manufacturers aVe 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 han is
being produced, This means an an.
nual shortage on the present basis of
approximately 200, 900 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 reg
ulations be sent to all the daily and
Sunday newspapers of the United
States, whether or not they are mem
bers of the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
THAT publishers everywhere be
urged to materially increase adver-
Using and subscription rates, and at
the same time limit the size of their
issues.
THAT no newspapers enter into a
yearly contract for advertising at a
fixed rate, but make rates adjustable
monthly or quarterly.
That the American Newspaper
Publishers Association send out a
standard form of adjustable contract
for advertising.
THAT the paper committee strong
ly discourage the boarding Of print
paper.
THAT the white pap committee
and the legislative committee of the
A. N. p. A. urge the enactment OF
such legislation as will permit the de-
velopment of w~aterpower so that our
timber lands ma 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
Canadian Government to repeal the
Order in Council prohibiting the ex-
port of wood cut from crown lands.
I'VE recommend that the President
appoint a committee on Cancellation
for the purpos of adjusting diherenc-
es between publishers in competitive
territories; that the members of this
committee be selected with the view
to covering the entire country; thai
this committee formulate such plans
and recommendations as will assis1
in adjusting existing differences SO fa1
as possible; that each member of this
committee be given allotment over
certain territory and be authorized to
appoint sub-committees to deal with
conditions in cities or competitive ter
ritories within that area.
1T is further recommended tina
his committee keep the print paper
committee of the A. N. p. A. Informed
as to its problems and accomplish
ments, that the entire membership o
the A. N. p. A. cooperate with thi:
committee to the end that 1t may re
suit in the greatest benefit TO all mos
vitality concerned"
Rules of the War Industries Boart
which the publishers are now asked
to enforce voluntarily, include: No re
turn of unsold papers; no free list; nj
circulation premiums; reduction o.
the amount of reading matter on {
graded scale which, as applied by thu
board worked like the income tax
the larger the newspaper the create
the cut.