Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-29
TAKE STEPS TO. RELIEVE.
PRINT PAPER SHORTAGE
Virginia Publishers Meet In Rich.
mond TO Discuss Means to
= Curb Famine.
URGE DRASTIC cURTAMMENr
Representatives Advocate High Rates
to Reduce Advertising and Con-
dcnsing of Nows Mattcr-Commit.
mittce Appointed.

Steps to conserve the print-papar
supply were taken at Il meeting OF
representatives OF large number Of
Virginia daily newspapers in Rich.
mond yesterday. Figures were pre-
scented at the meeting Of publishers
showing the immediate danger OF a
ramres f2e9nght by
cent above production.
Following discussion of the situa-
ginia. in particular. the Virginia pub
fishers adopted the following resolu-
ton:
"In view of the existing shortage OF
wspr!nt paper. which has become so
serious that many daily and weekly
nnnwSspa pc ne are ,d faced With the prob
lication because OF inability to secure
sun'rient sunny: and believing IT to he
assured itself OF supply OF newsprint
paper for the year 1920 to conserve
that Garer in order that there may. be
newspapers to continue to serve their
natrons. both advertisers and readers;
therefore, BE- is resolved:
Urge Reduction of Pages.
''!. That every Virginia newspaper
he urged to use every method consistent
with the business interests OF his ncws-
paper to reduce the number OF pages
'2 That the purposes Of rcsolu-
ton adoptcd by the southern News
paper Publishers Association in extra
November rs: 1919. be. and is hereby
indorsed, ami that the methods pro-
posed therein tor the accomplishment
Or that purpose be brought to the at
,ention OF ali Virginia publishers. who
are urged TO apply such OF them as
are suitable TO the local conditions:
"3. Tha, all Virginia publishers b.
requested TO urge unon the public
necessity Of economizins in the use OF
paper of all kinds"
Methods OF Conservation.
Tn" Southern Newspaper Publish.
S %c, Associa'ien and the American
which comprise practically all or the
newspaper publishers Of tho country
i nave urEsd their members, to reduce
"INcrusIns by increasing the rates to
advertisers: eliminating all return
copies from dealers. and TO condcnse
for ,nn MATE n1er IN ~ IN eGort to conserve
reader the present and future SUNNY
OF print paper.
There is now no surplus stock Of
paper in reserve. and estimates sho W
from 10 . per cent more paper he
ing fn6,, used 'i, han produced. This con
fronts publishers with the necessity OF
sion. fS
Al the meeting of Virginia publish
named TO cooperate with every daily
newspaper in the state In an effort 10
successfully cope with the situation
Publishers Attending.
nose present yesterday. by proxy
OF IN person, were:
X r.. Turner. Norfolk Eirginian-
piiot; S. J.: Slower. Norfolk ledger
l,lspa,ch; II. l.. Opie. Stanton Leader:
=. T. Rowe. fredericksburg Free
Lance Star: Powell Glass. Lynchburr
News; G. l.. Snowdcn. Petersburg PROF.
ress; Walter Edward Harris. Peters
burg lndcN-Appeal: l.. L. PuEh New
port News Times Herald; A. W. per-
hihS' Richmond Nirginian; S. r Glover
E.rpninD La,
lanes, Danville Register: w 10
pphomas' Roanoke Times World: j. S.
,r Eah' richmond News Leader. ana
r.. Hasbrook. Richmond Timcs-Dis-
patch. 80"