The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-13
Paper SHORTAGE, RISING COSTS, MUST
FORCE NEWSPAPER PRICES UP, BELIEF

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-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 recommendations made
Wednesday by a special convention
Of the American Newspaper Publish
ers' association, called to consider
the newsprint shortage.
The report Of the resolution COM
mittee adopted unanimously, follows:
Paper manufacturers have told US
that there is worldwide shortage
of paper. At the present rate OF con-
sumption the newspapers are using
about 10 per cent more paper than
is being produced. This means an
annual shortage on the present basis
Of approximately 100000 tons. Your
committee, therefore recommends:
THAT regulations Of the war indus
tries board for the conservation of
newsprint be strictly adhered to, and
that the full text of all these regula-
tons be sent to all daily and Sunday
newspapers in the United States.
whether or not they are members OF
the A. N. P. A.
THAT publishers everywhere be
urged to materially increase advertis-
ing and subscription rates, and at tho
same time limit the size Of their is
sues.
THAT no newspaper enter into a
yearly contract for advertising at a
fixed rate, but make rates adjustable
monthly or quarterly.
HThot tho N send ont a
standard form OF adjustable contracts
for advertising.
THAT the paper committee strong
ly discourage the boarding of print
paper.
Water Power Asked.
'''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 develop
ment 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 Ca
madam government to repeal the or
der in council prohibiting the export
of wood pulp cut from crown lands,
1--WE recommend that the president
appoint a committee on conciliation
for the purpose Of adjusting differ
ences between publishers in competi'
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 subcommittee to deal
with conditions in cities or competl-
tive territories within that area.
ut is further recommended that this
committee keep the print paper com
mittee 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 commit
tee to the end that it may result in the
greatest benefit to all most vitality con
cerned"
Mills New 100 Per Cent.
IN line with the recommendations Of
Franklin P. Glass, president Of the AS
sociation that publishers cooperate
with newspaper manufacturers, com
mittee Of the publishers conferred
with committee Of the American
Pulp and Paper Association, which he
hotel The results Of the conference
were largely embodied in the resolu
lions which were adopted r. S. Kal
logg, secretary of the Newsprint Serv
ice Bureau, told the convention tina