The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-13
INCREASED RATES,
 SMALLER PAPERS,
 ARE RECOMMENDED
Publishers Adopt, Drastic Resolutions at Special Convention Now in Prog
 ress in New York
nv A..ocia,sd Press

New York. November 12.-Materlal increases in advertising and suoscrip- 1 tion rates. limitation of the size of
 newsnapers and provisions in advertis- i ing contracts, whereby rates can De adjusted monthly CT quarterly were | among the recommendations made to- | day by a special convention or the
 American Newspaper Publishers asso- | citation, called to consloeF the ne"S print shortage.
 The report of the resolutions com mittee adopted unanimously, follows' l 'sPaped manufacturers have told us l there is a worldwide shortage or pa
 per At the present rate of consump-
 ton the newspapers are using about 1o per cent more paper than is being pro-
 duced. This means an annual shortage on the present basis of approximately l 200. 900 tons Your committee there | fore recommends:
 That the regulations of the war in- dustries board for the conservation of l lnewsprint be strictly adhered to, and that the full text of all these regula- tions be sent to all the daily and Sum day newspapers of the United States, whether or not they are members of
 the American Newspaper Publishers as- sociation.
 That publishers everywhere be
 urged to materially increase advertis- ing and subscription rates, and at the
 same time limit the size of their issues.
 That no newspaper enter into a yearly contract for advertising at a fixed rate, but make rates adjustable
 monthly or quarterly.
 That the A. N. P. A. send out a
 standard form of adjustable contract for advertising
 That fhe Danar Comnittea etrnnO1v discourage the hoarding of print pa per.
 That the white paper committee and the legislative committee of the A. N. P. A. urge the enactment of such leg islation as will permit the develop
 ment of water power so that our tim
 Der lands may be made fully available for the manufacture of the wood pulp. lumber and paper and we also recom-
 mend that Congress be urged to take steps that will induce the Canadian government to repeal the order in coun- Gil prohibiting the export of wood cut from crown lands.
 We recommend that the president appoint committee on conciliation for the purpose of adjusting differences between publishers in competitive ter ritories. That the members of this committee be selected with the view to governing the entire country. That this commission formulate such plans and recommendations as will assist in adjusting existing differences so as far 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.
 Tt is further recommended that this
 committee keep the print paper com
 mittee of the A. N. P. A. informed as
 to it's 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 vitally con cerned." In line with the recommendation of
 Franklin P. Glass, president of the as-
 sociation, that publishers cooperate
 with newsprint manufacturers, com m1ttee of the publishers conferred with a committee of the American Pulp and
 Paper association, which began a four
 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 newsprint service bureau, told the
 convention that the mills were unable
 to increase production. as they were
 running at 100 per cent capacity