Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-29
TO COT PAPER USE
PUBLISHERS OF STATE TAKE
STEPS TO SAVE WHITE PAPER.
All Newspapers Of State Urged to Re-
duce Consumption 10 Per Cent
Minimum Rate for Daily Subser'p-
lions 70 Avoid Padding OF circula-
tjon Also Advocated.

Des Moines, Dec. 29.-Because there
Is less than a five days supply or
news print paper on hand and be-
cause for the past three months mills
have been producing less than mas
been used by the newspapers or the
country ,twenty-seven publishers OF
Iowa dailies met OF the Des Moines
club yesterday to agree on means OF
conserving the visible supply OF paper
and cut down In every way on the con-
sumption each day.
r.. p. Adler, OF Davenport. repre-
eenting the news print section OF the
war Industries board in Iowa. VINO
called the meeting, explained the need
of conservation, and reviewed tne
events leading up to the present call
for a curtaiment Of the use Of paper.
Smaller Papers Hard Hit.
Many of the smaller papers of the
country, those which have not con-
tracted for a future supply Of paper
and those which have been forced 10
depend on the market for their neeos
from issue to issue, will have to dis
continue publication unless paper VOL
UNFAIRLY lessen their consumption or
are forced to limit the size OF their
usual editions, Mr.. Adler declared.
In giving the history Of the news
print shortage Mr.. Adler said that a
congressional committee, headed by
Congressman Stevenson, of Minne-
sofa. had recommended voluntary
changes, especially in the sizes OF the
editions, altho the provisions Of Dill
introduced by Congressman Anthony,
of Kansas. prohibiting the publication
of more than twenty four pages daily
or thirty-six pages Sunday, were de-
clared not feasible.
AS a result of this urging OF VOL
,intary action. the Iowa publishers
yesterday took steps to save 10 per
cent Of their usual consumption In
the next six months.
Resolutions Adopted.
Following is the text of the reso-
lutions adopted:
Resolved, that It be the sense Of
this meeting that all daily newspa-
pers in Iowa reread and study care
fully the conservation program as or
dered by the war industries board dur
ing the war, and readopted by the A.
n. P. A. as necessary at the present
time: so, that newspapers may. as
nearly as possible, comply with the re-
quest of congress thot a 10 per cent
saving in paper be procured.
Resolved, that Iowa newspapers
make every effort In their power to
secure a 10 per cent reduction in their
consumption Of paper so that govern
mental action for the control of the
paper supply may not be necessary.
Resolved that Iowa newspapers, as
quickly as possible. arrange with their
competition to put mail subscription
prices at minimum OF S. per year for
six issues, ond a minimum for city
subscription prices Of Sc per year.
Resolved. that all the daily news
papers in Iowa adopt q definite sched
u1e of news and advertising so that
they may watch conservation daily. 1t
is suggested that a schedule some
where between thirty-five and forty
five columns of news matter would
accomplish a tremendous saving.
''Resolved that the Des Moines
newspapers be requested to raise their
city subscription price to 2 cents per
copy on the streets and to correspond
ing price by carrier.
Resolved, that all Iowa congress-
men and senators be requested to do
everything In their power to reduce
the wasteful practice in the use of pa
per by congress and all governmental
departments. ,-... s-.
Resolved that all Iowa newspapers
be especially urged to observe the in
junction of the war industries board
to. eliminate the use of premiums;
and that 1t is suggested that these
newspapers that are now using pre-
miums cease this practice by not lat
er than Feb. 1. 1920.
Resolved, that the newspapers Of
Iowa are urged to hold meetings with
the competitive newspapers Of their
respective cities in an effort to curtal
aggressive seeking of circulation"