The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
PAPER SHORTAGE is
STARING COUNTRY.

New York, Nov. l2.-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 recommendation made
today by a special convention Of the
American Newspaper Publishers As
ISOLATION, called to consider the news
print shortage.
The report of the resolutions COM
mittee, adopted unanimously, follows:
paper manufacturers have told Us
that there is world wide shortage
Of paper. At the present rate Of
consumption the newspapers are us
ing about ten per cent more paper
than is being produced. This means
an annual shortage on the present
basis of approximately 100000 tons.
Your committee therefore recem-
mends:
"That the regulations Of the war
industries board for the conserva-
ton of news print be strictly adhered
to, and that the full text of all these
regulations be sent to all the daily
and Sunday newspapers of the United
States, whether or not they are mem
bers of the A. N. p. A.
"That publishers everywhere BIZ
urged to increase materially the ad-
vertising and subscription rates and
at the same time limit the size Of
their issues.
No Long Term Contracts.
THAT no newspaper enter into =
yearly contract for advertising at
fixed rate but make rates adjustable
monthly or quarterly,
"That the A. N. +. A. send out r
standard form of adjustable contract
for advertising.
"That the committee strongl.
discourage the boarding of print pa
per.
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
development Of water power so that
our timber lands may be 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 cut from crown lands.
"We recommend that the president
appoint committee on Cancellation
for the purpose Of adjusting differ
ences between the publishers in COM
petitive territories.
That the members of this commit
tee be selected with the view to gov
erning the entire county. That this
committe formulate such plans and
recommendation as will assist in
adjusting existing differences so far
as bisspol;e FL? or shrdlucmf
as possible; that each member of this
committee be given allotment over
certain territory and be authorized to
appoint subcommittee to deal with
conditions in cities or competitive
territories within that area.
Cooperation Necessary.
ut is further recommended that
this committee keep the print paper
committee of the A. N. r. A. inform
ed as to its problems and accomplish
ments: that the entire membership /
of the A. N. P. A. coopera with this
committee to the end that it may
result in the greatest benefit to all
most vitality concerned"
In line with the recommendation OF
Franklin P. Glass, president of the |
association, the publishers cooperate
with news print manufacturers, a
committe 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 con-
ference were largely embodied in the
reservations which were adopted, r.
S. Kellogg, secretary of the News
Print Service Bureau, told the con-
vention that the mills were unable |
to increase production as they were
running at 100 per cent capacity