Show philadelphia papers reduce the consumption of paper As a result of a series of meetings of the newspapers publishers of 0 PI il 11 adelphia adelph la called to consider the cpr I 1 ious situation confronting them caused by what are practically tarn fam we conditions in the news print pa per market the following agreement was unanimously reached all daily evening and sunday newspapers will immediately reduce the size of their issues to the extent of a total in excess of 80 pages weekly that beginning september 1st next the ac accepting epting of who lesolo pur chasers of unsold copies of all morn ing evening and sunday newspapers will be discontinued heretofore the privilege has been granted to news boys news stands agents and car biers at this meeting facts and figures were submitted showing that the mills have been unable to supply the enormous increased demand for white paper not only have the mills been unable to lay in a reserve stock during the summer months as in former years but they are at the present time below their normal sup ply so serious has the situation become that it vas mas pointed out that unless drastic reduction of con was enforced some news papers throughout the country would be confronted with possible suspension of publication many prominent dail dall es throughout the state of pennsylvania have notified the publishers that they will follow their leid lead in reduction in size and output and in cutting off returns of unsold copies |