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The End of the One-Cent Newspaper

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Sep 14, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 46.

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The End of the One-Cent Newspaper

“THE one-cent newspaper will be a thing of the past within a short time,” predicted Secretary Redfield, of the Department of Commerce, recently in Washington. “Prices have increased all along the line on nearly all commodities, and within the last few months there has been a steady increase in the price of the materials entering into the making of the news print paper, and an increased demand for paper. The indications are that early this fall, when new contracts are made, publishers will be unable to get out one-cent papers without a loss, and an increase in price will be imperative.” Publishers of daily newspapers in Greater New York, at a meeting on August 1, took action which will result in a decrease of the number of pages in their morning, evening, and Sunday issues, of 121 pages a week. Publishers throughout the whole country are doing everything possible to cut down paper consumption.