HARDWOOD RECORD 



tliruntrli politienl iiml raiiiiiii>ri'i 

 inriit was piililixlifil in HHHI. 

 :in> liMikiiii; to Moxiro for tnuli- 

 this rr|Hirt. Little is Miid of I 

 and aifrioiiitiinil iui|ilonirntN ar 



I. |«|iiT. Kpi-i'ial ancnl 

 ■ :ni.| l.;ili..r Mexicn hii!< imsxi'il 

 I rlinni;i>ii Hinro tliiH rorty-p»|>i' clorn- 

 in'rioan niiinnfnclnrom, liowovcr, «iin 

 vill roc(>ivi> valniilili' infonnntioii from 

 ailior, but iniportatiunN of fiirnitnri' 

 mIiowm, nml tlio iironiiso of intfriinl 



(Icvrlopnipnt, tliouKl> its fiiiniliiniit may be soimnliat ilolayeil. «arr;inl> 

 the lio|>e that Inrce waits of liiinl>er may no to that coiintry. 



"Tnide Conditions in ( iiki." liv Charles M. Pepper. Several yesii^^ 

 linve luiNied sinee this report >uis written, but it deals »ith pros|H'('ls 

 for pornianent bnsine^is rntlHT than with pussinK i-inMiinstanres. and 

 it throws miieh li(;ht on Cuba :is a nnirket for the produets ol 

 \ineriean forests. 



The internal rosourecs of Cuba, as shown in this document, do not 

 ndirnte that the island is able to supply niueh of its home demand 

 for lumber. What forests it has are rapidly Rivinp way to npriculture, 

 and the nfrricnitnrist must buy building material, inaehinery. ami 

 furniture. 



A summary of the foreijin eonuuerec of the island is given, p.ir- 



ulnrly the purchases from foreijjii countries. 



The position ocrupied in Cuba's trade by Spain, France, (Jennany. 

 and Great THritain is discussed. 



"Steamship Communication to South America." This Senate Docn 

 ment 476, dated April (i, ISMO. was published by the frovernment. It 

 contains 08 pages, and parts of it which relate to the hii^tory of mail 

 contracts are of no sjiecial interest to lumbermen. The time tables of 

 steamships four years ago may not be the present sailing schedules. 

 but a general account is given of all regidar lines of ships between 

 South American ports and the leading countries of the world. Of 

 course, that information needs modificution now to make it conform 

 to facts, yet it may be expected that trade in that ]iart of the world 

 will go on along practically the same lines as iii the pa.st, at least the 

 lines connecting the TTnited States with South American ports. 



•'Commercial America in 1907." This statistical work of 170 pages 



..■- prepared by the Department of Commerce and Lalior, Washington, 

 1 1. C. Tables of trade make up most of the book, yet a large amount 

 uf information is contained in the accompanying text. Business men 

 who wish to acquaint themselves with the countries .south of us will 

 tind this book valuable. The information is so condensed that no 

 iitlinc can do it justice: but among matters treated somewhat in 

 ■ tail arc the.se: 



I'ommorcc. production, transportation f.icililics on hiinl and by wntfr. 

 ana. and population. 



Share of tlie principal oountrii-s in tlic ninrki'ls snulh of the United 

 States. 



The conntrlcs and provinces included iu the report arc .Vrgcntinn. 

 r.ollvin. Itrazil. Canada, the several republics of Central .America. Chile, 

 I'olombia. Cuba. Kcuador. the fJuia nas. Haiti. Mexico. French, liritish. 

 and Dutch West Indies. I'araiina.v. I'cru. Santo IiominRO, I'mKuay. 

 Venezuela. 



rles M. Pepper, 

 ■ief .synopsis of 



priHincIs 

 of .\ merit 



ml tlic 

 n tools 



"Report on Tratlc Conditions in Colombia,'' by C 

 The scope of this government report is shown by a 

 its contents which is given below. 



The tran.sportatlon problem, inciutline ocean and lam 

 stations for local trade. 



Natural products of the country inclutlinu for 

 market nquireraonts. 



Maobintry anil farm impicmcDts. sbowlns the stn 

 .nntl Kiiropcan competition. 



Unties and trade customs with tariff schedules. 



International competition, with particular ri'fcrenc.- I.> tlio part fliled 

 . iJermany anti France. 



"Vilombla's policies, and various trade matters discussed. 



The country is described as backward in development, but witli niucli 

 promise in the way ot future trade. The report was piiblisbcti scvi'n 

 years a!.-o, 



Russia 's Timber Re.source.s 



The Russian empire, occupying half of Europe and half of .\sia. 

 ii:is enormous forest resources, and the world's timber traile, now and 

 in the future, must reckon with competition from that quarter. I'art 

 of that timber will seek its market in Kurope and tiart in countries 

 bordering on the Pacific ocean. 



"Russia: A Handbook on Commercial aii.l Industrial Conditions." 



by John H. Snodgrtuui, V. S. Ctinsul (! rnl ul Mo»(Kiw, and other 



consular ofllters, Sfj* pages, pitblished by the llnitt<d Stntes govcrnmonl 

 III ll)i:i. Asiile from the discussion of forest extent, this Iwiok iit 

 worth the business man's time to read it. 



Timber resources ami ili'velopmeni constitute a rather small part of 

 this volume, but all other matters have a tlirect lM>aring on the sub 

 ject. Kiissia ought to Iss-oine n large buyer of American ngricullnral 

 iiiiplements. The fnriu resources of the empire are fidly iliwcrilH-il. 

 Trnnsportatioti ami etunmunication is one of HiiNsia 'k tnnle problems 

 wlio^f solution is iK'ing shiwiy workeil out. Kiissia is usually crei|itc>l 

 with the possession of more timlicT than any other cminlry in the 



wnrl.l. 



Thk AVimu) in CiE.skh.u. 



.\ niimlK-r of btioks published by the government, mime belonging 

 to the tratle series antI others more general, are available, antI are tilled 

 with pertinent inftirmntion. Titles and brief ilescriptions of stime of 

 these follow : 



"World Trade Directory." Hill, government publiciitioii, ll.;s 

 pages, price five dollars. Department of Commerce antI Labor, Wash 

 ington, D. C. The value of this work to persons contemplating 

 increasing their trade with foreign countries can not lie overestiinatetl. 

 It contains information whicli the expenditure of thousands of dollars 

 by lumlH'rmen could uot otherwise procure. 



The scope of this volume is Indicated by the title, an<l the thortmgli 

 ness with which the plan has been carried out is apparent from the 

 tact that 12.').(I00 commercial names, carefully selected as representative 

 iu their respective countries, are given, with the particular line of 

 business in which each is engaged. Much other useful information is 

 included. The grand divisions of the earth covered by the tlirectory 

 :ire Central America, West Indies, South America, Kurope, Africa, 

 .\sia, and Oceania. The directory was compiled by consular oflicers 

 in all ]>arts of the world. 



"Agricultural Machinery in Foreign Countries," compiled from 

 special consular reports, and publisheil by the Department of Com 

 aierce and Labor, Washington. D. C.. 1910, The total exports of farm 

 inaeliinery in 19(19 from the I'nited States were valued at .•f:i.">,G94,lS4. 

 and this report shows the amounts bought in various regions. Forty- 

 four i'ountries are covered by considar reports, and these include prac- 

 tically every region where any trade is to be had. 



Particulars of sale condititHis, prices, terms, shipments, etc., are 

 given in many instances. Competition with manufacturers in other 

 countries; domestic manufacturers and prices; criticisms and obstacles 

 which the exporter meets in trade, and numerous other circumstances 

 aiitl conditions are duly considered iu the reports; iind suggestions ami 

 advice tire offered whereby better l)usiness may be done. The future 

 outlook for markets forms an imiiortant part of the rejiort. 



"Winning Foreign Markets." This is a valuable government publi- 

 cation of 2.")i; pages and contains much information relating to most of 

 the countries of the world. Only a skeleton of its contents is given 

 below, but it will show the scope of the work. 



HulldinK up American trade in the separate countries of Sontli .Vnicrlca. 

 KniDpc. .\sln, .Africa, Australasia, antl North .\morlca. Conditions ami 

 •ipportunitlos in every country an? sbown. There arc statistics and per 

 lliicni tllsciisslons. 



Till' sntiiss of Italy In bulldine up trade in South America is clii'd 

 as an example, and that success is analyzed. 



(Ilistaclcs to trade are siven niiicb attention, anil suggestions an- 

 oiTcrcd for making conditions better. Trade obstacles are not conflncd 

 to any country or .set of countries, but exist all over. This onght to b<.- 

 a valuable chapter for a prospective lumber exporter to read. 



I'ro|)cr packing is an Important topic. It might not apply to lumber, 

 but does to furniture, vehicles, and farm niacbincry. 



The advertisement of American goods in foreign countriis is reviewed 

 for many quarters ot the world. 



"The Forest Resources of the World." by Raphael Zoii, United 

 States Forest Scr\-ice. 1910, 91 jiages. This is a review of the forests, 

 exports and imports, and available timber supplies of the whole world. 

 A great deal of information is condensed in small sjiaee. The work has 

 a special value because it presents statistics from foreign books which 

 are uot obtainable in English transbitions. \ summary of its contents 

 follows : 



