372 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Lumber Trade of the United States," forms part of the papers 

 published in connection with the recent census. It contains the 

 following information : — 



Table X. — Imports and Exports of Wood and Manufactures of Wood 

 compared. 



This Table gives the value of timber and manufactures of wood. 

 Unfortunately, separate returns for timber only are not available. 

 It will no doubt cause surprise to see that more than half the 

 exports were made good again by imports, chiefly from Canada. 

 There has been a falling off" in imports during the last three years, 

 due to customs differences between the two countries. The sudden 

 increase in the exports during the last five or six years is said (in 

 the "Report") to be "the consequence of the high appreciation 

 which European communities place on their timber resources, and 

 the increased dependence on the American lumber supply." It is 

 added that during the last year much English and German capital 

 has gone into American timber-lands. This explanation is correct 

 in a way, but I should express it somewhat as follows : — The 

 timber requirements in Europe, especially in Britain, Germany, 

 and Belgium, have so rapidly increased of late years, that the 

 European sources, that is to say, Russia, Sweden, and Austria- 

 Hungary, can no longer meet them, hence the increased demand on 

 America. This, more than anything else, proves to me that 

 any increase in the exports from Russia and Sweden will be 

 limited. 



The question then arises, Can the United States meet this 

 increased demand for any length of time 1 I am quite sure that 

 this will not be possible, as the following data will show: — 



