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C. A. SCHENCK. 



Excess Imports and Excess Exports of Timber for 

 Various Countries in Million (long) Tons 



Countries 



United Kingdom 



Germany 



France 



Norway 



Sweden 



Austria 



Russia 



United States 



Canada 



Excess Imports 

 10. o 

 4.6 

 1.2 



Excess Exports 



I.I 

 4-5 

 3-7 

 5-9 

 i.o 



2.1 



As regards the United States, all experts agree that our imports 

 must soon exceed our exports of lumber. 



As regards Austria, its present excess of exports is apt to decline 

 in the future. Von Guttenberg believes, nevertheless, that: 



"Austria will continue to export timber, hereafter as here- 

 tofore, especially so if the small forest owners succeed in. 

 improving the present management of their woodlands." 



It is evident, on the other hand, that a large part of the 

 export taking place from Austria is obtained, now-a-days, from 

 the primeval forests situated in the Carpathians, in Slavonia, 

 in Bosnia, and in the Bukowina. 



As regards Russia, we must bear in mind that her forests 

 are unequally distributed over the country. Woodlands abound 

 in the northern part of European Russia, whilst the southern 

 part is a prairie country. The northern forests are relatively 

 inaccessible: The streams empty northwards into the Arctic Sea, 

 and railroading is expensive owing to the absence of coal-mines. 



Whilst it must be admitted, also, in view of the cold and 

 northerly climate of Russia, that the trees are small, and their 

 growth slow, it can be predicted, nevertheless, that the exports 

 of Russia will show in the future a great increase over the present 

 figures. The only dissenting voice with reference to exportation? 

 from Russia is that of M. Melard, who believes that Russia's 

 industries and Russia's home demands will have developed by 



