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port from these countries has been 

 diminishing during the last years. 

 Scandinavia showed a tendency to 

 increase the export of paper. As to 

 Austria-Hungary, for the last years 

 her competition with Russian timber 

 has also become weaker and weaker. 

 During the period 1906-1910, Russia 

 exported to Germany 48. <S per cent, 

 of all timber imported by the latter 

 country. Austria-Hungary held sec- 

 ond place, having exported to Ger- 

 many 31.4 per cent. Since then, for 

 the last three years before the war, 

 Russia's export to Germany increased 

 to 50 per cent, of the entire amount 

 of timber imported by the latter. 

 In the same time Austria-Hungary's 

 export to Germany diminished and 

 became only one-half of the amount 

 Germany imported from Russia. 



Britain's Purchases 



The report of the Russian Consul 

 in London, published a year ago, 

 shows very clearly how wonderfully 

 for the last years Russia is advancing 

 in the European timber market. 

 Until lately 70 to 75 per cent, of 

 Russia's entire timber export went 

 to Germany and England. During 

 the last years it went to England 

 more than to Germany. The per 

 cent, of timber imported in England 

 for the last 10 years from Russia, 

 Scandinavia and the United States 

 shows how successful was Russia's 

 export for this period. 



1903 1907 1909 1911 1913 



Russian timber-^ 



29% 37% 46% 47% 51% 



Scandinavian timber — 



23% 32% 25% 25% 25% 



United States timber — 



33% 28% 27% 26% 22 %n 



Withal, until now Russia has not 

 really utilized her wonderful timber 

 resources. If we compare the export 

 of timber in 1913, from Russia, the 

 United States, Scandinavia and Aus- 

 tria-Hungary, with the amount of 

 timber land in these countries, we see 

 that Russia, while richer in timber 

 land, is behind the other nations in 

 the amount of foreign trade in timber. 



The amount The export 



of timberland of timber 



fin acres) (in dollars) 



Russia 1,125,000,000 $89,250,000 



U. S 603,000,000 134,437,000 



Scandinavia 81,000,000 129,489,000 

 Austria- 

 Hungary- 63,000,000 79,203,000 



Will the Forest Pay for Wa/? 



The new Russian Government and 

 the Russian people understand that 

 after the war the need of timber in 

 the European market will open won- 

 derful prospects for the Russian tim- 

 ber industr^^ By proper develop- 

 ment of this industry, Russia wall 

 be able to deliver the bulk of the 

 timber necessary for the European 

 countries. It is very possible that 

 in this line Russia will not meet 

 serious competition, neither from 

 Scandinavia nor from the New^ World. 

 As to Austria-Hungary, she will have 

 her own needs, and aside from this, a 

 big part of her rich timber lands in 

 Galicia was destroyed during the w^ar. 



The development of Russia's tim- 

 ber industry and the export of Rus- 

 sian timber to the European market 

 means for Russia the practical solu- 

 tion of most of her financial diffi- 

 culties that are bound to arise after 

 the war. The development of the 

 timber industry will create a favor- 

 able foreign trade balance and will 

 assist in the payment of the national 

 debt. 



A MARITIME MEMBER'S VIEW 



From a Chatham, N.B. Life Mem- 

 ber of the Canadian Forestry Associa- 

 tion: "I enclose my cheque for $15. 

 The Association is an excellent one, 

 is doing most praiseworthy work and 

 deserves support." 



More than $7,500,000 are paid an- 

 nually into the provincial and federal 

 treasuries of Canada as timber and 

 pulp-wood dues by commercial com- 

 panies. British Columbia receives 

 the largest amount, over two miUion 

 dollars a year. 



