of consumption, and that the Douglas 
fir or Oregon pine will not stand more 
than 25 to 30 years of the present de- 
mand. In the whole United States more 
than 100,000 acres of timber are cut over 
every working day; and taking into ac- 
count the losses occasioned by fire, it is 
evident that unless something is done to 
retard the rate of consumption or to 
replenish the supply, America’s stock of 
timber must soon near the point of 
absolute annihilation. 
