The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-16
ENORMOUS
DEVASTATION
!. OF FORESTS J
500, 600, 600 More Wood Ex-
ports Than in 1903
Exports Of Forest Products
From u. 5. Increasing
Whole World Seems Demand
ing Products Of u. 5. Forests

Washington, July Is. - More than
$100,000,00O worth Of the products Of
the forests of the United States was
sent out of the country in the fiscal
year just ended, against less than half
that sum in 1903, a decade ago, ac-
cording to- official figures of the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce.
The total value of wood and manu-
factures thereof exported during the
fiscal year 1913 amounted to approx
mately $120, 100000 and the bulk of
this was in a crude or semi manu-
factured condition.
Hewn and sawed timber approx
mated $11,ooo,Oo0 for the year;
boards, deals and planks, over $6O,000,-
900 and shocks and slaves, over $12,-
100000; while the higher grades Of
manufactures, such as doors, sash,
blinds, 4 trimmings, IWoodenware and
furniture formed little more than 10
per cent of the total exports of wood
and manufactures thereof. These
figures of forest products exported do
not include naval stores, (tar, turpen-
tine and rosin),3 of which the exports
amount to oyer $25, 100000 annually.
Pine and oak are the principal
classes of timber being sent out of
tLIlEF- COA4lI1 vi Tic
Si 20 000,000 worth Iof wood and manu-
4faetures ttlenee ii eaSsportea in4,ths year
just ended $S7sQ00,0o0 worth was pine
timber and lumber, and approximately
! $15, ,000, 900 worth was oak. OF that
going out in the more completely
manufactured form, furniture amount
ed to approximately $7,000,0OO.
The Whole world seems to be de-
nanding the products of the American
forests. The oak lumber exported in
1912, for which full details are avail
able, was distributed to a dozen coun-
tries in Europe, about twenty coun-
tries in North and South America;
and in smaller quantities to Asia,
Oceania and Africa. 49,.
The other classes of lumber export
ed went to more than seventy five
countries and colonies including a
score of countries in Europe; more
than a score of countries in North
America; practically every country in
South America; dozen countries in
Asia; a dozen islands in Oceania; and
various countries and colonies on the
eastern, western and northern coasts
of Africa.
~ Shocks and slaves ready for use In
making boxes or barrels find a wide
distribution. and aggregate about
pl6,pVVSooo value lAA thS SApoLlS 1910.
Box shocks go in large quantities to-
South America, Asia and Oceania;
while Europe was by far the largest
purchaser Of the approximately $6,-
100000 worth of slaves exported.
Doors, sash, and blinds go largely to
British territory-the United King
dom, Canada, the British West Indies.
Australia and British South Africa;
though Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, AMI
Santo Domingo are limited purchasers
of this class.
American furniture is also very
widely distributed, going to more than
a score of countries i'm Europe, an
equal number of countries and is
lands in North America, every country.
in South America twenty countries
and colonies. in Asia, dozen in
Oceania, and more than a dozen coun-
tries, colonies, and dependencies in
Africa.