The evening herald., 1917-01-26
IS
LOSS OF PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE PROPERTY
This Is Value Placed on Destruc.
tion Wrought by War in Europe
Up to Present; Will Have to
Import Rebuilding Material.



| Pittsburgh. r., Jan. 26.--That The
loss OF public and private property In
the European theatres OF war repre-
sents value OF ss.ess .0OO. 600 Is the
estimate contained In a report OF an
inquiry made by the National Foreign
| Trade convention. The estimate ~
frankly described as merely approx
nation. the sources of information be-
ing official European government re-
ports. trade and industrial journals.
etc. The report says. in part. of Bel
Eium and northern Frsoce
The destruction Of private dwell
ling is large where fighting has taken
place. but much is left that can be
used In rebuilding. Road repair viii
form "A heavy item in budgets OF small
cr villages.
The destruction OF bridges can he
regarded as complete In every fightine
zone. Railroad tracks have been part
| ~ destroyed. but much has been re-
paired for the use ot the army and
civil population.
The greatest enemy OF industrial
property has not been military op-
ieration. but enforced idlene< OF ma
chinery and buildings. The destruction
Of stocks OF raw materials was extern
sive. Germany has removed part oil
the machinery and equipment OF GER
iiain Belgium plants To Germany TO OBJ
tain certain raw materials like copper
lor TO furnish German plants with ad-
ditionai machinery.
Industries cannot return with peace
LAT once TO full operation. Neither be'-
gium nor France Will immediately re-
lquire all raw materials. machinery
and Industrial building To be replaced.
lConditions will be somewhat different
however. m agricultural distfi'te
where production has been continued
| Fields must be worked immediately
latter the owners return. Agricultur'
al machinery. seeds and building ma
Iterial will be In Immediate demand.
After the Balkan war. II took ap-
Iproximately ono year TO rebuild dc
stroyed villages. II will require longer
in Belgium and France. because OF Ia
bor losses not replaceaole from neigh
lburina states. lndusit iai rebuilding vii
occupy more time. Many new indus
trial buildings in northern France and
, belgium may consist Of temporary
lstructures. the total expense OF whics
II most likely Will not be more tnan one
third ,he total value Of the fOrme
| buildings The immediate needs o.
!, the two countries during the mrs
wear after the war may be as follows
Horticultural buildings. Belgium. $50.
! OOO. 900 and France S50,000,0Oo' sgri
! cultural machinery for Belgium $40
OOO. 600 and France $50 .000. eoo; III
ldustriat buildings for Belgium S65.
loco ,OO0 ana France b0.000.0O min
: ing machinery for Belgium S6O.0o0. 90
Rand France $4,000. .0O0 iron machin
n cry for belgium $40 100000 an
france 10000. 600, food making ma
| chimes for Belgium 100000 an
lFrance $4,000. 600; chemical maohin
? cry for Belgium S65.0Oe.00O. an
4 France s.O0O.OeO; textile machiner
for Belgium sos. 10000 and Franc
ls50. 000. 900; electrical machinery an
equipment for Belgium sl3O.o00,oo
! land France $50 900 600. wood workln
machinery for Belgium t20,0O0,O0
land France $ls.000,000, paper maxim
machinery for Belgium $4,000, 0oo an
lFrance $4,000. o.0o0O.
Both Belgium and France vi
scarcely be able to manufacture a
\ they need for rebuilding, neither ca
tthey import everything. slate or.lh
land mineral building supplies car D
"A supplied locally. France may e
herself compelled 20 buy from abroa
;. Approximately three quarter Of q
"a timber required for rebuilding. Will
,ei practically all wanted by Belgium vi
i, have 10 be imported.
ri That Germany cannot resume h'
!, export trade until the raw materio
been imported for domestic meet
is another probability 10 which -
report rivea attention, with con
4, ment that Germany will restrict IN
portations at first 10 essential articl'
1.-THE destruction of property m Polar
Ie is estimated at ts55,000.00o and III
% in Austria al about $500. 900 GOO ai
m the Balkans 1900. 000 900
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