The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-10-16
COLONIES Of
FRANCE ARE
DEVELOPING.

Il O6U6kOUpUV
j NEW YORK. Oct. i5.-Unusus
progress In tho development Of com
mcrce and natural resources In tn,
French colonial possession and do
pendenclca has brought them wealth
ranking ncxt 10 that Of the British
colonial empire. according to . sur
vey made public here by the French
commission. The French colonies
with an estimated population Of so.
100000. have an area of 1000. .OO(
square miles.
Total exports from the colonies Ia
1917. with the exception OF Algeris
and Tunis were valued at spproxims
teiy i.lOs.o00.0 900 francs. Since 1914
exports in the various Possessions in.
creased from 25 to 100 per cont. The
Increases are attributed to tho thrift
Of nstives following the wars end.
ling.
Total Algerian exports In 1915
wero more than i.33%. .00o. 200
francs IN increase Of about 56s mil.
u,dons over 1918. Tho port Of Al.
siers alone handled exports approxi.
mating +75.15s.o00 francs. an In.
crease Of 30o.s23.0o0 fraens. secord.
Ing TO estimates. Chief imports were
cotton. clothing and linen. skins,
coal. sugar and corffee. Chief exports
were wines. fruit. tobacco. wheat,
oats. barley and wool. Amounts OF
imports and exports were greatest
In the order mentioned.
National roads In Algeris have Q
length OF 3.3i0 miles. while S.i0S
miles Of railway were open for trsf.
nc in January 1919.
Tunis. essentially an agricultural
country had bumper grain crops In
1919. as follows: whest s.6o0.66s
bushels: barley. 5.+2s.333 bushels:
oats. S.t%<.732 bushels. The cork
industry In important. cork trees GOV.
ering more than s00.0 900 acres. The
annual mineral production averages
In value moro than 10000. 900
francs.
The spring estimate Of 1880 har-
vest on the French zone Of Morocco
valued the crops At 1000. .0o0. 900
francs. and II was expected there
would be . large surplus for export,
the survey states. Exports to France
In 1918 were valued st s2.os3.8S0
frnacs. the imports at 155.33%.ss5
francs.
The French possession In lndis
consisls Of five separate colonies with
an aggregate area Of 1850 square
miles. Rice. sugar. cotton. cocoa,
coffee and ground nuts are srown.
The principal export from Pondi.
cherry. the chief possession. 10 oil
seeds.
French Indo-China has . popuia-
tion Of about 100000. The terri.
tory tributary to Saigon Il almost
entirely agricultural. being one Of
the great rice regions OF the world.
Tho minerals are coal, Ignite. VOL
fran. tin and zine.
In the other possessions including
'xsdagascaP. French Equatorial Afri-
c.. French somAliland and French
West Africa. which ib the largest
Of the colonies. commerce has A.
most doubled since 1914. the survey
says. French West Africa. comprised
of Senegal. Haut-ssnsgal-Nises.
French Guinea. the Ivory coast. Da.
honey. the military territory OF the
Niger and Msuretanis. covers ap-
proximately 100000 square miles.
Tho general budget amouats 10 shout
36. 6.000.000.00 francs anupslly. The
agricultural resources are most i'm
portsnt. The production Of cotton u
growing. while juts. ssavs and sissl
are cultivated extensively. Rubber
is the most important product in the
forest resources. Cattle raising has
increased. The mineral wealth is
great. The commerce OF this roJ-
session increased 500 per cent since
the French administration was Gre.
sted In 1895.
The French colonies In America.
consisting OF Guiana. Martinique,
Guadcloupe and 81. Pierre and Nj
quelon are principally noted for their
lumber products. sugar. rum. cocoa
and Goldfish. Agriculture takes IN
important role In the smaller prov
inces. especially In New Caledonia.
said to b one OF the richest soun-
tries IN the world.