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Show I Huge Philippine Porests. There are many millions of cubic feefc in the forests or the Philippines that ahoud be cut in order to properly thin out tho dense growth; for instance, where there are threo or four trees growing on a space required for one, that one so freed would put on more good -wood each year than the four together. to-gether. The question as to whether 300 or 3000 trees should remain on an acrfl is where the real value of scientific forestry i3 shown. Then, too. there are many more millions of feet which reach maturity and pass ou to decay, never thrilling to tho woodman's us. There are, however, very few companies in the Philippines properly equipped to handle largo logs, and without master mechanics, expert gang bosses, in fact all tho skilled labor required, and without with-out a full stock of the best supply material ma-terial it would be hazardous to move the large logs which must bo iut and brought to market if the forests -iro to bo properly exploited. A good price is paid in Hongkong for every stick of timber from tho Philippines, and the American lumberman with modern methods can solve the problem, and in ao doing they will not only help to educate the adaptable Filipino as to practical things, hut will insure him cosh wage's, something unusual in Spanish Span-ish days. From the World Today. |