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Show Forests Contribute Ninety Millions. WaBlnngtoii. Our forests contributed contribut-ed $90,000,000 to the exports of tho United States during tho fiscal year 1908 a twenty-fold lnprease Binco 1851. The Imports of forest products chiefly India rubber and other gums, from tho tropics, and lumber from Canada havo grown to oven larger proportions. From a llttlo over ?1,-000,000 ?1,-000,000 In 1851 they rose to $122,000,-000 $122,000,-000 In 1907, falling sllshtly bolow $100,000,000 In 1908. These are somo of tho striking facts set forth In a comprohenslvo bullottn on our foreign trade in forost products, Just published pub-lished by the department of agriculture. |