Show TIMBER NEEDED FOR FRANCE virgin forests of f vast area in africa 0 may be drawn upon for sup ply after the war wale france is beginning to figure out linw low to meet in an anticipated shortage in ili lumber niber Iti and firewood after the war the destruction of forests by shellfire anil and the lie heavy demand for lumber for barracks and rond loud construction combine to make it a deficit of cubic feet annually beyond the range lange of shells on oil both ides of the front tile the military woods mens axes have drawn dran heavily on oil timber from the north to the swiss frontier the consumption of lumber will increase during the war tit at tho rute rate of i cubic feet a avar and for several years cais after peace is made the demand will continue for the repair unit and rebuilding of ed regions the solution of the problem Is considered to le be a question of tran porta tion and of forest foiest exploitation in ili the colonies specialists havo calculated that french equatorial and western africa madagascar guinea find and alln do 10 possess poes miles of virgin timber land and kiich could amply supply france and several other countries I 1 etli fuel and hi lumber niber |