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of consumption, and that the Douglas
fir or Oregon pine will not stand more
than 25 to 30 years of the present de-
mand. In the whole United State more
thank 100,000 acres of timber are cut over
every working day; and taking into ac-
count the losses occasioned by fire, it is
evident that unless something is done to
retard the rate of consumption or to
replenish the supply, America's stock of
timber must soon near the point of
absolute annihilation.