Forestry of Japan

Tür:

Kitap

Yayın yılı:

1910

Yayıncı:

Bureau of forestry, Dept. of agriculture and commerce

The Empire of Japan consists of old Japan (the general name adopted for the sake of convenience throughout this work) comprising Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and OkinaA\-a islands including the adjacent islands and of Hokkaido, Taiwan (Formosa^the new territory added in 1895, and the southern half of Karafuto (Sagalien) which came into our possession in 1905.It is doubtful whether the forests in the so-called old Japan will be able to maintain their beauty permanently thus remaining transcendentally superior to other changes.The Restoration of 1868 resulted in the introduc- tion of new knowledge, and the breaking up various old customs and manners.The eastward march of the western civilization stimulated a steady progress in the method of mechanical applications which brought about the enlarge- ment of the sphere of economic activities.These activities further led to numerous changes in forest administration affecting seriously at the same time the method of utilizing forests.Under these circumstances, the supply of the forest products is not confined simply to the supplying of timxber for mining and industrial purposes as well as for articles of daily use but there arose a large demand of timber for railway sleepers, telegraph posts, various wood works, the material for paper and other branches of indu.stry.The development of marine transportation makes it our mission to open up market abroad for our forest products, especially to supply the want of timber in China and Korea.…

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