The Growthof the Philippine Industry

According to the Annual Report of the Philippine Bureau 'of Forestry for the year ending December 31, L928, Philippine mahogany and other hardwoods'gained material'ly -in popularity both in the local and foreign markets. The statistics compiled by the Bureau of Forestry, Manila, P. I., show that the total quantity cut from the public forests amounted to 535,723,000 board feet as against n4,969,W board feet lor 1927, or an increase of about 19 per cent. This increase in production during 1928 was made possible at least in part through the opening up of 21 new sawmills in various parts of the islands; a few' of the larger mills increased their output in order to take care of their constantly increasing orders from all parts of the world. The total number of mills now operating in the Philippines is ry. Other new large sarvmills are now in process of erectton.

The total exports of Philippine rvoods for 1928 amounted to 85,597,736 board feet as against 72,054,632 board feet for 1927, or an increase of 13,543,104 board feet. This is conclusive proof, says the editor of the "Com'merce and Industry Journal" for September, l9D, that Philippine lumber has not only created a great demand in the lumber market of the world. but also that the demand is continuous and may be expected to grow bigger every year. The in-