In the hardwood business, we have only a limited number of rivals.

With the exception of a small section of eastern Europe, our hardwood forests are the finest in the Temperate Zone.

We export hickory, black walnut, yellow poplar, white and red oak even to Russia and Sweden, countries that are our keenest rivals in the softwood export business.
Europe wants export lumber from our eastern states because the transportation costs on such material are low.

She does not like to pay heavy costs of hauling timber from the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic seaboard and then have it reshipped by water.
Our eastern forests are practically exhausted.

Our supplies of export lumber except Douglas fir are declining.