PLANS AND UTILIZATION OF CHINA'S TIMBER INDUSTRY, 1951

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• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2011
• Sequence Number: 120
• Publication Date: January 26, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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PLAIDS AfID UTILIZ;'1'TIOiI Or^ CHIrf~l'S TIbiB1'a.R II'DUSTRY 151
Chun_~in_yeh Ts'unr_],,,, wo.._.,,.<
C~~: This report dealt frith practices and noliries in the
Iticoversutiribeindustry, particularly in the Ilorthcast, 141~9 _ 1951?
tion "Production in general, ^tethods and faults of produc-
su ,production quotas, transportation, utilization, and problems of
pply and demand.
Data on rubber-bcari::,; .,ants and cn bamboo i
- P-ants is appended)
blisuse of Forests in '.950
Pspecially in the nea1y liberated areas, wasteful cutting and inordinate buy-
i.nG by Government agencies a::d p:?ivztc c~mpanics }tas wasted resources, disturbed
prices, and resulted in e:?1:oroitant i:rofits for opportunists; ovr --stocl,-nilirL; by
agencies (in the Ilortheast 7C0,000 cubic r..eter of timber t still tbuad in ir_ven-
tories), reduced the ttt;?nover cf capital, and interfered ?.rit}1 economic reconstruc-
tion. I,;o.ny agencies are usin~? the Uest timber for second.axy pu:?r?oses or unneces-
carily cutting large-size ti:abc:? into smal]. sizes.
In 1950, too many Governent agencies demanded only red pine and rejected
deciduous lumber. They used such pine .or tem],orary structures ar for fir rood.
These practices call for centx?aized ~].am;9.n~ and control.
DurinG 1950, only 2v Percent of 1ur~iocring eras done in fire best way, namely
complete otmership o^ production faci].itie:; s.ac: ecntrol o
bor force by the /government ; ., stable pexm,nent la-
duction was carries: cn by the lcsref~cctre :nethouno!ec;`t 79rirty percent o: pro-
local leadership ~ _ _ ~?-n~ out rya?ant:; unde;?
fer tsn^o.ary xrvlce ~:!u.r._t - the ~l~ ~ ];;
of the 1950 production c_s carricc calf i~;; certr:xctixr;; waL ??ui~ i).'?yV;:r;.,. p,..,.;_
ants organized turder CLe^lsdershin :~ ? ].ec;;i oa~?es. _
unsatisfact T1:ir: ;;etY:oc'_ ~.s evens?o~?.~
cry than tl:c second.
on the other hard, reduciur~ Lhe stttrq, hci-;ht iron ''J cen'~ir;tc;.;~rs to 30 ren_
timeters saved 250,00 cubic n:_~ers of umber.
In some Tltr_ Prr.cticc becar!e quzte genrr~t
areas all top ;.~?;terisl 6 centir:eters or r.:orc in rliu,eter -ras trtai::ac.
This, chile not carried out reneral'_? . .ves O..On
utilization could s i J. 5 ~'rt,ic :. acr?? :...: _ !,, -
:e ..X,000 Cubic ractc?s.
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P,.el^,lrrtr o' 1.?5'- r?an^_r F_-,ctuctior,
A?nr1LC-:'.io;: rc~,asorolLS~,,..n v'. ions .?r-;ions, in tc_-:=r c; .'crC^Il`nUe o ' ti!c
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. ?? r ` 'owe r I .:'.1 , ~ ~ ~ f cller .n i ti ~ : ~ :._o e ''9 c ac thus N..
-?~n~ in l~bn coe ...IC. better co t,. ;! '.t t, c ' "~ ce 1^ a ~'_^t
e ?:: by accidents.
Is 1~1, e~ct ,;? the r_odac'Ciu?I .; .. .,
- - - _ ~.. ,.u ;. _ ~ _ crcil;; a :~ .abor hired alit
_ni?::als armed bIr thu ~,rc~'.taction i~enciec. Diet end. liFl;r' co:::;.'c;oac for the
:roil:ero were ~?ec.;ay i,?I{rovcC. iu 1)' ? ;de:;;c:i_ i:ACiil.ticJ :rerc step;, ao. txp. 51uch
.dv::rce wus :~,ade in ;::.viu~ tis:bcr ity US~Ili.; ue:.'A, ~]:A,JCr ::nG corn:erci;_'.)-v lesa valu-
rtlc tinber i'or c?,nn c~~nctxv.ctions rstd iuc. ,ur o~:c:. `
"_'~.r:oer Transport b;' ~,ail:'~.;;;;
In 1}t9, there acre 1,7.??' ;;Llometers nz :?._in ',.ae _ t:i;_t:::??:: and ?Cf2 l:ilor.:etcrs
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