In an argument for the general introduction of wood fibre for paper making, Mr. Thomas Christy says: "The supply of wood is practically inexhaustible. During 1881, five million tons of wood for paper making were introduced into the United Kingdom from Europe, and nearly as much from the United States. There is not the slightest ground for believing that the full supply of this raw material will ever fail." Mr. Christy evidently does not believe that we are near the end of our forest products.