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A FACT brought to light at the British Scientific-Products Exhibition, organised by the British Science Guild at King's College, is the dependence of industrial development upon the intelligent application of scientific knowledge and method. In most of the industries represented at the exhibition it is shown that the resources exist and- that they merely await the application of the results of scientific research for their proper development, and the introduction of patient and persistent effort to turn these industries into successful commercial undertakings. The case of timber furnishes an example of our pre-war dependence upon supplies from abroad, when, in point of fact, the bulk of our demands could have been satisfied by home or Colonial supplies. For a long time it was impossible to make the successive Governments of this country realise that the afforestation of waste lands was a question of national importance. Since the War, however, the attitude of those responsible for the government of the country in regard to this question has changed considerably. The losses due to the submarine, and the shortage of steamship accommodation, have appreciably diminished the imports of timber, with the result that we are now turning to home sources to make up for the deficiences.
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The Development of New Industries . Nature 102, 13–15 (1918). https://doi.org/10.1038/102013b0
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