The Formation of the Views of the Cabinet Administration on the Commercial Exploitation of Forests in the Altai District (1896-1911)

УДК 630 (571.150) ББК 63.3(2 Рос - 4 Алт)

Abstract

The article presents the formation of the views of Cabinet of His Imperial Majesty (the Cabinet) on the commercial use of the forests of the Altai district in 1896-1911 as one ofthe essential elements of conducting a rational forestry. Since the end of the 19th century and until the beginning of the second decade of the 20^th century priority positions in the policy of the forestry commercialization department were given to extensive subsistence forestry. In connection with the decline of the mining industry, it became necessary to search for new sources of income for the district. Since 1896, the exploitation of forest resources began to be regarded as an independent source of profit. The reliance on the domestic market of forest materials and the aggravation of relations with the population in the issue of forest management in the course of land management hindered the development of Cabinet business. Gradually, administrative and regulatory transformations were carried out, which, since 1911, made it possible to combine logging, transportation and processing of wood into one structure. All cabinet companies associated with the market, receive the status of independent business units with direct subordination to the management of the district. In the course of the events, there was a transition to intensive forestry in the region, which contributed to the increase of the district's income from the business sector in the economy. The period of 1896-1911 defined as the initial stage of the forestry commercialization process in the Altai district.