The reconstruction of South-Eastern Europe

SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE

Montenegro, Croatia, and Slavonia were as rich as Serbia, whereas Bosnia and Carniola were even richer, and the exploitation of their forests enriched many a German enterprise. Only Dalmatia and the Serbian Banat are rather poorly provided in that respect. In all of them deciduous trees, especially oak and beech, but also ash, lime, willow, poplar and so forth are the chief trees. Coniferous woods are less important in Serbia and Slavonia, but not so in Bosnia, Carniola and Western Croatia. With the improvements of roads and the construction of new railway lines the lumber industries in New Serbia will become very important provided the foreign capital is forthcoming. Together with the building of towns, wateringplaces and dwelling-houses, British capital may find a remunerative investment in hotel industry in Greater Serbia. There was no British visitor who did not highly appreciate the beauty of the natural scenery in Serbia. Bosnia and Croatia can fairly compete with her in that respect. But the Dalmatian coastlands, especially Ragusa (Dubrovnik), have called forth the admiration of any one who by chance visited them. A walk from Dubrovnik to the deep fiord of Cattaro surpasses everything in beauty and loveliness. Besides that, Dubrovnik and other Dalmatian towns are full of archzological and artistic interest. They are the finest winter resorts. Dubrovnik has a mean January 249