Exploatări forestiere și căi ferate industriale în România regală : „Tișița” și societățile pe acțiuni legate de interesele acesteia (1907–1940)

Jánosi, Csongor (2023) Exploatări forestiere și căi ferate industriale în România regală : „Tișița” și societățile pe acțiuni legate de interesele acesteia (1907–1940). REVISTA ROMÂNĂ DE ISTORIE ECONOMICĂ (2). pp. 117-146. ISSN 2821-7578

Preview

Text 6.-Janosi-Csongor.pdf - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. Download (339kB) | Preview

Abstract

This study examines the relations between the forestry companies in Romania (in the former Putna County, now Vrancea County), founded by the Hungarian Count Ármin Mikes, the Jewish Italian-Austrian Camillo Castiglioni and other industrial magnates of the time, and the political decision-makers and local communities in the first half of the 20th century. From 1907 onwards, foreign companies began to exploit many of these forests because of numerous concessions granted by the Bucharest authorities. Shortly after, these firms moved on to the construction of timber factories and narrow-gage railroads on public and private land, which they leased for 20 to 25 years. My article shows how Bucharest politics supported the expansion of these companies until the First World War. However, with the outbreak of hostilities and the subsequent creation of the unified Romanian state, these companies became the target of numerous sabotage actions initiated by the central authorities. For example, after the adoption of the Enemy Property Law on 12 June 1923, the “Tișița” company was nationalized. The ongoing dispute culminated in a “transaction” and in 1927 the assets were returned to the Oituz Forestry Company in Brașov, owned by Mikes. A couple of years later, however, the Oituz Forestry Company was forced to transfer its assets to the State Forestry House. In February 1937, another “agreement” took place between the Romanian state and the management of Tișița. Oituz immediately renounced the further use of the concession for the private goods of “Tișița” and proceeded to dismantle the railroad line and sell the industrial park. Although the industrial railroad had a direct economic impact on 20 settlements in Putna County and contributed to the growth of general welfare and rural tourism, the local political elite could not intervene favorably at the ministerial level to pay the owner Mikes and thus prevent the liquidation of the railroad.

Actions (login required)

Edit Item