July 17 , 1909.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
The stock of feathers now (April 9) in the 
ands of Arab dealers here is estimated at up- 
ard of $60,000. 1 he caravans usually begin to 
ome m from central Africa during April, but 
'ey Will be late this year on account of trouble 
ith the Touaregs en route. June, July and 
ugust are the liveliest months of the trade. 
'There is a large consumption of ostrich 
athers in the United States (imports in fiscal 
- ar 1908 being $3,567,051). the supply being 
•awn principally from the central markets of 
ondon and Paris and from South Africa. If 
merican importers would get into touch with 
npoh dealers and make some of their pur- 
iases m this market, it is certain that they 
mid do better than in the large European 
arkets. . 1 he supply in Tripoli is not very 
.•eat, it is true, but it is large enough to be 
■fil worth their attention. 
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THE STATE’S FORESTS. 
The lands belonging to the State shall be 
joreyer kept as “wild forest lands.” The 
(Institution so decrees. Commissioner Whip- 
I e reports that 30,400 acres covered with 
towing timber and 147,000 acres of waste land 
vre not so kept last year—they were devas- 
t ed by fire The Commissioner feels that the 
enstitution should be amended to allow the 
ruoval of the inflammable deadwood and 
1 derbrush, the stringing of telephone wires 
1 fire patrols, and so on, better to protect 
te forests against fire. But the constitution 
;/s, primarily, that the forests shall be “for- 
7 r kept.” Any intelligent method of keeping 
y m would not only be allowable but man- 
Cory, and this without amendment 
robably the reckless starting of forest fires 
ithe Catskills and the Adirondacks might be 
ticked by leasing small cottage and camp 
; ” s to responsible persons, who would thus 
) ome interested forest protectors, says the 
fines. The constitution forbids the leasing 
) State lands. It also forbids the sale or 
'1flange of parcels outside the blue line to 
".applied to acquiring land within the forest 
"serves proper. It would be of convenience 
che people who visit the forests to find there 
jood road system making them accessible 
T constitution forbids this, as well as the 
cstruction of storage reservoirs for con- 
wing water power that might accrue as an 
f° tlle State, or for the water supply of 
It city. J 
he sole objection to amending the organic 
' to provide these salutary changes is the 
j- 'njerest of the power and lumber com- 
.ies they have sought by every subtlety 
egal enactment and interpretation to evade 
'Wild forest lands provision. It has proved 
cmant to their assaults 
ossiWy some method can be found to give 
' State the full benefit of its enormous as- 
- in State lands and water powers without 
fusing them to private greed. If Mr. Whip- 
1 '? r l° , , ne !. e , g ’ slat °r c f n draw up an amend- 
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■NTING AHEAD of ROOSEVELT IN 
AFRICA. 
E left Mombasa by train on Monday May 
j-TA A , The f ur > of 327 miles to Nairobi 
hdav ty ’ f ° U . r hours - The afternoon of 
aay was an interesting trip, and we began 
iibfwVf 0 !* f ? ur in the a f terr| oon, says 
e . Irf Wh „ e ’ -I 1 '-’ 111 Harper's Weekly. They 
, pnncipallv tiny deer, standing about a foot 
• I thought at first they were rabbits, but 
JnistikJ At?" C ° Se . tlle train - discovered 
Orv cnT We passed through typical African 
•J * n c .. as ° ne sees 111 Pictures—natives 
i t l „ 5 A Iest of cos tumes, tending flocks of 
it-hntc / g0ats a . nd m,eer humped cattle, 
V VOV 7 S ^ IC ^ S daubed with clay and 
•heel with reeds. There were strange trees 
>' thkk CreeP 7 S banging from them, and in 
"nis oVthT C f u at "vr person wou ld have to 
i;yed P an“l through. . Next morning the scene 
ged and vast plains, in some places dotted 
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