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that needs unraveling. It would seem that the State Board 

 of Health might very properly furnish these stamps and 

 formulate the regulations under which the appointees of the 

 local boards of health carry on their work. 



The office of local inspector of animals is of greater impor- 

 tance than is commonly recognized. The authorities of cities 

 and towns, who have the appointing power, should exercise 

 the greatest care in selecting these officials, and in my opinion 

 this Bureau should have increased authority over these ap- 

 pointees, in order that they may work in harmony with the 

 policy of the department. The present Chief would welcome 

 an opportunity to consult with the local authorities on this 

 subject, believing that their purpose, like his own, is to secure 

 the most efficient men available. The State expects and should 

 have in these local appointees men of practical efficiency, who, 

 having been tried and found not wanting, should be retained 

 in spite of political changes. 



Conclusion. 

 The work of the Bureau has been largely directed toward 

 the suppression of tuberculosis. I am of the opinion, and my 

 opinion was formed long before I became associated with the 

 department, and has been strengthened since, that it cannot 

 be stamped out by any purely theoretical regulations. It can 

 be largely suppressed, however, and all agencies leading to 

 that end must be recognized and tactfully employed. Success 

 will only be attained when there is, in addition to long-con- 

 tinued and persistent official effort of a practical nature, co- 

 operation upon the part of the individual cattle owner. 

 There is too often distrust of officials when there should be 

 confidence. The agent of a department is looked upon as an 

 enemy, a ruthless destroyer of property and a foe to be 

 dreaded and avoided. A policy must be adopted that will 

 restore confidence and afford equal protection, without exces- 

 sive burdens, to the humblest cattle o\vner and the millionaire 

 farmer alike. It shall be the aim of the present administra- 

 tion to work for such results. The State should seek to 

 encourage the weaker class of dairymen, honest minded and 

 well intentioned, and assist them in every legitimate way to 



