Other Employees at the Baperiment Station 
NAME AND PosITION. State from which Appointed. Dateof Appointment 
Taylor Trice. Messenger. Va. Aug. 1, 1894 
John Richards. Laborer. De, Aug. 28, 1895 
Herbert Henderson. v D.C. Mar. 24, 1898 
J. A. Moxley. _ D.C. July 1, 1898 
H. E. Suit. ie Dic. July 1, 1898 
J. W. Stewart : N.C July i, 1893 
B. i. Beckwith. Md. Jan. 3 «1899 
Mritz Voigt. DG June 1899 
James Branch i DG. July 15, 1392 
W. R. Poore. DeCe July 24, 1loyd 
William T. Pugh. ve Md Aug. 5, 1899 
John Fletcher. : iPiacee Aug. 29) 189% 
Henry B. Myers. Lowa. Sept. 19, 1899 
James PR. Rireh d.c Jan. 26, 1900 
John Warren. Mad. April 5, 1900 
\W. J. Mahaney. ipyees April 1900 
William H. Pyles. Md April 26, 1900 
Geo. M. Stadtler. Md. July 18, 1900 
Lewis A. Pyle. Mad. July 27, 1900 
John W. Shipley Y IPRA Oe Aug. 7, 1900 
Frank Mathews. ‘ Mad Sept. 20, 1900 
GREAT BRITAIN 
WittiaM Hampron Wray, Inspector in charge in Great Britain, was born at 
Rahway, N. J., Jan. 7, 1854; received general education in public schools of New 
York City, Friends’ Seminary of New Jersey, and business college in New York 
City; attended American Veterinary College and graduated with degree of D. V. 
S.; in 1878-79 was inspector on New York State veterinary staff engaged in ex- 
tirpation of contagious pleuro-pneumonia of cattle, under Gen. M. R. Patrick: 
engaged in extensive private practice at Yonkers, N. Y., doing a great deal for 
the American Jersey Cattle Club; was appointed inspector in the Bureau July 16 
1S84, and directed to make an inspection of herds in Westchester Co., N. Y., with 
a view to the eradication of contagious pleuro-pneumonia; in August, 1885, was 
stationed at Cynthiana, Ky., for the purpose of inspecting and holding in quar- 
antine several herds that were affected with that disease, and in eleven months 
succeeded in eradicating every vestige of the disease; on Sept. 16, 1886, was com 
missioned as chief of the Bureau staff of inspectors in the State of Maryland; 
on Aug. 16, 1887, was placed in charge of the Bureau work in New York City 
and State: left the service of the Bureau to accept the position of State Veterin 
arian of Maryland, Mareh 5, 1888, which position he held until July 15, 1890, 
when he resigned to accept appointment in the Bureau to his present station at 
Lendon. 
JAMES F. Ryper, Veterinary Inspector at Liverpool, England, was born at Ja 
maica., N. Y., Feb. 6, 1862; received education at Jamaica high school and Union 
Hall Academy, Jamaica, N. Y., and American Veterinary College, New York City, 
receiving from the last-named institution the degree of D. V.S., class of 1885, 
engaged in active veterinary practice in Jamaica, N. Y., two vea and at Kings- 
ton, N. Y., five years; was appointed in the Bureau April 17, 1888, and assigned 
for duty at Baltimore, Md., July 14, 1890, transferred to Glasgow, Scotiand, 
April 1, 1892, and transferred to his present station at Liverpool and placed in 
charge of the work at that port, 1898; has taken two years’ instruction in bac- 
teriology and practical pathology under Prof. Boyce, Thompson-Yates Labor- 
atories, University College, Liverpool. 
2995 
