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EDITORIAL. 
their practices. All practitioners who take any degree of 
interest in their profession necessarily would very much like 
to enjoy the intellectual and social pleasures which the meet¬ 
ings of this association always afford; and they will avail 
themselves of it if they can do so without too much sacrifice. 
Democratic principles include the time-honored aphorism, 
“the greatest good to the greatest number;” and, therefore, 
it appears to be the wisest plan always to select that point 
which will be most accessible to the largest number of mem¬ 
bers—some centrally-located Western city, rather than the 
extreme East or the extreme West. While no doubt the 
journey from New York, Philadelphia and Boston across the 
continent to San Francisco is one round of picturesque 
pleasure; the reception and entertainment by the association 
members at the Golden Gate the acme of good fellowship 
and hospitality—still, but few of the members residing in the 
former cities could spare the time and money necessary to 
make such a trip; and, vice versa, veterinarians of the Pacific 
Slope cannot and do not come to the extreme Eastern meet¬ 
ings, so that the wisdom in selecting Des Moines for this 
year’s convention is manifest, and the experience of the com¬ 
ing session may do much toward deciding the next topo- 
graphically-accessible place of meeting. The reputation of 
the Des Moines veterinarians for hospitality is a sufficient 
guarantee of the heartiness of the welcome which awaits the 
hosts who are to assemble there. 
Adaptability of location is, then, a most important factor, 
standing next only to the work that is accomplished at these 
meetings. From the imperfect programme now at our com¬ 
mand, there appears to be no lack of material for the 
intellectual delectation of those who are so fortunate to be 
able to be present; and it is to be furnished by some of the 
brightest minds in the association. Papers are promised by 
such men as Schwarzkopf, Williams, McLean, Butler, Trum- 
bower, Harger, Huidekoper, Reynolds and Niles, and as the 
list always increases as the time for the meeting approaches, 
we may be sure of even a more extended programme. 
To this array of names may be added important discussion, 
