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EDITORIAL. 
OUR FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION SERVICE. 
Newspaper columns throughout the country have recently 
been filled with articles in reference to the necessity for an inves¬ 
tigation of our federal meat inspection service; brought about, 
it is said, through criticisms made by Mrs. Caroline Bartlett 
Crane, and by Dr. Albert Leffiingwell in his book, “ American 
Meat,” published in England, in 1910. Chief Melvin’s explana¬ 
tion of the sane translation of the federal meat inspection law, 
and its practical application on the floor of the abattoir, as given 
in a recent public statement, is reproduced on page 374 of this 
issue of the Review, lest any of our readers have not seen a copy 
of it. It does seem presumptuous to criticise a system of meat 
inspection that has been based on the judgment of eminent scien¬ 
tists and conceded to be the best in the world, or to question the 
integrity of the officials administering the service, and the Re¬ 
view awaits with confidence the outcome of such an investiga¬ 
tion. 
PRESIDENT BRENTON VISITS THE- CONVENTION 
CITY. 
Returning from a recent visit to Indianapolis, President Bren¬ 
ton, of the A. V. M. A., reports that the local committee are 
preparing for the largest gathering that the national organization 
has ever had. The “ Claypool Hotel ” (A. V. M. A. Head¬ 
quarters), impresses President Brenton as being very like the 
Sherman House in Chicago. That being so, those stopping at 
headquarters will have excellent accommodations. “ Das 
Deutsche Haus,” where the sessions are to be held, is but a few 
blocks from hotel headquarters, a condition which will add much 
to the convenience and comfort of those in attendance. Its main 
hall has a seating capacity of 1,600, with excellent acoustic con¬ 
ditions. There are two other rooms with seating capacity of 
from 250 to 350 each, which will serve nicely for section work. 
There are also several committee rooms, and rooms suitable for 
exhibits. These conveniences, with a good cafe in connection 
