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in it not purely veterinary in character and of general in¬ 
terest to the profession. As to its “ enthusiasm and devo¬ 
tion,” I would say that the veterinarians of Illinois pay an- 
ually on an average, about thirty to forty cents per capita 
towards the support of the Review. About how much en¬ 
thusiasm and devotion would you expect at such figures ? 
If the veterinarians of the Western States wish to found a 
new veterinary journal better than we now have, or as good, 
or even making any near approach to those we now have, 
they may place my name on their subscription list, and if de¬ 
sired on the contributors’ list also, but this shall not abridge 
my loyalty or support to the old ones. But ere we launch a 
new journal, let us ascertain if possible the causes of the short¬ 
comings of the old ones, and if these same causes might not 
cripple the new one. What are the essentials to a successful 
journal ? I should say abundant, meritorious contributions, 
a long subscription list and a live editor. A successful and 
satisfactory veterinary journal cannot be made without suf¬ 
ficient meritorious contributions. The editor can write a few 
original articles and a few editorials, but were he equal to 
the task of filling the journal, there would be too much same¬ 
ness and narrowness to constitute a readable veterinary jour¬ 
nal. What have we and those veterinarians who are clamor¬ 
ing for a new journal done towards furnishing contributions 
to the existing journals? In the past volume of the Review 
I find one original article from Iowa, and so far in the cur¬ 
rent volume I find none. In the same time I find four origi- 
• nal articles from the pen of one member of our Association 
and one from another. I remember no contributions in the 
Journal of Comparative Medicine and Surgery from either Illi¬ 
nois or Iowa. Would such contributions • and subscriptions 
awaken the needed devotion and enthusiasm in the new jour¬ 
nal ? Then the journal must find a wide-awake editor, with 
sufficient leisure to properly conduct it. Some of you well 
remember the recently deceased United States Veterinary Jour¬ 
nal , of Chicago, born without an editor—at least without a 
veterinarian as editor—starting out with liberal contributions 
to its columns, and presumably a fair subscription list, which 
