EDITORIAL. 
409 
A GREETING FOR SEPTEMBER AND A PROMISE 
FOR OCTOBER. 
The present month has by common consent and general 
adaptability been set aside in the veterinary calendar as the sea¬ 
son for those delightful gatherings of the veterinary profession 
known as “association meetings.” For the year 1901 they 
promise to be more than ever fraught with pleasure and profit 
to their adherents, and we predict greater numbers in attend¬ 
ance than ever before. The exactions of general practice dur¬ 
ing the past year have exceeded any other period within our 
memory, and the abundant prosperity of the members through¬ 
out the country is a sure indication that they deserve a respite 
from its routine, while the autumnal gatherings offer so much of 
profit and pleasure that it has become a custom to unite the de¬ 
lights of the annual outing and the benefits of the association 
meetings into one grand occasion. 
We, therefore, extend our greetings to the veterinary hosts 
everywhere, and trust that September, 1901, may be a red-letter 
month for the good that shall be accomplished, not only to pro¬ 
fessional advancement, but to personal happiness and health. 
The Review promises to all its readers who for one cause or 
another cannot avail themselves of these great opportunities, 
that they shall have the next best thing—a faithful record of 
all that transpires at the various meetings. 
Passing of the Automobile. —As has been foreshadowed 
in the Review for some time, the final crash has come. The 
General Carriage Company, of New York, which is the parent 
automobile organization of this country, and which came into 
existence some years ago with threats that their advent would 
soon result in an ordinance prohibiting the use of horses in the 
cities, has gone the way of its many offshoots in other cities, and 
has had a receiver appointed to wind up its business. It is not 
necessary to comment on the state of its finances, when the court 
required only a $5000 bond of this adjuster, while millions were 
