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EDITORIAL. 
Huidekoper, Pennsylvania; D. E. Salmon, Chief Bureau of Ani¬ 
mal Industry, Washington; W. H. Rose, Bureau of Animal In¬ 
dustry, Washington ; John Casewell, State Veterinarian of Illi- : 
nois ; Dr. N. H. Paaren, Illinois; Paul Paquin, State Veterina¬ 
rian, Missouri; J. Gertli, Jr., State Veterinarian, Nebraska ; Dr. 
James D. Hopkins, Territorial Veterinarian, Wyoming; George 
C. Faville, State Veterinarian, Colorado; T. J. Herr and M. R. 
Trumbower, of the National Bureau of Animal Industry ; and 
Dr. Austin Peters, Veterinarian of the Massachusetts' Society for 
Promoting Agriculture. 
The principal object of the meeting was the final organization 
of the Association, which came into existence a year ago, and for 
the consideration, from the veterinarian standpoint, of the subject 
of contagious pleuro-pneumonia, -with the danger and damage 
which marks its progress, and to determine, if possible, the means 
best calculated to not only prevent its spread, but also to eradi¬ 
cate it from the country. 
Various essays on the subject were read by members of the 
Congress, which we shall take pleasure in reproducing in our 
pages as soon as the papers, which the authors have kindly placed 
at our disposal, shall reach our hands. These will probably in¬ 
clude contributions from President R. S. Huidekoper and from 
our delegate and esteemed friend, Dr. Gadsden. Dr. Faville also 
read a dissertation on the need of a uniform inter-State sanitary 
code, which was received with some demonstration of approval, 
and brought out much discussion among the members. 
The permanent organization was completed at the meeting 
of Wednesday, the 17th, by the adoption of the following con¬ 
stitution : 
Article 1. This association shall be known as the National 
Veterinary and Sanitary Association of the United States. It 
shall consist of State, Territorial, and Government veterinarians, 
members of sanitary boards and live stock commissions, and rep¬ 
resentatives of veterinary colleges, associations and journals. 
Art. 2. The purpose of this association shall be to contribute 
to the diffusion of true science, particularly the knowledge of 
sanitary science as applied to the prevention and the spread of 
contagious diseases among domestic animals. 
