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CORRESPONDENCE. 
ble to practice at any place in this state. Any person practi¬ 
cing veterinary medicine, surgery or dentistry, without this 
renewal certificate, will be guilty of a misdemeanor. 
Sec. 17. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, 
shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication 
in the Iowa State Register and Des Moines Leader , newspapers 
published in the state of Iowa, and city of Des Moines. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
WORKING FOR THE ARMY BILE. 
Exeter, N. H., February 21, 1900. 
Editors American Veterinary Review : 
Deas Sirs :—Thinking that it would be pleasing to the 
readers of the Review to know what is being done for the pro¬ 
motion of the Army bill, I wish to say that on the 17th inst. I 
mailed to our two Senators, and our Congressman, letters and 
petitions pointing out to them the salient features of such a 
bill. My petition was signed.by the most prominent citizens 
of my territory, composed of merchants and professional men, 
legal, medical and clerical, as well as the faculty of the Phillips 
Exeter Academy, selecting only men who could appreciate the 
importance of such a measure. My letters to the representa¬ 
tives were substantially of this nature, and I wish to say that 
it was remarkable that they were unanimous in their belief 
that such a bill should surely pass ; also that the majority were 
surprised that such a corps was not in existence. I obtained 
over 100 signatures in two days, and could have found 1000, 
easily. I think if our brethren of other States would get 
down to energetic effort, they could by selecting the proper 
signatures to present to their representatives, realize 
success. One of our representatives (Senator Gallinger) ac¬ 
knowledged the petition and letter very handsomely, promising 
to give it proper attention. The Congressional Record of Mon¬ 
day, the 19th inst., published the presentation of my letter and 
petition. I had only asked for the support of this gentleman, 
but he has performed his duty to our profession handsomely. 
If you look up the Record of the above named date, you will 
find something interesting to your readers. I hasten to write 
you this information, hoping it may reach the pages of your 
next issue, and may stimulate others to take the step to awaken 
their representatives to the importance of this bill. 
