New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-26
DIR. SALMON's TRIP TO EUROPE.
SATISFACTORY RESULTS OF TWO INTERNATIONAL
MEETINGS HE ATTENDED.

SATISFACTORY RESULTS OF TWO INTERNATIONAL
MEETINGS HE ATTENDED.
Washington, oct "a specian.-Dr. d. r. o'i'n'''
chief Of the Bureau of Animal Industry OF inc DoPV
ment of Agriculture. has Just returned nom 'iP ~
Europe, where he sent by secretary hu'N :" "
tend the international Congress of Hygiene anu ~
biography which met in London in August anu ono III
ternational Congress Of Agriculture "hion va"
the Hague In September. -
The Doctor reports that both OF THESE Oons
were emlnently successful in their labcrs' anu uia'
they discussed questions of the highest ~ '
country. The Congress of Hygiene, FOR example
had one section which devoted us e""'e u'"o
to discussion of the relation of the diseases Vi i','
IN those of man. Here considered spch questions
- a., g norosites of animals communicable TO man,"
the alleged danger of consuming the meat OF tnoer
onions animals the "infectOn of food the lhspee-
ton Of meat with regard to the prevention vi oiseaso
and fine diseases Of animals commuhlcaoie W man
As the inspection OF meat for interstate ana foreign
orrerce has recently been placed under the direction
NJ the Bnreau Of Animal Industry, ano as ahals anu
their products constitute large pornon OF our eAPor'
80 a. may he readily seen how important IT was
49, .be country 10 be represented at such gathering
mr. salmon was received with much courtesy ana was
mode honorary vice-presdent Of the section Just re
ferred TO-
when n was suggested that the Department was OF
oso enthusiastically interested in the subject OF
de,ooraphv the smiled and said that TINS worn
had AT least done It's duty in suggesting humorous
naragraphs to the reporters. Demography' lie sald'
ras made TO include industrial hygiene ana IL oeals
with the conditions of communities from staustcai
nont of view the topics embraced in tins secuon
the questions Of food and ~ preparation in relation to
work in different countries, and the comparative IN
crease IN the food supply and OF population were OF
,ecia interest TO the department which he represented
The Doctor was much pleased by the cordially with
which he as the representative Of the United states
was received at the International Congress OF Agn-
culture, and the many cOurtesies which were shown
him. among which his election as first vcepresi-
dent Of the congress- The questions considered at this
meeting in which the Department most interested
were the proposed to prevent the aduteration
of food products and the international regulations pro
posed for preventing the introduction of contagious
diseases OF animals from country into another In
the past the United states has often failed TO be rep
resented at gatherings but with the large export
trade which this country enjoys and the extensions
which this Government is laborng to Obtain it has
become essential that 1t should be represented at all
deliberations which influence the regulations that are
placed Upon American trade By other countries While
in Europe Dr. Salmon called upon the American Min
isters at London, Paris and the Hague and was re-
ceived cordially, representative Of Secretary Rusk
would naturally be. The Doctor was under special
instructions from the Secretary to place his Intimate
knowledge of all matters relating to the animal in
dustry OF the United states, and TO the recently or
ganized system of animal and meat inspection. at the
disposal Of Ministers Lincoln and Reid in their efforts
TO further the interests Of American cattle raisers.
In Difference 10 tho withdrawal of the prohibition
Of American pork In France the Doctor expressed
himself as being hopeful, adding that with the ad-
mrabIe system of inspection In force in this
country he was that Minister Reid's energetic
and intelligent efforts would result successfully beh
aslued whether the system Of inspection in Great
Britain bv inspectors OF the Bureau of Animal InouSu9
of all live animals landed In that country ron We
nited States was being maintained, he repneu III he
affirmative, adding that the results so far lad Deei
eninently satisfactory, and that 1t was great gran
fcatiOn 10 him 10 he able to report the tnuinpint
vlndication OF DR.. Wray and his assistants IN e OILY
cases OF alleged contagious peuro pneumonia since te
inspectlOn had been established 1t having Veen con-
Cuvelv shown that the British Inspectors were WFons
and te assertion OF the American inspectors tat the
animals in question affected win non-contag onS
form of pneumonia having been openly accepieu ~
the highest authority i'm Great Britain. Among the
social honors of which DIR. Salmon was REGIMENT u
shouA be stated that he, together with some others
of the delegates to the Congress OF Hygeme ana
)emograDhv were hidden to Osborne for luncheon ana
ntaftO q Queen.