86 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



S lcramento, October 6th, 1875. 



To tin StaU Agricultural Society's Committee on Gold Medals: 



Gentlemen: We would presenl our claim for the gold medal in 

 the second department. We claim ii on the best and most meritori- 

 ous exhibit of California manufactured goods. We represented the 



largest manufactory of agricultural goods on the coast — the Sweep- 

 stakes Plow Company of San Leandro. We exhibit, of their manu- 

 facture, two ( !alifornia headers — one twelve-foot, the other sixteen-fool 

 cut; two Gem broadcasi seed-sowers; fourteen gang-plows— com- 

 prising the Eureka two-gangs and three-gangs; the Sweepstakes 

 gangs; also, four, five, and six plow Granger-gangs, two chisel-tooth 

 cultivators, two harrows, seven spring-wagons, of different styles — 

 one and two horse, and several other implements. We also exhib- 

 ited a la rue variety of Eastern manufactured implements and ma- 

 chines, the mosl important of which were the Pitt's Buffalo thresher, 

 and Ames' portable st raw-burning engines ; also, Buckeye mower and 

 reaper. We make our claim only on the California manufactured 

 goods, which we consider to be the most meritorious exhibition in 

 this department. Yours, very respectfully, 



BAKER & HAMILTON. 



Sacramento, October 20th, 1875. 



To the Board of Directors of the California State Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen: Having made the best exhibit of hearse- wagon mate- 

 rial in the department at the last State Fair, held in this city, and 

 having been awarded a premium and diploma for the same, and 

 having made the most meritorious exhibition of said wagon mate- 

 rial, do now hereby most respectfully apply for the gold medal in 

 that department, offered by the society. 



Very respectfully yours, etc., R, II. BYERS. 



THIRD DEPARTMENT. 



Sacramento, September 24th, 1875. 



To tin Honorable President arid Directors of the California Statt Agri- 

 cultural Society : 



Gentlemen : 1 would respectfully call your attention to my exhi- 

 bition of sewing and machine silks, from the manufactory of Messrs. 

 Seavey, Foster A: Bowman, Boston, Massachusetts. 1 claim that they 

 are worthy of your attention in competition for the gold medal, as 

 being the best silks manufactured in the United States(which would 

 make them the best in the world), they having received the first prize 

 wherever exhibited, as more uniform in size and strength than any 

 other, besides having a superior brilliancy of finish. Our standard 

 brand "Eureka" is manufactured from the best selected "Raw 

 Tsatlee Stock," samples of which are on exhibition with the other 

 goods. I claim that our " famous Eureka one hundred-yard goods" 

 are worthy of your consideration, not only on account of the two 

 hundred and fifty shades, hut that they are the only one hundred- 



