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account of the number and variety of the hats exhibited by us, 

 embracing sofl silver In 'aver-, nutrias, sofl and stiff cassimeres, in all 

 colors and qualities; also, more especially our silk hats, of fell bodies, 

 and the adherent or adhesive lining. We claim for our silk hats 

 superiority of material and workmanship, and also for the mosl 

 meritorious exhibition in this department, and worthy of encourage- 

 menl being the largesl manufacturer of silk hats in this stair, and 

 on the Pacific coast. We have exhibited at ten annual fairs, and 

 taken six diplomas for best soft and silk hats. also three silver medals 

 for besl display of hats and caps. All of which we submit to your 

 consideration, and remain vours. very respectfully, 



J. 0. MEUSSDORFFER. 

 By .John F. Slater, business manager, 105.1 street, Sacramento. 



FOURTH DEPARTMENT. 



Sacramento, October 20th, 1875. 



To thr Board of Directors of the State Agricultural Society of tht State 

 of California: 



Gentlemen : Having made the best and most meritorious display 

 of a set of parlor furniture, also the best display of upholstery, at the 

 late State Fair held in this city, and having received the first pre- 

 mium on the same in the fourth department, do now hereby most 

 respectfully petition you for the award of the gold medal in said 

 department, as offered by the society. 



Wry respectfully yours, etc., J. G. DAVIS. 



San Francisco, September 23d, 1875. 



To the Committee on Gold Medals: 



Gentlemen: The importance of the interests I have the honor to 

 represent induces me to present the claims of the Pacific Rubber 

 Paint Company to your consideration, with the hope that you may 

 be induced to confer upon them the gold medal of your association, 

 and thus recognize the merits of the articles they manufacture, and 

 which are meeting with universal approbation wherever they are 

 used. 



Paint is an article of such great necessity and extensive use that it 

 has taken a vast amount of money from this coast to supply the 

 demand, and it is a matter of vital importance to the people of ( 'ali- 

 fornia that this greal leak should, if possible, be stopped, and some 

 substitute, equal to the imported article, be obtainable here. This 

 our company claims to have succeeded in accomplishing. We man- 

 ufacture a paint not only equal, bul vastly superior to any other paint 

 manufactured or sold in the I Ihited States. 



When it i< considered that the very large sum of one hundred and 

 thirty millions of dollars ($130,000,000) annually leaves America to 

 pay tor the imported paints nsed, of which about four millions of 

 dollars are contributed by the people of this coast, its importance will 

 be manifested more forcibly to you. 



