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First — It is an entirely indispensable necessity to the joiner, the 

 carpenter, the cabinet, furniture, and wagon maker, the printing 

 press, the plasterer, stationer, and numerous other trades than cannot 

 possibly be carried on without it. 



Second — There is no other article in existence that can be used as a 

 substitute for it. 



Third — The material out of which glue is made has hitherto been 

 entirely thrown away as useless for any other purpose. Therefore, 

 its use for manufacturing glue brings so much clear gain to the 

 butcher or cattle-dealer, and consequently works a direct benefit to 

 the stock-raising interest of the State. By being enabled, through 

 the recognition of the usefulness of my manufacture, to enlarge the 

 same at least fourfold, if not more, the increasing use of such material 

 will at the same time be an increasing benefit to the aforesaid inter- 

 est, as the money paid therefor will be retained among our own pop- 

 ulation. 



Fourth — -The article exhibited by me has been proved to be fully 

 as good and serviceable as any of the imported article, and is also as 

 good and white as the much-praised Cooper's fish glue. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



C. JURGENS. 



Sacramento, September 17th, 1875. 



To the Honorable Committee on Aivards of Gold Medals, State Agricult- 

 ural Society : 



Gentlemen: I herewith beg leave to submit my claim to the 

 society's gold medal, for the most meritorious exhibition in the fourth 

 department, illustrating the ornithology of California, and collections 

 in same from all parts of the world; also, geology of California. The 

 collection has involved a heavy expenditure of money and a very 

 great deal of tedious labor and study in order to perfect it in its cor- 

 rect classification. Further, it is a work of the highest order of me- 

 chanical art and science, and the promoter of natural science and 

 history and their perfection. Thirdly, the workmanship and per- 

 fection are superior. Lastly — and for which reason I would particu- 

 larly urge upon you to bestow your consideration — is that, though an 

 art and science of importance, it has rarely received the considera- 

 tion from similar committees that would encourage and promote the 

 same to a higher degree. 



Yours, etc., R. E. GOGINGS. 



Suisun, Solano County, September 25th, 1875. 



To Committee on Gold Medals, State Agricultural Society : 



Gentlemen : Allow me to lay before you my claims for the gold 

 medal for the most meritorious exhibition in the fourth department 

 of the State Fair of eighteen hundred and seventy-five. It would 

 seem that I am the only dentist (out of upwards of twelve hundred 

 in the State of California) willing to come forward, in order to ele- 

 vate the science of dentistry, and establish those intimate friendly 

 relations which ought to exist between the people of the State 

 and the professors of the science referred to. 



