State Agricultural Society. 259 



REPORTS OP SPECIAL COMMITTEES. 



MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. 



Sacramento, September 26th, 1871. 



To the Officers of California State Agricultural Society: 



The committee appointed to examine musical instruments report as 

 follo*ws: 



We find on exhibition one grand piano, one square grand, and one 

 parlor square, manufactured by Chickering & Sons, Boston, and exhib- 

 ited by L. K. Hammer, agent; one grand piano, one square grand, and 

 two parlor squares, manufactured by Hallet & Davis, Boston, exhibited 

 by W. G. Badger, agent; one grand square piano and one colibri, 

 manufactured by Mathushek; two parlor gems, manufactured by Mar- 

 shall & Mendenhall; one portable pipe organ, manufactured by Derrick 

 & Felgemaker; one reed organ and one silver flute, exhibited by John 

 F. Cooper, agent; one parlor square piano, manufactured by George 

 Hews, Boston, and exhibited by R. C. Marsh, agent. 



On examination the committee have awarded first premium to L. K. 

 Hammer for best grand piano, best grand square, and best parlor piano, 

 exhibited by him and manufactured fey Chickering & Sons, Boston. 



They would also recommend that a special premium be awarded to 

 John F. Cooper for his Mathushek colibri piano, which to all intents 

 and purposes answers the requirements of a boudoir piano. They also 

 recommend a special premium for his very fine Derrick, Felgemaker & 

 Co.'s portable pipe organ. The reed organ and silver flute exhibited by 

 him deserve special mention. 



The fine display of Hallet & Davis pianos exhibited by W. G. Badger 

 are also deserving of special mention. As is also the piano made by 

 George Hews, Boston, and exhibited by B. C. Marsh, agent. 



Eespectfully submitted, GEO. J. GEE, 



john McNeill, 

 g. w. wallace, 

 john n. turpin. 



BABCOCK FIRE EXTINGUISHER. 



Sacramento, August 22d, 1871. 



We, the undersigned, having been appointed a special committee of 

 the California State Agricultural Society to witness a trial of the Bab- 

 cock Fire Extinguisher, and report upon its merits, respectfully submit 

 the following: 



