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I think it will be admitted that the Americans are the first nation of 

 the world, the English next, Germans next, French next; these four 

 nations are the superiors of all other nations — if the French had been 

 beef eaters in place of horse eaters they would have been the masters 

 of the Prussians. There can be but one opinion, and that is in favor of 

 the nation that consumes the greatest quantity of beef. Beef being 

 the most nutricious meat known to man, producing a larger frame, more 

 muscle, less disease, better health, longer life. These give vigor' and 

 freshness to the intellect. I come to the conclusion that beef has had 

 much to do in making great men and nations. Much could be said 

 of the horse, his splendid appearance, his grand speed on the turf, but 

 these are but fancy; the two-twenty or the seven-nineteen and a half 

 does not make bread for the poor, and greatly tends to idleness if not to 

 something worse; while on the contrary— ^breeding of cattle leads to 

 industry, produces food for man, has no immoral tendency, keeps young 

 men out of town, away from the snares of the world, gives them indus- 

 trious and frugal habits— taken in all its branches one of the most use- 

 ful occupations in life. One more thought and I am done. In all my 

 acquaintance through life I have observed that the man who gives strict 

 attention to cattle "has done well, and more especially in this country. 

 Many large fortunes have been made and all have done well. While on 

 the contrary, if horsemen have made fortunes they are exceptions to the 

 rule. 



Most respectfully, your obedient servant, 



COLEMAN YOUNGEE. 



SECOND DEPARTMENT. 



CABKIAGES AND WAGONS. 

 Statement of H. M. Bernard, op Sacramento. 



To the Honorable Committee on Gold Medal: 



Gentlemen: I submit the' following claim for the gold medal in the 

 second department. I commenced carriage and light wagon work in 

 this city nearly twenty years ago, and although nearly discouraged 

 many times by so very many Eastern buggies and carriages being- 

 shipped to this market by capitalists, I still kept on contending with 

 them, inch for inch, and to-day there is not one fiftieth part of the car- 

 riages and buggies imported that were fifteen years ago. xVlthough my 

 capital was limited illdeed, I invested every dollar in the business and 

 built thousands of dollars worth of work every year, giving employ- 

 ment to quite a number of hands and saving thousands of dollars to the 

 State every year, in keeping the money among our own merchants and 

 mechanics. My work has earned a reputation for itself, for style and 

 durability, second to none in the State, and superior to any that can be 



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