THE PRESS PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION 

 OFFERS $25,000 CASH PRIZES 



To be distributed among successful estimators of the total vote for Governor in the 

 States of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan on the 4th day of November, 1902. 



The money, $25,000, has already been deposited in the Central Savings Bank, Detroit. 



CONDITIONS OF THIS GREAT CONTEST. 



Any one sending us only 25 cents for THE FLORAL WORLD one year and an estimate of the total 

 vote of Governor in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan on November 4, 1902, will receive a 

 certificate which will secure for him any prizes his estimates entitle iiim to claim, provided no 

 other premium is taken. 



I You may estimate as many times as you desire by sending us only 12 cents with each addi- 

 fiional estimate. An investment of a few cents and careful study may bring you $10,000. 



The contest will close at midnight, November 3, 1902, and no estimate received after that 

 hour will be allowed. The official certificates of the Secretaries of the three States, showing the 

 total vote for Governor, will determine who are entitled to the prizes, and the awards will be 

 made by a disinterested Committee of prominent judges, just as soon as the official figures can 

 be obtained. 



HERE IS THE, LIST OF PRIZES. 



ilo the nearest correct estimator — $10,000.00 



To the second nearest correct estimator 3,000.00 



To the third nearest correct estimator 1,000.00 



To the fourth nearest correct estimator 500.00 



To the fifth nearest correct estimator 200.00 



To the sixth nearest correct estimator 100.00 



To the next 12 nearest correct estimators, $15.00 each 180.00 



To the next 27 nearest correct estimators, $10.00 each 270.00 



To the next 950 nearest correct estimators, $5.00 each 4,750.00 



995 Prizes, amounting to. $20,000.00 



The following Special Prizes will Also be Paid: 



For the nearest correct estimate received before August 1, 1902 $ 1,000.00 



For the nearest correct estimate received on or after August 1, and before August 15 1,000.00 



For the nearest correct estimate received on or after August 15, and before Sept. 1 1,000.00 



For the nearest correct estimate received on or after Sept. 1, and before Sept. 15 1,000.00 



For the nearest correct estimate received on or after Sept. 15, and before Oct. 1 1,000.00 



Total 1,000 Prizes, amounting to- $25,000.00 



tn case of a tie or that two or more estimators are equally correct, prizes will be divided equally between them. 



VALUABLE INFORMATION. 



To aid in forming your estimates we furnish the following data : 



Pennsylvania elects a Governor only once in four years. Michigan elects a Governor every 

 two years, and since 1894 New York has elected a Governor every two years. 



The total vote for Governor in New York in 1891 was 1,165,085 



The " " " " 1894 " 1,275,671 



The " " " " 1896 " 1,434,046 



The " " " 1898 " 1,359,190 



The " " *' " 1900 " 1,556,520 



The total vote for Governor in Pennsylvania in 1886 was 919,212 



The " " " " 1890 " 928,196 



The " " " " 1894 " 953,017 



The " " " " 1898 " 971,737 



The total vote for Governor in Michigan in 1890 was 397,809 



The " " " " 1892 " 468,637 



The " " " " 1894 " 416,928 



The " " " " 1896 " 547,802 



The " " " " 1898 " 421,164 



The " " " " 1900 " 548,214 



The total aggregate vote for Governor in these three states in 1894 and 1898, the years in 

 which all three states elected Governors at the same time, was as follows : 



In 1894 the aggregate vote for Governor in these three States was 2,645,616. 

 In 1898 the total aggregate vote for Governor in these three States was 2,752,091. 

 What will the total aggregate vote for Governor in these three States be on November 4, 

 1902? Figure it out or guess at it, and send in your estimates. It may mean $10,000 in cash to you. 



The official certificates of the Secretaries of the States of New York, Pennsylvania and 

 Michigan, showing the combined total vote for Governor in these three States, will determine 

 who are entitled to the prizes, and the awards will be made by a Committee of prominenx; judges 

 within twenty days after the official vote is known. 



Be sure to include your estimate in plain figures when remitting. 



Address, THE FLORAL WORLD, Springfield, Ohio. 



