Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-16
GENER Al NOTES.

Placer county this year has taken a course
which is worthy of imitation by all the other
counties in the State. Her Board of Supervisors,
early in the season, appointed a committee, con-
sisting of J. f. Madden, of Newcastle: John J.
Morrison. of Loomis, and W. i. Hayford, of Col
fax, to collect and make exhibitions of the pro
ducts of that county at the fairs this fall The
committee has done lis work most faithfully
and i'll manner rejecting credit upon the
county and themselves. As a result of their
labors. an excellent exhibit was made at the
Nevada City District Fair, represented by Mr..
Hayf0rd, of the committee: another at the Me
chanics' institute Fair, which exhibit Mr.. Nor
rison took charge OF, and now the third and
very iatteTing exhibit at the State Fair, coming
through the same general management, is under
the personal superintendence of Mr.. Madden.
He is being assisted here by W. i. Gester, J. ".
Terry and G. W. Turner, with Alex. Keller i'll
charge of the mineral display.
Additional to the exhibits mentioned yester-
day, Geo. d. kellogg, of Newcastle, makes a
fine exhibit of ten plates of Salway peaches.
II. IL. Linnell, Sacramento, exhibits in AgrI-
cultural Implement Eall the Millburn hollow
iron axle wagons. Deering giant mowers, cut
ting from six to seven feet; wiudmilis and
pumps of various makes, plows and pulyeriZers,
of several kinds; the steel harness which dis
penses with traces and doubletrees ]. /. c.
sulky and gang g-plows: reed machines, among
which is the Harrison press drill. This drill
has steel blade runners. cutting any desired
depth into the prepared soil, and the seed is
dropped into the burrows at open heel of the
blades, and each is followed by q wheel carrying
the mach ne and pressing the soil upon the de-
posted graiu The drill soWs SO feet in width.
William Ia-tman, of Petaluma, exhibits two
new style sulky scraperS, for use i'll ditching,
grading, etc.
Among the several exhibits of remedial
agents is that known IS Goods sSarsaparilla. The
agents have II handsome stand on the main floor
near the chief entrance. This preparation en-
braces vegetable ingredients in new combina-
tion that work remarkable results in the treat
ment of scrofula, humors biliousness, kidney
aud liver complaints, disordered condition of
the blood, etc. Neat books are furnished Wis
itOrs giving Il fail history of the medicine with
proofs of its efficacy.
In the east conservatory is the handsome dis
play of the Bell Conservatory. the largest and
nost completely stocked conservatory of inte
ror California. The exhibit il makes at the fair
is beautiful, Iestful and composing one, and
ministers 10 the puTest and loftiest tastes and
sentiments. In this exhibit we note espec ally
a splendid collection of tuberoses rooted, begO-
MAS new here comparatively, and Of the rich
est and most beautiful OF flowers, to our taste.
Postel S Schnerr, general agents for Saera-
mento, exhibit samples OF Fredericksburg lager
beer in handsome booth.
A. Schuch, a practical turner, Sacramento.
shows fine work done by carving machine of
his own invention. 1t is certainly IL novelty,
and Il useful and la5or-saviug one.
John Bean, Los Gatos shows Il spray pump
for orchards of mis- own invention. II operates
by air pressure from charged cylinder and
Bile, easily worked and appears to be the per
fection OF a spray pump.
IngersoIrs hand rock drill is shown in Ma
chiBery Hail in operation II o2eTates the drill
precisely as is done bg the workman Using hand
and hammer The blow is given by spriug
released and tightened by each turn OF a wheel.
1t is 50 adjusted on joints as TO work in any
direction. K. W. Burtis is agent for the coast.
IN Machinery Hall J. i. Hill shows some
splendidly-built fruit wagons.
T. D. Poole shows in Machinery Hall the Boss
10 noI III
machine Of such strong virtue that the Sscra-
mento Supervisors have purchased three for use
on Sacramento county roads.
Prices Excelsior seed sOwer is shown by Jacob
Price, of San Leandro. IL sows evenly, 10I feet
wild = and p ssesseS undeuiabie general merits.
w. f. Jeans shows sack nolder and rller,
novel and practical
Stanton, Thompson & Co, Sacramento show
White Cooley IL Cults (Marysville) feed cutters,
machines of broad merit, as d glance discIoses.
Stanton, Thompson * Co.. Sacramento show
q horse power pump of 1900 and 5000 gallons
capacity per hour, with eass work for the horse.
1t is the invention Of K N. Beebee, of Gridley.
The Farmers Union, of san Jose, show the
Standard wide cut mower. Its chief claim is
spring that hits the cutter bar and eases it oyer
irregularities of the ground, lifting either end of
the bar. There are other claims of merit made
for it.
j. Klees & Co., Sacramento, show the Califor-
mia Reimproved Grain Separator-a well-known
machine.
On the main floor II. Fisher & Co., Sacra-
mento, make a strikingly rich and beautiful ex-
hibit of fancy candies and confections.
The California Cracker Company. San Fran
cisco, makes an appetizing display of its goods,
on the main floor.
The Philadelphia Brewery, San Francisco,
has large booth showing the bottled product
of that mandatory.
Applegate's cold water bleaching soap is
shown in q stand near the main door.
Nelson Bros, Sacramento. show nine fine
vehicles, ,buggies, driving wagons, carriages, etc.
They are of frstclass make and finish, end stand
equal to the best OF California product, and SUI
perior to much OF importation;
Julius Weyland, Colusa, in the southeast ga-
lery, exhibits some very beautiful AngorA kid
skins in fleece.
John 7. Whitney, in the southeast gallery, ex-
hibits several kinds of Angora fleeces and of
wool grown in California
A. Meister, Sacramento, shows some very
handsome buggies, carriages and other We
hicles, fifteen in number. They are of the first
order, and in material and Workmanship stand
second to none They testify to the superior
skill of the manufacturer in the mos. emphatic
manner.
In the east upper gallery is q large collection
of Holbein work shown by Mrs. C. J. 0yler.
and accompanied by printed description of
this fine handiwork. The display is one OF
credit to the lady, and the work exeites very
warm complimentary comment
In the northeast upper gallery is shown by W
H. Coalwell of San Francisco, the lightning
Steam Platter" II is wonderful, simple and
cheap little machine that any lady can learn to
handle in few minutes, aud that saves hours
upon hours of tedious labor, and produces re-
suits that cannot be equalled by the Old slow
hand gathering process.
There is shown at the Pavilion ''The Star Tea
and Coffee Filter" which Will interest every
housewife and lover Of good coffee and inspir-
ing tea.
That the 500 exhibits of curi0s in the Museum
Associations display may be seen 10 better ad-
vantage, L L. Lewis & Co., with commeudahle
public spirit, have furnished strong lamp for
each show case. This tlioughtfulness the peo-
pie thoroughly appreciate