Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-09-18

| Upon the air cylinder, handsomely worked
out IN china nails, is the Legend
..''''''''.....' ''.''.
| Indicative of the original number of the
| house in Sacramento in the pioneer era,
| and which number it still bears
| The under side OF the footboards, on
looking upward, we see are dressed with
| wire clothes-lines, wrenches, brackets, rules,
| butcher knives, ETC., and the edge is bor-
dered with brass door-rails and embellished
by brass barrow butts. To complete the
illusion, even the connection between the
| tender and locomotive is made by steam
| rubber hose, and we note that the brake
beams are stayed by oil chain.
The locomotive and tender apparently
rest upon sixty feet of sixty pound steel
rail- resting on ties Axe, and these on beams
lOxlO, the elevation of the rails from the
| floor being two and half feet. But in
reality the great iron horse in imitation
does does not touch the rails, for at night
the machinery is attached to the Pavilion
| power and the wheels go around and the
| piston-rod flashes in and out, the connect
ing-rod sweeps about in Its circuit and the
! parallel rods rise and fall as the great
drivers whirl, and all the motion of the
| locomotive is imitated-save only that it
does not move.
| The entire structure cost the Huntington
! Hopkins Company, We estimate, close upon
LOCO. 1t was designed and constructed
by George H. Hansbrow, one OF the old
attaches Of the house, and whose genius
for this kind of work is proverbial.
| The Huntington Hopkins Company has
set to local merchants an admirable exam
pie; for it is truth that it is incumbent
| upon the locality where the State Fair is
located to attend to supply the spectacular
| features
Last evening Governor Stanford passed
| In front of the exhibit we have thus de.
| scribed-inadeouately indeed-and after
admiring the structure long time, turned
to Mr.. Hansbrow, and complimented him
by saying that it surpassed in cunning of
coDceit and successful execution, any
! trade display work that he had ever seen
| in all his travels about the world.
OTHER EXHIBITS.
To write the history of the firm of Baker
d Hamilton and the interests in which they
are engaged would involve the difficult task
OF writing up the history of one of the pio-
neer interests of California. So closely
have they become identified with the COM
mercial interests of the State and adjoining
territory that wherever an agricultural i'm.
plement OF any character is used, there the
name of Baker & Hamilton and their
goods is common household word. Wis.
ltors to the Pavilion will obsere that fully
third OF agricultural implement hall is
occupied by the exhibits made by Baker &
Hamilton and the Benicia Agricultural
Works. The above firm are the owners of
the Benicia works. and as agents handle
the entire product of the factory. Special
attention is directed TO the Peerless gang
pillow, which stands on its own merits as
the lightest draught and most perfect ploy
made. Daniel Best, the inventor and
maker of the Remington steam traction
engine, after blowing test made
yesterday opposite the Pavilion, in
which three Peerless gangs were used,
said that he considered the Peerless the
rival piow. The large number of farmers
present who witnessed the pillow in opera
ton under the most severe conditions were
charmed by its work. The Buckeve i'm
proved internal gear mower, which occu-
pies place in the display, is receiving its
old time attention. The farming imple-
ments from the Benicia Agricultural
Works are an exhibit of themselves. Up
wards OF fifty different kinds and sizes of
single plows with wood and steel beams
are shown. Then follows an almost end
less variety of farming machinery. ouch
as the Buckeye reaper, Triumph
wheat drill, pulverizing harrow, com
blned Hollingsworth tiger rake, Buff.
talo Pitts thresher, Benicia improved
headers, Benicia barley crusher, Richards
disc harrow, variety of seedsowers, Balm
iarm wagons, Benicia spring and delivery
wagons. pleasure and farm carts. etc.
The different kinds of farm machinery
on exhibition are study of themselves
New and important improvements are be-
ing constantly made. The bringing to.
gether of so many different kinds of sgri-
cultural implementsiopens up field for
comparison which in the end must prove
benefit to somebody. Baker & Hamilton
have in their particular line always occu.
pied advance grounds. and have never
allowed themselves to fall behind the de-
mands of the times. Gentlemanly attend
ants are in charge at the Pavilion who will
spare no pains 10 give visitors and the pub
lie all the desired information. Before
concluding this article it NAV not be amiss
to say that the firm have large houses in
both Sacramento and San Francisco.
There are few departments of the Payil-
| ION that have more visitors than the re.
freShment stands under the management
| OF Barton of the candy Kitchen The
cool and refreshing cream drinks and rich
ice cream served from the different fount-
| aims and stands are a source of convenience
to the thousands who throng the Pavilion.
The main booth, where the greater part of
the crowd congregates, is located Cd the
! right-hand side OF the entrance to horti-
cultural hall. Here the handsome pro-
prietor, assisted By corps of pretty girls,
are kept busy serving the multitude With
| those delibhtful drinks for ubicb par,o,,
has become famous At this stand a num-
Der OF expert candy-makers are engaged
each evening in manufacturing candy. The
| process is matter of interest to a great
| many people who are not familiar with
candy. making. Barton's Candy Kitchen
and Ice Cream Parlors" are located at No.
$40 street. The public are invited TO call
and avail themselves of the oppor unity of
| purchasing candy as pure as can be made
from sugar. The best of ice cream is served
\ day and night.
Daniel Best, of San Leandro, Alameda
county, has on exhibition in lot opposite
the Pavilion one of his traction engines;
| also combined harvester. Yesterday two
| tests were made in the presence of a large
number OF farmers. One was to show the
operation of the engine hauling a combined
harvester; the other a set of three gang
piows. Each test proved a complete sue
cess, and demonstrated beyond all doubt
that Mr.. Best has produced machine that
would reduce the cost of farming in Cali
fornia very materially. Mr.. Best claims
that he can cut and thrash from seventy.
five to one hundred acres of grain per day.
and at much less cost that can be done by
any other method. After showing the
workings of the combined harvester, the
engine was hitched to the gang-plows and
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