The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-05-22
PLACER'S OPPORTUNITY.
Her Grand Exhibit on Wheels Now
in Preparation.
A Rolling Palace That VIII Show
What a Single California
County Can Do.

There is now being constructed at the
Southern Pacific Railroad works in this
city magnificent car to be known as
Placer On Wheels" which will in few
weeks be sent through the Eastern States
to exhibit TO the people there samples of
what one county alone of California can
produce.
crew" of twenty persons will go
with the car, including lecturer, man
ager, bill-posters, etc., and Placer County
expects to be greatly benefited by the
rolling exhibit of her resources. This
viii embrace not only agricultural and
horticultural interests, but mineral as
well. The car will be fitted up in the
most complete manner possible, and
wherever it goes it will be an attraction
OF itself. 1t will be SO arranged as to pre-
sent a splendid outside exhibit, besides
being an elegant piece of workmanship
in itself
w. b. Hayford, of Auburn, one of the
most enterprising citizens of Placer
County, has the general management of
the exhibit, and he is laboring hard to
make it all that it should be. The work
of soliciting subscriptions for the fund to
send out PLACER on Wheels is being
pushed vigorously by him and his able
corps of assistants, but knowing and APP
preclating the efficacy of woman's work
in all grand schemes of public advance
ment, and desiring to enlist the interest
OF the ladies of Placer in this grand move
for the countys benefit, Mr.. Hayford
has offered them as inducement to go to
work in the cause the following hand
some and substantial premiums. He
says his idea and hope is to have every
st.iy0
work, unrestricted in her field, to solicit
subscriptions
To the woman, married or single, who
collects the largest amount for the
support of placer on Wheels" will be
given handsome gold watch, donated
by the San Jose Watch Manufacturing
Company, and valued at $3.50.
To the woman, married or single, who
collects the second largest amount, will
be given a superb bedroom set, donated
by Cocker IL Crowell, of Auburn, and
valued at 500.
To the woman, married or single, who
collects the third largest amount will be
given high-arm, No. 8, Wheeler 81 Will
son SeWlng-machlne, the same that took
the prize at the Paris Exposition, and val
ued at SIS.
To the lady, married or single, who
collects the fourth largest amount will be
given handsome writing-desk, donated
by w. D. Comstock, furniture dealer,
Sacramento, and valued at $50.
Other premiums are expected to be
! added from time to time, thus enlarging
the opportunity of each lady worker in
the cause to obtain prize for her pains
In addition to the other premiums a
Mathushek upright piano, donated by
John L. Cooper, of Sacramento, and val
ued at 500. will be given to the most pop
ular lady in Placer county, to be deter
mined by the vote of the people. In this
election anybody is eligible to vote who is
willing to pay % cents for the privilege,
and those who desire to stuff the ballot
box in the interest Of their candidate can
do so by paying % cents for each vote
cast.
stimulated by these Offers" says Mr.,
Hayford, Il hope to see every commu-
nifty arouse itself on this subject. This
is county move, involving the interest
and appealing to the pride of every man,
woman, and child in the county. Let it
be the talk Of the day, and let our talk be
accompanied by acts, and the glory that
will come to US by reason of our energy
and enterprise will reward us tenfold."