The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-08-29
A REMARKABLE PREMIUM CON
TEST.
Conducted by the San Francisco
Bulletin.


Quoting one of the most remarkable
premium contests ever held. 1t has
awakened an unusual interest in the
coming election, and people all over
the State are wondering how many
men will cast vote for the next Gov
ernor of California. The contest is
open to every subscriber to The But-
tetin and the total number of votes that
will be cast in the State of California
at the November election for Governor
Is what Bulletin readers are guessing.
1t may seem difficult matter to make
close estimate on such a question,
but in reality it is not. 1t only re-
quires little thinking and calculating.
1t is interesting to consider the number
of votes cast in former elections, and
with the rapidly growing population
of the State in mind, to figure out the
number that the total vote in Novem-
Der is likely to reach. The guessing
contest in itself is interesting and edu-
cational aside from the thousands of
dollars worth of premiums which will
be distributed among the winners.
The votes of the different parties are
not to be considered. 1t is only the
total number of men who will cast
votes for Governor that is to be esti-
mated.
After the election, when the votes
have been counted, the figure that the
total vote will be found to have reached
will be published and the persons
whose estimates come nearest the cor
rect figure will share in the distribu-
ton of $25, 900 worth of premiums.
This is large amount to be awarded
in guessing contest but it is the actual
value of the premiums offered by The
Bulletin. The estimates are sent in on
printed coupons, which are published
in The Bulletin on the last Sunday of
each month. Five of these will be pub
lished, and every subscriber is entitled
to five guesses. Two coupons have
already appeared and the next will be
published on August 81. Hundreds of
estimates have been sent in, and they
will continue to be filed at The Bulletin
Office until the day of the election. One
feature of the contest is that subscrib-
ers living in San Francisco have no ad-
vantage over those who send the cou-
pons from distance, in regard to get
ting their estimates in at an earlier
date. The date of receiving cuts no
figure in the contest, and it is not the
estimate coming nearest the correct
| figure which reaches The Bulletin office
first which will win the first premium,
but that which is mailed first. The es-
Inmates are filed as they are received,
according to the postmark date of mail
| ing.
10 facilitate the guessing, number
of figures of the vote of previous cleo
tions have been published, and these
will be printed from time to time in
the columns of The Sunday Bulletin,
which publishes full particulars con-
corning the contest.
In regard to the premiums, it is sufi-
cient to say that there is the most COM
plete list of premiums ever offered.
Heading the list is $4,000 house and
lot in the Sunset District of San Fran
cisco, the most attractive residence
portion of the city, within one block of
Golden Gate Park. The house is in
process of erection, and after the cleo
tion it will be awarded to the winner
in the contest. This is a remarkable
offer, and there are hundreds of other
premiums beside-several pianos, bug
gies, college scholarships, bicycles,
sewing machines, rifles and no end of
handsome bric-a-brac, lamps and carved
furniture. The list is too long to quote,
and we refer our readers to the col
umns of The Sunday Bulletin, where
they will find the complete list, fully
described. 1t is great contest, con-
Quoted by great paper, and it is small
wonder that it has awakened wide
spread interest.