The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-24
RICH TROPHIES
At SACRAMENTO
Magnificent Prizes for Inter-
state Exposition of Forestry
and Irrigation.
BULLS WORTH $1,000 EACH
GOLD AND SILVER VASES AND
MUCH CASH.
BULLS WORTH $1,000 EACH

hol VI ltODIileS ana prizes TO be awarded
Tor exhibits at the Interstate exposition
which viii he held in this city stimuli
taneously with the Fifteenth National Ir-
rigation congress, Sept. 2-7 next, was an
nounced here today. It consists of TWEEN
" magnificent and costly prizes the
Slfts of prominent and public-spirited cit
lzens and commercial organizations of
California and other western states. with
many large cash prizes for individual dis
plays: All states are eligible to compete
Tor these prizes with the exception of
California.
The unique and striking feature of the
awards announced is the number and val
Ne of the trophies that will be given for
individual farm exhibits. These include
three thoroughbred registered bulls of
the very highest grade Two of these
have cash value of s., 900 each; the third.
calf. is valued at $50. They are from
the most celebrated herds on the Pacific
coast and they represent the best blood
The list Of awards for farms exhibits
also includes ten cash prizes of 500 each
and numerous others of value The small
est prizes offered are the cash awards
of $50. Of which there are a number,
given for the best single box of fruit
and other smaller displays.
The trophies offered are undoubtedly
the finest and most valuable collection
ever hung up for any event Of its kind
There are twenty in all, ranging in value
from $50 to $500. These are the most
splendid examples of the silVersmith's
art. Most of them are especially designed
and manufactured by ShreVe & Co. of
San Francisco. Each is of massive pro-
portions with especial decorative scheme
appropriate to the character of the ex-
hibit for which it is offered All are
worked out with wonderful fineness, rem
dering every trophy not only intrinsic
ally valuable but artistically superb.
List of Trophies.
The full list of trophies is as follows:
sweepstakes trophy. magnificent sill
yer cup for the best collective state ex-
hibit of irrigated land and forest pro-
ducts. Presented by William Randolph
Hearst of New York. Height, 321z inches;
extreme width, q inches.
Special trophy, magnificent silver cup,
for best collective state exhibit of forage
plants. Presented by United States SEN
ator George c. Perkins of California
Special trophy, silver loving cup of ex-
quisite finish, for best collective state
exhibit Of fruits. Presented by George c.
Pardee, ex-governor of California and
formerly president of the National Irri-
cation congress.
Special trophy, large silver cup of grace
full outline and beautiful finish for the
best collective exhibit Of canned toma-
toes. Presented by ex-senator Fred ].
k1esel of Ogden, Utah.
Special trophy, silver loving cup of sim
pie Grecian design, very beautiful, for
best collective exhibit of canned Vege-
tables. Presented by George w. Peltier
OF Sacramento, chairman of the board of
control of the Fifteenth National Irriga-
ton congress.
Los Angeles Times trophy. beautiful
silver loving cup with appropriate deco
ratiOns in silver. for best collective state
exhibit of grapes. Presented by General
Harrison Gray Otis.
Special trophy, a large cup of grace
full outline and ornate finish. for best
collective state exhibit of plums and
prunes Presented by the Earl Fruit
company of California
Special cereal trophy, magnificent
hammered silver nnnpb howl no
lective state exhibit of cereals. Offered
by Baker & Hamilton, manufacturers of
and dealers in agricultural implements,
Sacramento and San Francisco.
Special orchard and garden trophy a
beautiful and costly silver cup. almost as
large as the sweepstakes trophy, for best
collective state exhibit of fresh fruits and
vegetables. Presented by the California
Fruit Gamers association.
Special Prize for Fruit.
Special fruit trophy. a beautiful cup of
hammered silver with exquisite grape dec
Grafton, for the best exhibit of canned
fruits; presented by Shreve & Co, silver
smiths. and jewelers. of San Francisco.
Special forest trophy, a beautiful en-
graved silver cup with hand-chased pine
tree decoration, for best collective state
exhibit of forest products; presented by
the Diamond Match company
Special merit trophy, miniature wine
cask of Flemish oak, bound and heavily
ornamented with silver, 1872 inches high
one of the most unique, striking and val
liable trophies ever designed; for the best
substitute for oak used in wine cOoperage;
presented by the California Wine associa-
ton.
Special hop trophy. large and costly
silver pitcher and salver, hand-chaSed
hOp-vine decorations, for best state ex-
hibit of hops; presented by the Pabst
Brewing company of Wisconsin.
Special forest products trophy, a great
shield of polished California redwood,
bearing heavy silver plate with engraved
forest scene and acorn decorations, for
best vsrietal state exhibit of forest prod
ucts; presented by Pacific Hardware &
Steel company of San Francisco.
Special trophy, a beautiful silver cup
of especially appropriate design for best
collective exhibit of the products of a
scented by the Joshua Hendy Machine
works of San Francisco.
Special electric trophy, beautiful sill
Yer loving cup with hand-chaSed decOra-
ton in fruits and flowers, for best exhibit
from a single farm irrigated by electric
power; presented by A. FIeishhacker &
Co. Of San Francisco.
Special trophy, a splendid silver loving
cup, for best exhibit of brewing barley;
presented by the Anheuser-Busch COM
pany of St Louis.
San Francisco reconstruction trophy, a
splendid silver cup with specially de-
signed decoration illustrating the reha-
Utilization of San Francisco, for the best
state exhibit of sugar beets and beet
ganizations of San Francisco.
For the Farmers.
Special farmers prize No. l. Thorough
bred registered, 2-year-old HOlstein bull.
california Promotion Boy" from the
Pierce Premier herd Of HOlsteins of Stock
ton Cal Cash value $1,000. for the best
collective exhibit of the products of a
single irrigated farm; presented by the
California Promotion committee
Special farmers prize No. ?. thorough
bred yearling, Durham bull, Irrigation
Glide" a bull of royal blood, sired by
king Edward" the finest Durham in
the world. Cash value $1,000, for the best
exhibit of the products of single irri-
gated orchard; presented by the estate OF
4 III. Glide Sacramento, Cal.
Special farmers prize No. 5. Thorough
bred Hereford bull, yearling, "Natoma
Irrigation" from the celebrated Natoma
herd of HerefOrds. Cash prize 5000. for
the best exhibit of cereals from a single
irrigated farm; presented by Charles Sill
va owner Sacramento, Cal.
The California state board of trade VIII
give a cash prize of S10e for the best es-
say, Irrigation as a Factor In California
Development"
Ten cash prizes of 500 each will be CIV
en- for the best collective EXHIBITS OF
GRAZING va0afahlaa anDies. peaches, pears.