The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-14
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annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with The duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management oil the approaching
/ Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
| Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings viii DC
opened for visitors Monday morning, and con-
linue open until Friday evening. 1t IS therefore de-
srable that all persons hay ne articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as cary as Frid y or
Saturday, the 9th and 10Th August when Com
mit'ee will be there ready to receive them.
! ID The Association has an ample fund, and will
10 all cases become responsi bIe for the saiekecp,ng
,,.aricIes which may be placed in the hands Of lis
Ulcers and committees, the owner taking check
| for the same J until the close of he Far which
| will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them op ortunty 10 recover their goods, and
! to prevent thereby the leaving Of any goJds or
articles unprotected after the adjournment Of the
| Association.
! 3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
| Lewis Wm. Ezzard, and James M Calhoun, are
appointed committee " hose duty il shall be to
that all artires entering the far grounds Tor exh-
ilion sha have first been enieredin The Secretary
book or regstry--then Labelled Oh the owners
name and reside ce--snd price, II tor sae---gving
to the owner CORES pondiDg cardand then ciassl-
| fled and arranged by departments and in such order
as to facilitate the abors Of the several committees
on premiums aud also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, shall be necessary for
the protection of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks they may need IN the arrangement
and labelling OF articles.
4lh. There will positively be required in all
cases, a Minute aud accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibiiiou---ihe statement to be delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, if Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, lime Of nvention and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. Ir horticultural or Agricultural Products,
me de of preparation of land and soil, manure aud
time of planting mode ofcutlyatlon. II an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode oil raising, &c II
Needle work or Painting, or any work OF Art, the
length Of time bestowed it, or the amount OF
labor; the aye, il by children very old persons
q value, uses &c. Since this Is the most reliable
mode Of collecting such information as may be
worth publishing in the transactions of he Society,
visitors patrons and members, all will take notice,
that a premium " ill not be awarded 10 any artl-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative aud explanatory statements, made out
in egible hand, and in Style fit at once for The
press.
5th The delegations Of the servera county Socie-
lies are requested and joined to make out, upon
consultation, report OF he present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, OF the I'M
proyements in farming, tage, draining and manu-
rng which have been are in progress Of being
adopted The leading products OF then countless
the modes OF preparation. time OF planting aud ms
Of cultivation. The means and measures Of preser-
Agricultural memoirs from the serseral county
societies would make up amount of valuable
information TO be sent cut the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable TO make the Fair Central
Agricultural and .LufactnrersEx Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus Of
choice articles, or who make the m for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c--to carry
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition for
a premium.
7h Premiums. 1T is impossible to name in no.
tce like this all, the various articles to which pre-
miums Will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not be embraced in II, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest the eiOrc the announcement OF pre-
miums for particular articles might be strued by
someino an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give the action OF
the Association the very widest scope, embracing
svery thing that is ingenious useful IN business
or art All then, with whotever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. Tic only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
lis that, on all articles of the highest merit In the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'M
elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium Of a cup
worth : 10 will be given the second best arti-
cles cup worth IS viii be given on the third best
$ 2 50 on the fourth an honor. And on AL arti
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
menis cup worth S. viii be given on the second
best ,. 50 on The third an honor; on he fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and mise, aneous articles,
premiums from TO three dullars-the>e, how
everare general regulations, and particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the mmittees will he
permitted, indeed are quesied, TO vary the rule
Sth. hill will be prepared and assigned par i
cularly to the Ladies foi leir garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, need e-work &c. They
; are cordially invited TO attend. Their assistance
IN many del arlments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary TO proper management
9th. The facilities Of G. Ting TO this central
point induce u to invite, and to expect The pre-
>ence and contributions of many OF our fellow
citizens f Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and 10 |
| rida. We hope they VIII unite with us IL making |
this institution indeed what It's in name Southern
Central .Agrc utural Association.
| l0ih. The President upon consultation with |
such members he call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
phrtments, and to these committees appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists o! the
AT ticles classed and arranged IN their respective
| de 5artments In order to the perfection of ihs |
/ arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
| these regulations, will h re repeat, and erJoln |
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
urday the 9th and 10Th of August, so that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
! Monday morning, the committee OF reception may
have their lists of articles, and the several COM
mitees proceed at once TO the examination of art-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
| reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday !
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Friday to gen
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition COP
tinuing the whole time.
! llth. Any alterations of, or additions TO, the
| foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
! Monday morning of the FAIR week
| 18th. The annual Grafton will be made on
! Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
! by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia
! 18th. The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
/ 18th The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the laborious business OF
the air.
| 18th The Secretary is directed to publish /