The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-28

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GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning and COR
tnue open until Friday evening. 1t Is therefore de-
srable that all persons hay ng articles Tor exhiDi-
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday The 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive Them.
81. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases, become responsible for the sae-keepng
>. articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
{ Ulcers and committees, (the owner taking check
Tor the sane,) until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time TO
give them p,or,unty 10 recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association.
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James NJ. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition shall have first been enieredin the Secretary
book or registry--then labelled W tn the owners
name and resideNce--and price, II for sale-giving
to the owner corresponding Garland Then class-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the labors Of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the protection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
and labelling Of articles. hs
4th There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--.he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, il a Machine, statement
of is powers and uses COST time of invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker II Horticultural or Agricultural Products
mode of preparation OF land and soil manure aud
time Of planting, mode ofcultvatioD. Ii an ANIMAL
the pedigree stock, age, mode OF raising &c. II
Needle work or Painting, or any work OF Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount OF
labor; the age if by children very old persons
Il value, uses SIC. Since this is the most reliable
mode Of collecting such information as may be
worth publishing in the transactions OF the Society,
vitors patrons and members, all will take notice,
that premium u i'll not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legble hand, and in a style fit at once for the
press.
5lh The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enloined to make out, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
proyements in farming, tllage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress Of being
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes ofprcparation. time OF planting and med
Of cultivation. The means and measures OF preser-
wing and Increasing the fertility Of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up an amount Of valuable
information TO be sent cut in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9Th 1t is desirable to make The Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and y; Lufactnrers Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c--to carry
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition for
a premium
7th. 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 1t, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest therefore the announcement OF pre-
miums for particular articles might be Construed by
some into an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally 10
Observe hat it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest scope, embracing
svery thing that is ingenious useful III business
| or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
| or exhibition are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
IL that on all articles of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or inventons
in any of the departments, premium OF cup
worth ! 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
clcs cup worth = 5 will be given, on the third best
| 4 T. SO on the fourth an honor. And on all arti
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth 5 will be given; on the second
best 2. SO ; on the third honor; on The fourth,
premiums from one TO three dollars--these, how
ever are general regulations and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit the committees VIII be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned parii
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
| fruits flowers paintings, ncede-work &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many DEF artments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary 10 proper management
| 9th The facilities of getting TO this central
point induce us to invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions Of many OF our fellow
citizens If Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rida We hope they will unite with US in making
this institution indeed, whatitisi in name, Southern
Central Agric ulural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members he call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, aud to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles classed and arranged in their respective
departments In order to the perfection OF this
| arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enJoln
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
mttees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted 10 sales--Frday to gem
eral re-deivery of articles. The exhibition con-
tnung 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 Blups, 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 acconlmo-
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 fair.
10Th. The Secretary is directed to publish
these regulations in the CULTyAToR, and to pro-
cure as far as practicable their publication IN the
weekly papers of this and the adjoining States.