The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-06
SOUTHERN CENTRAL
GRICULTURAL ASSOCI ALTON

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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 OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
| Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tnue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
srabe that all persons HAVING articles Tor exhioi-
ton, shall be on the ground as carry as Ffidsy or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August wheh Com
mittee will be there ready 10 receive them.
3D. The Association has ample fund, and will,
in all cases become responsible for the saiekeepng
}! articles which may be placed in the hands of its
/, Ulcers and committees (he owner taking check
ior the same until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them op; orunty to recover their goods, and
TO prevent thereby the leaving of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment Of the
Association.
3D. 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
iton, sha have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book or registry-then Labelled W tn the owners
name and res!de ce-and price, for sale--giving
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the laboIs 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.
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
eXhibtion-lhe 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. If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and SOIL manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultyaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode OF rasiGg sc. Ii
Needle or Painting, or any work OF Art, the
length of time bestowed on 1t, or the amount oil
labor; the age if by children or very old persons
tie value, uses sc. Since this is the most reliable
mode Of collecting such information as may be
worth publishing in the transactions Of lie Society,
visitors patrons and members, all will take notice,
that prcNlun i'll not be awarded TO any arti-
| Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied BY
illustrative md explanatory statements, made out
IN egibi, hand, and in style tit at once for the
less.
5lh The delegation the serveral county Sucic-
ties requested ana n;Oincd 10 make cIt upon
consultation, report Of the present condition ol
Agriculture in their several counties, OF the I'M
proyements in farming, lillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress OF bling
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes OF pre- paraton. time Of planting and mod
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 out III the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernA agricultural and M:Iufacturers 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
Ia premium.
7th Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in a no
tce like this all, the various articles to which pre-
miums will be granted However comprehensive
might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest Their Ore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles mig be Construed by
someinto exclusion OF all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally TO
observe, hat it is intended to give tie action Of
the Association the very widest scope, embracing
every thing that is ingenious useful in 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
is, that, all articles Of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
pements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any Of the departments, premium OF cup
; worth ~ will be given on the second best arti-
clcs cup worth IS will be given on the third best
So SO; on the fourth an honor. And on all alti
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 8 2. so on the third an honor on The fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscr llaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars-these, how
ever are general regulations and in particular
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed requested, TO vary the rule.
Sth hall will be prepared and assigned par'i-
) cularly TO the Ladies for tier garden products
fruits, flowers paintings, needle work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
9th The facilities of getting 10 this central
point induce us to invite, and to expect the pre-.
sencc and contributions Of many OF our fellow
citizens If Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rida. VIC hope they will unite with in ma king
this institution indeed what it is in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10Th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he call TO his add shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdr'ments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of rece pton shall furnish lists Of the
atlcl-s c!assed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection Of tins
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will b. re repeat, and cn]oin
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, that when
the President shall appoint his committees
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists Of articles, and the several com
mlttees proceed at once to the examination of uri-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting w Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to snles--Friday to gen
era re-delvery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tlnuing the whole time.
l!th. Any alterations Of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlantp early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
l2h. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Bilups, OF Athens, Georgia.
'3h. 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 atternoon to
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to give visitors the opportunity of the acc"mmo-
GaionS ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
and others engaged in tie laborious business of
the AR.
18th. The Secretary is directed to publish
these regulations in the CuLrlvAron, and to pro-