The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-16
SOUTHERN ENTRAL
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daring tlse week embracing "Wednesday, the 18th
day of August next which is the day OF the hith
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
| The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rules rs they may deem ne
cessary to aproper management oil the approaching
| Fair, have adopted the following
E: %y GEsERAL REGULATIONS.
| Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning. and con-
tinne open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
tion 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.
Cd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases. become responsible for the safe-keeping
}. articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
Ulcers and com nittees, (the owner taking check
for the same, until the close OF the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, IN ample time to
give them op. orunty 10 recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
Association. go ...1. = j. LII iii n
Sd. Marx 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 cxh
iton sha have first been eniercdin the Secretary
book or registry--then labelled W tn the owners
name and reside ce--snd price, ffor salc--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then classl-
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. TO-, 49, ~.
| 9TH There will positively be required, in all
| cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibitior-the statement TO be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, IL Machine, a statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time OF invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation Of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultivation II an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age mode OF raising, &c Ii
Needle work or Painting, or any work OF Art, The
! length of time bestowed on il, or the amount OF
| 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 the Society,"
visitors, patrons and members, all will take notice,
that premium will not be awarded to any art-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in egible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press ,...'. ~. ~. ". 81" ''.% ..".a
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socic-
lies are requested and enjoined TO make out, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
proyements in farming tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their countless
the modes Of preparation. time ofplanting and mod.
Of cultivation. tfhe 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 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society. ..,.<. -.,..., ~. H. =
| 9Th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura and NJ EufacturersEx 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. b.. $780,. f. ;.r .,gas.1 o..
7,h. Premiums.-It is impossible to name in mo-
tice like this ALL the various articles 10 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 il, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest ther eiore the announcement OF pre-
miums for particular articles migttbe Construed by
someinto an exclusion ofaIl 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 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 inventions
in any of the apartments, premium OF cup
worth ~ will be given on the second best arti-
|
4 = SO; on the fourth an honor And on all att
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
menis cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 3. So on the third an honor on he fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and misct llaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars-these, how
ever are general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned par'i-
cularly to the Ladies for tier garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, need ,e-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 10 this central
point induce Us to invite, and to expect The PIE
sence and contributions of many OF our fellow
citizens Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and 10
rida. We hope they Will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, what iii in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
| 10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members he can call TO his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrments and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
ar -cles classed and arranged in their respective
de ,Jartments. In order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will h. re repeat, and enjoin
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
mittees 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 saes-Friday to gen.
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth Amy 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 Bllups, 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, 10
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
datons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.