The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-19
SOUTHERN cTEFTRAB IL1s'
A GRICUIyPURAI, fASSnCI ALTON, 3


day Of August next, which is the day Of the fifth /
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia m ~
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
1885, GENERAL REGULATIoNs.
list The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors ON Monday morning, and co'-
tnue open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de-
srable that all persons hay ne articles ioI eXhlpi-
ton, shall be on the ground as cary az Frlday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd The Association has an ample fund, and WILL
in all cases become responsible for the sale-keepnS
oil articles which may be placed IN the hands OF us
Cheers and committees, (the owner taxing check
for the same) until the close OF the Far, when
will be. announced beforehand, IN ample Tune 10 I
give them OPT. ortunty TO recover their goods, ana
to prevent thereby the leaving oil any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment oil the
Association. aa.qg.n..s '..a. 49,. .....,- .,,,,
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James Nj. Calhoun are
appointed a committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for eXhl-
ition, sha have first been eneredn the Secretary's
book or registTy-then labelled tn the owners
name and residence-and price, FLOR saie-g!Vlhg
20 the owner a corresponding card-and then CLASH
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 ~ -'T.' ',E 'L
Attn There will positively be required, in all
i cases. a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
4 exhibtion--the statement to be delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time OF nyentlon 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 ofculvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode OF raising, &c III
Needle-work or Painting, or any work oil Art the
: length of time bestowed it, or the amount OF
labor; the age, if by children 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 VIII take notice,
= that a premium " i'll not be awarded TO any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
= in Icgble hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
= 5h The delegations Of the several county Socie-
les are requested and en- Joined to make out, upon
= consultation a report Of the present condition oil
Agriculture in their several counties, OF the I'M
proyements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are III progress OF bang
= adopted The leading products Of thcir countless
the modes Of preparation. time OF planting and mod
| i
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 i'll the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernA Agricultural and NJ Eufaclurers Exchange
We request individuals who have 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.
tice like this ALL the various articles TO which pre-
2 mums will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumera ted 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 co astrued 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
svcry 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 Ill the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
, PIGMENTS, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, a premium OF cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth 5 will be given, on the third best
: , so; on the fourth an honor And or al arti-
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
mens cup worth S Will be given on the second
best 2 so the third an honor; on he fourth,
| I'd honor. On miner and misc llaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dulars-these. how
ever are general regulations and III particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees Will be
permitted, indeed are requested, TO vary the rule.
| Sth. A hail will be prepared and assigned por'i-
cularly to the Ladies Tor their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, neediework &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments Of the fair is absolutely me-
cessary to proper management.
9th. The facilities of getting 10 this central
point induce us to invite, and to expect the pre-.
sence and contributions of many OF our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo |
rida We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what is III name, Southern
Central Agric ultura Association.
10TH The President upon a consultation with
such members he can call TO his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and to these committees so appointed |
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists OF the
al ticles cassed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of THIS
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will hire 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 recepucn may
mittees proceed once to the examination Of artl-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Frday to gem
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con-
tmuing 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.
! l2th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
| Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Of
by Col. John Biliups, OF Athens, Georgia.
l3h 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,
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while i'll
attendance upon the Fair
l4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the laborous business of
the tar.
18th. The Secretary Is directed to publish