The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-09
goETMEhN cENTaAL

THE Fii. b Annual air of The South ern Cent. ]
/ raj Agricultural "A ssocston, Will beheld
during The week embracing Wednesday the 9TH |
day OF August next, which is the day of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with The duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO aproper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
list The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened forvisitors on Monday morning, and con-
tiuue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirable that all persous hay ne articles for exhibi
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.
3D. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases become responsible for the saie-keepng
oi articles which may be placed IN the hands OF It's
Ulcers and committees, (the owner taking check
Tor the same J until the close Of The Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in amp.e time TO
give them op. orlunty TO recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods OR
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association. 7# A.
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. EZZard, and James Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor EXIT
iton, sha have first been enleredm The Secretary
book or registry-then labelled tn the owners
name and residence--and price, iff,r sale--giving
to the owner corresponding card-anh then CLASH
fled and arranged by departments, and IN such order
as TO facilitate the laboS OF the several committees
on premium and also to employ such police and
! doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary Tor
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. q minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article lent for
exhibition he statement to he delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il 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 ana
time of planting, mode ofcultivation II an Animal
the pedigree or stuck, age mode oil ral>lng, &c. IL
Needle work or Painting, or any Work oil Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or The amount OF
labor; the age if by children or very old persons
Il value uses &c. 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 a premium " i'll not be awarded 10 any arti-
Gle whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in iegible hand, and in style ut at once for the
! press. d"
5th. The delegations of the seryeral county Socie-
ties arc requested and enloined to make out, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition oil
! Agriculture in their several counties, OF the i'm
/
ring, which have been or are in progress OF bling
adopted The leading products OF then countless
the modes Of preparation. time planting and mt d.
| Of cultivation The means and measures of prescr-
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 III the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9Th 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgrcultui al and NJ Lufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who havt q surplus Of
choice articles, or Who make the m for "a 10 such
as choice SCI DIS, machines, stock, &c--to carry
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition fo'
premium. ~.
It'll. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in no
tce like this all, the various articles 10 VIII oh pre-
miums W II he granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles OF merit offered which would
not b. embraced in II, and yet richly deserving
p emiums, lest the' etoie the amour. cement OF pre-
munis for particular articles mig be co strued by
| sumento an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
! The Committee requests the people generally 10
observe, hat it is intended TO give tie action Of
| the Assoc alton 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 onl,
| regulation fur her necessary on this point perhaps
j.. that Oh all articles of the highest merit III the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural lm-
plemenls and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the d, partments, O premium OF a cup
worth I'D will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth IS will be given, on the third best
So so on the fourth an honor. And on all att
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 8 .. So on the third honor; on The fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and misc, laneons articles,
premiums from 10 three duilars--these how
ever are general regulations and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the mmitIees VIII no
permitted, .ndeed 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 needie-work, &c. They
are cordially invited 10 attend. Their assistance
in many de, arlments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
9th. The facililies Of getting 10 this central
point induce Us to invite, and to expect the PIE
sence and contributions Of many OF our fellow
citizens f Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and To-
rida. We hope they will unite with us in making |
this institution indeed, what it is in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members he can call to his aid, shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their respective de-
pdrlments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
d. ricl.s cassed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection OF thus
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 whep
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 artl-
ces, 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 con-
tiHuing the whole time.
ilth. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atante carly
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th. The annual Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day OF the Anniv crsary 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-
datons the good Hotels at those places while in