The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-19

day oil August next, Which - the DAY OF tie nain
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
/ The Committee charged with tho duty Of pre-
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
] cessary to proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GESEaAL REGULATIONS
LIST Tho Fair Grounds and Buildings viii be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
iinue open until Friday evening It Is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons hay ng articles foy cxhipi7
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th aud 10Th August when q Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them =.
3D. The association has an ample iund, and wlll,
IN all eases, becoinc esponsbe for the safc-keeppg
articles which may be placed IN the hands Of us
/, Ulcers and committees, the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close Of the Fair, which
viii be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them op sortuniy TO recover their goods, and
60 prevent thereby The leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF tte
| Association sa +ittf tsgonf ttstaiI ~ o3,gg
81 Mark a. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w
Lewis, VIM, Ezzard, and James Nj, Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty 1t shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
iion, sha have first beeneneredip he Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled TIA the owners
name and reside: ce-and price, il for sale--giying
to the owner a corresponding Garland then class-
fed aud arranged by departments, and n such order
as to facilitate the abors oithe several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
the projection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need IN the arrangement
and labelling Of articles. alsd M
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--'he statement TO be delivered 10 the
Secretary. For instance, III 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 ana
time Of planting, mode oteultyatlon. II an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode OF ralsiag, ne II
Needles work or Paintings or any work OF Art, the
length Of time bestowed on it, or the amount OF
llabor; the age il by children or very old persons
tie 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 will not be awarded TO any arti-
| Gle whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory Statements made out
in Iegbe hand, aud in Style fit at once for the
! press.
5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socic-
ties are requested and enloined TO make out, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition oil
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the inn
proyements in farming, tillage draining and manu-
1 ring which have been or are in progress OF beng
adopted The leading products OF their counties
the modes Of preparation. time otplanting and med
/ Of cultivation The means and measures OF preser-
wing and increasing the fertility Of lands Accurate
| Agricultural memoirs from tho serveral county
societies would make up an amount OF valuable
information TO be sent cut in the published trans
actions Of the Society. 2tt& ad ts VIII
| 9Th Il is desirable 10 make The Fair Central
SouthernAg ricultuIa al and NJ MISUNDERSTANDING
We request individuals who have a surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
j as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c--tO carry
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition for
a prcmiun,al1 SAB hEaah hRH HeaN&fa Y VS.
TIL Premiums. 1T is impossible to name in ano-
ce like this all, the various articles 10 which pre-
miun,s will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any cnumeIa tcd list there would
still be many articles Of merit offered which would
! not be embraced in IL, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest Iher eiore hr announcement OF pre-
mun,s for particular articles mig be co .srued by
somcinto an exclusion ofall articles unanDounced,
4 the Committee requests the people generally to
observe hat it is intended to give The action Of
the Association the very widest scope, embracing
4 svery thing that is ingenious or useful in business
or art. Ali then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary onths point perhaps
il. that on all articles Of the highest merit III the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
Iplements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, q premium OF CUP
worth 4 10 will be given on the SECOND best arti-
cles cup worth S5wll be given on the third best
~. SO (; on the fourth an honor. And on all a,ti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth 5 5 will be given; on the second
best g. SO on the third an honor; on The fourth,
I'd honor On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars--these, how
ever are general regulations, and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit the committees wiil be
permitted indeed are requested, TO vary the rule
. 9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned par'i-
culary to the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, flowers paintings, nced.e-work, &C., They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many DEF artmens 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 Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
, rida We hope they will unite with us IN making
this institution indeed what tits in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association. ,t.t s,t. !.
4 10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call TO his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtmenis, and 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 lh!s
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will b re repeat, and enjoin
upon all 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 recepuon may
have their lists OF articles, and the several COM
mt,ees proceed at to the examination of artlr
, cies, and thereby have ample time to make their
: reports to the annual meeting on "Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted TO sales-Frday to gen.
: eral re-deivery of articles. The exhibition con-
, ltinuing the whole time. @ t.6i
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week. q., & {
18th, The annual Grafton will be made on
/ Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
I immediately preceding the reports of committees,
! by Col, John Billups, of Athens, Georgia. Y
. 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,
e to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
i attendance upon the Fair. = h ~. M @ ffet
! 18th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
! comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
: and others engaged in the laborious business Of
4 the far.
: 18th. The Secretary Is directed to publish
- these regulations in the CyiriyAToR. and To- pro-