The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-17
SO.U,THER CEN L RIA l.
ASSOCIATIONS

day Of August next, which is The day of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribipg such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary To proper management oil the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
~ GENERAL REGULATIONS,
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, ana con-
tinue open until Friday evening IL IS therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles Tor exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as cary as Fridsy or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mitiee will be there ready to receive them.
3D. The Association has ample fund.- and will,
in Ill cases. become responsible for the safe-kecping
>. articles which may be placed In the hands OF us
/. Ulcers and committee s, (the owner taking check
for the same until the close OIL me fa'r, which
will be announced beforehand, IN ample time to
give them OPP ortuniy to recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association. lta1cl r0rss el! f.-.l
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, Vim. Ezzard, and James M Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
iton shall have first been enieredin The Secretary
hook or repisiry---ten labelled w III the owners
name and resdence---and price, iffor sae--giyhg
to the owner corresponding Garland Then ciass'-
fed and arranged by departments, and IN such order
as to facilitate the labors of the several committees
doorkeepers and clerks as shall be necessary Tor
the projection 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 Tor
exhibition--,he statement TO be delivered 10 the
Secretary For instance IL a Machine, q statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time of invention and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor OF
maker. IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and SOIL, manure ana
time of planting, mode ofcutivation. 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 it, or the amount oil
labor the age if by children or very old persons
IA e. 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 VIII not be awarded to any artl-
Gle whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible hand, and in style TIT at once tor the
press.
5lh The delegations Of the serveral county Soc'e-
ties are requested and eDjoined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, OF the inn
proyements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress OF being
adopted The leading products ofthef countless
the modes of preparation 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 scrveral county
societies would make up an amount OF valuable
information TO be sen. out in the published trans
actions of the Society,". t!I5lfatIZ }l,
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and Manufacturers 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 alone for exhibition for
| a premium st,4 n. i8by..h s.iB ii
| 7th. Premiums.--lt is impossible to name IN no.
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 therefore the announcement OF pre-
mums for particular articles mig be CO, .strued by
someinto ain exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest scope, embracing
every thing that is ingenious or useful in business
or art Ali then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited 10 come. The only
| regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
s that on all articles of the highest merit IN the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
! PIGMENTS, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, a premium OF cup
l ~
cles cup worth IS viii be given, the third best
81 so; on the fourth an honor. And on all artl-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth SIS will be given; on the second
best g 50; on The third an honor; on the fourth,
| ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
/ premiums from one to three doilars-.hese, now
ever are general regulations, and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit the CT mmitees will DC
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
/ Sth. A hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products
l fruits, flowers paintings, need,e-work, &c, lhey
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
/ in many departments OF the tar ls aDsoluteiy ne
cessary TO proper management
/ 9th. The facilities of getting TO this central
point induce us to invite, and to expect The pre-
seDce and contributions of many OF our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and SD
rida. We hore they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, whatitis in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association. ~ asi
| 10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appoint
| committees aud assign to them therrespectlve de-
| pdrtments, 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 TINS
arrangement the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will hire repeat, and enJolr
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 wher
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 then
reports to the annual meeting on "Wednesday
Thursday will be devoted to Subsidiary to gen
era re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time.
lIth Any alterations of, or additions to, thu
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
4 Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annual Grafton will be made oil
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting
immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia
18th. The Committee have the prospect o
making arrangements with the Macon, State ant
, Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation car
early every morning and late in the afternoon, L
) Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, aud Decatur
{ to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo
. dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while II
/ attendance upon the Fair.
: I4th,r The citizens of Atlanta have provides
: comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
: and others engaged in the iaborious business
! the fair.
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