The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-13

| Far, have adopted the following
GEHEnAL REGULATIONS.
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and CON
tinue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton. shall be on the ground az early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9Th aud 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd The Association has an ample fund, aud will,
ia all cases, become responsible for the safekeeping
Of articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
cheers and committees, the owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close OF the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity to recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
Association. a iaf
3D.. 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
iton, sha have first been enteredin the Secretary
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, flor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments and.in such order
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.
4th. There will positively be required, ia all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibitiop--the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For Instance, IL Machine, statement
of il powers and uses, cost, time ofinvention, 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 ofcultivation. If an Animal
the pedigree stock, age mode Of raising, Sc. IL
Needle work or Painting, or any work Of Art, the
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labor; the age, If 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 premium will not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible hand, and in style fit at once tor the
press. ..8.,.is es,v aqe
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties requested and enjoned TO make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements 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 of planting and mod.
Of cultivation. The 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
actions of the Society. w
9th. 1t IS desirable to make the Fair Central
and NJ 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 not alone for exhibition for
a premium.
It'll Fremlums.-It is impossible to name in a no |
tice like this ali, the various articles TO which pre-
miums will be granted. However comprehensive |
we might make any enumerated list there would |
sun be many articles of merit offered which would
not be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
somento an exclusion fall articles unannounced.
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat II is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embI acing
svery thing that is ingenious useful In business
or art All then, with whatever they have for SALE
or exhibition, invited to come The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
49, that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department Of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In |
PIGMENTS, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any Of the departments, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
4 2. so on the fourth an honor And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 9. SO ; on the third an honor on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles, |
premiums from one to three dolars-these, how
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 part- |
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products |
fruits, howers paintings, de-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
In many departments Of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
9Th. The facilities of getting Tn this canfr.J
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. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what it in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he 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
Articles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed TO publish
hese regulations, viii here repeat, and enioin
pon all TO take notice that articles for exhibition
nay be received and arranged on Friday and Sat-
lrday the 9th and 10th of August, so that when
he President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee of reception may
have their lists of articles, and the several com
nittees proceed at once to the examination of art-
lies, and thereby have ample time to make their
-eports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
thursday viii be devoted to ssles-Friday TO gem
'ral re-delirery of articles. The exhibition con
inuing the whole time
iIth. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
oregoing rules, viii be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week
l2th- The annual Grafton will be made on
W Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
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
Seorgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, 10
Srifin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
20 CIV rsitors the opportunity of the nccommo-
iations ofthe good Hotels at those places while In
upon the Fair
l4th The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
and others engaged in the aborious business of
the fair.
18th. The Secretary is directed to publish
these regulations in the CuLrivAroR, and to pro-
cure as far as practicable their publication in tbs
weekly papers OF this and the adjoining States.
by order of the COMMITTEES of A engagements
DAVID w. LEWIS,