The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-06

annual meeting Ut Atlanta Georgia
| The Committee charged with the duty of pros-
cribing such general rules az they may deem ne
cessary 10 proper management Of the approaching
Fair have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning. and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday 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 safe-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF lis
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.
Sd. 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 for exhi
tion shall have first been eneredn the Secretary's
book or regstry--then Labelled with the owners
name and resdence--and price, for sale--gvng
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
TO facilitate the abors 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, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibtion--the statement to he delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, If Machine, a statement
of is powers and uses cost, time of Invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. lie Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultvaton. Ii an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode of raising, &c. If
Needie-work or Painting, or any work of Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount of
labor 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 premium i'll 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 for the
press.
5th The delegations Of the several county Socie-
ties requested and enloned to make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
provemenis in farming, tillage, drainir and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of theiI cnuntlees
the modes 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
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. II is desirable 10 make the Fair Central
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and NJ nufacturers 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
premium.
7th Premiums.-It is impossible to name in no.
tce like this ALL the various articles which pre-
NUNS 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 IT, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest theI eiore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally TO
observe, hat it is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embl acing
every thing tIat is ingenious or 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, all articles of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable Improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, a premium of a cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
ces cup worth S will be given on the third best
~ so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti.
ces of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth ) 5 will be given on the second
best 8 g SO on the third an honor; on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and misc. laneous articles
premiums from one 10 three dollars-these how
ever, are general regulations, and in particular case
cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted indeed are requested to vary the rule
9th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needle-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 70 this central
point induce us'to invite and to expect the pre-
sonce and contributions of many of our fellow
citizens OF Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rda. VIC hope they will unite with us 10 making
this institution indeed whatit in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association
10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he can call TO his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdriments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
al ucles classed and arranged in their respective
departments In order TO the perfection Of this
arrangement the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enon
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 reception may
have their lists Of articles, and the several com
mittees proceed at once TO the examination of arti
cles, 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-delivery OF articles. The exhibition con-
tlnuing the whole time
llth. Any alterations Of, additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John Bups, 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 aud late in the afternoon, TO
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to CIV 'isitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided