The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-25

day OF august next WHICH ~ VS nhy VI Las uttu
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with The duty of pres
crlbing such general rules as they may deem ne-
cessary 10 a proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings viii be
opened for visitors Monday morning. and con
tnue open until Friday evening, Ii is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be ON the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, The 9th and 10Th August when Com
mittee will be there ready 10 receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will,
in all cases. become responsible for the saiekecping
OF articles which may be placed IN the hands Of It's
ctiicers and committees, the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close Of the Far, which
will be announced beforehand, IN ample time 10
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.
! 3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W.
Lewis, Vim. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty IL shall be to soc
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
tion sha have first been enieredIn the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled W tn the owners
name and resideuce--and price, iffor sale--givirg
to the owner corresponding card--and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
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 i'll 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-ihe statement 10 be delivered 10 the
Secretary. For instance, il a Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinyentioD, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker lf Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcultivation. IL an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode OF raising, sc. IL
Needle-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 very old peTsons
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 ut once for the
press.
5th. The delegations Of the seryeral county Soce
Ties requested and cnjoined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm.
proyements in farming, tIage, 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 fplaning 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 10 be sent out IN the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. IL is desirable TO make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. andM manufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus of
choice articles, OF 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.
| 7th. Premiums.--lt is impossible to name in a no
tce like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
! mums 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 therefore 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 il is intended TO give the action oil
the Association the very widestscope, embI acing
every thing that is ingenious useful 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
is that all articles OF the highest merit in the
department Of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or nyeutions
in any of the departments, premium OF cup
worth 10 will be given, on the second best arti-
| y D
~ 50 on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
ces of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth : 5 will be given on the second
| best .. So on the third honor; on the fourth
| ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dollars-these. how
ever ARE general regulations and in particular case
or Of peculiar merit the committees will be
! permitted indeed are requested to vary the rule.
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned pari-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
| fruits flowers paintings, needie-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair IL absolutely me-
cessary to proper management,
9th. The facilities of getting 20 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. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what il is 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-
! pdrtmenis, and 10 these committees so appointed
the committee OF reception shall furnish lists of the
~ ticl-s classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of thus
arrangement, the committee appointed 10 publish
these regulations, will b.re repeat, and enjoin
upon all to take notice that ertcles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
usdsy the 9Th and 10th of August, so that when
the Presas1t shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the cpmmittee OF reception may
have their lists of articles, aud the several COM
Ipitees proceed at once to the examination Of art-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday vii! be devoted to sales--Friday to gen
eral re-deivery Of articles. The exhibition CON
tinuing the whole time.
18th. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
| Monday morning Of the Fair week.
! l2th. The annual Grafton will be made on
Wednesday,, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
| by Col. John Billups, Of Athens, Georgia.
l3th. 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,
/ to Civ Visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels ct those places while in
attendance upon the Fair
/ l4th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the laborious business of
the tar