The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-09
soUTHERD CEN IaALt

| The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings Will be
opened for visitors on 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
mittce will be there ready to receive them.
I'd The Association has an ample fund, and VIII,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safekeeping
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF It's
cliicers and committees, (the owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close OF The FAR, which
will be announced beforehand, IN ample time to
give them opportunity to recover thelr 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 Wm Ezzard and James Nj. Calhoun,
appointed committee whose duty it shall be TO see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
iton shall have first been enteredin the Secretarys
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sale--giying
to the owner corresponding cafd-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as facilitate the abors of the several committees
on premiums; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
and labelling Of articles.
4th There will positively be required, in all
cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhbtion--,he statement TO be delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, a statement
Of is powers and uses cost, time OF iDve Dtion 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 Of cultivation If an Animal,
the pedigree 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 OF
labor; the age, if by children or very Old persons
tie value uses, sc. Since this is the most reliable
mode of collecting such information 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 1T at once for the
press.
9Th The delegations of the serveral county Soce-
ties are requested and cnjoined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tilage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress Of being
adopted The leading products of their cnuntees
the modes appropriation time ofpantng aud 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. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and 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
premium.
! 7th. Premiums sit is impossible to name in no
tcc like this all the various articles 10 which pre-
miiims 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, Jest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles mightbe construed by
someinto an exclusion OF all articles unennounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that il 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. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation Further necessary this point perhaps
is that, on 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, premium of a cup
worth 10 viii 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-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments q cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 2. so on the third an honor on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dolIars-these, how
ever,are 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 parii-
cularly TO the Ladies for their garden products
fruit atntin aadl Ia 40 how
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
| in many departments of the fair is absolutely me-
cessaty to proper management
9th. The facilities of getting 70 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 Lis in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
| 10th. The President upon a consultation will
such members he can call TO his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
| pdr,ments, and TO these committees so appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists OF tn,
articles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order TO the Perfection of thu.
arrangement, the committee appointed TO publish
| these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoir
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
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| 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
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make then
: reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
eral re.delivery OF articles. The exhibition con
/ unuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules will be published at Atlanta early
| Monday morning of the Fair week.
12th. The annua! Grafton will be made or
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John Bilups, OF Athens Georgia,
18th. The Committee have the prospect Of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
| Georgia Railroads, to accommodation cars
early every marning and late in the afternoon, tc
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur
to Civ dsitors the opportunity of the accommo
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while II
attendance upon the Fair.
lath The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and officers
and others engaged in the laborious business o
the fair. #. 81.
18th. The Secretary is directed to publish
| these IN thp Gus nd IN nrp