The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-16

cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary 10 proper management Of the approaching
Far, have adopted the following
GENEaAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will bs
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tnuo open until Friday evening. Ii is therefore de-
sirabie that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday OF
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mitee will be there ready to receive them.
"a. The Association has an ample fund, and will
IN all cases. become responsible for the sae-keepng
oil articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
ohicers and committees, the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them OPP, oriunty 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. Ezxard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
ion, shall have first been enteredin the Secretary s
book or registry---then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding card--and 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 they may need in the arrangement
and labelling Of articles.
4th. There will positively be required, in oil
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition-,he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, III a Machine, q statement
Of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinvention and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor
maker. IL horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode Of pre- paration Of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode of cutivation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age, mode of raising, &c. If
Needle-work or Painting, or any work Of Art, the
length of time bestowed on 1t, Or the amount of
labor; the age, il by children very old persons
tie value, uses sc. 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 10 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.
9Th. The delegations of the serveraI county Soce-
ties are requested and enioined TO make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
proyements in farming, tillage, dranii and manu-
ring, which have been are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their ccuntiees
the modes OF preparations time ofpantng 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 sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society:
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. andM I nufacturcrs Elk change
We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles, OF who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines stock, &c--to carry
them there for sale and alone for exhibition for
| premium.
|
18th. Premiums.--Ii is impossible to name in a no.
ticc like this ali, the various articles TO which pre-
mi,ims will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not he embraced in 1t, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announce ment Of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion OF all articles unannounccd
the Committee requests the people generally &c
observe, hat IL is intended TO give the elton Of
the Association the very widest'scope, emor acing
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 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 inventions
in any of the departments, premium of CUP
worth III will be gwen on the second best arti-
cles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
80. SO on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depsr.
ments cup worth 5 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 TO three dollars--these, how
general regulations, and in particular
or 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, neede-work &c. They
SitnI Iu I'D Aft. 49,.
in many departments Of the fair is absolutely ne
cesssry to proper management,
9Th. The facilities of getting 30 this central
point induce us.to invite, and TO expect the pre-
sence and contributions Of many Of our fellow
f citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rida. We 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 a consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign TO them their respective de-
pdT,ments, and TO these committees so appointed
the committee OF reception shall furnish lists of the
articles classec and arranged in their respective
departments. order TO the perfection of this
! 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
the President shall appoint his committees or
monuhy morning, the committee or reception may
have their lists OF articles, and the several com
mittees proceed at once to the examination Of ari
cles, and thereby have ample time to make theii
! reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday viii be devoted to soes-Friday to gen
eral re-deliyery Of articles. The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time,
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, tn,
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week
l2th- The annual Grafton will be made OF
Wednesday, the day Of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John Billups, of Athens, Georgia
l3b. The Committee have the prospect o
> making arrangements with the Macon, State anC
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation carr
early every morning and late in the afternoon, tt
Griffin Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur
! to CIV hsitors the opportunity Of the accommo
dations ofthe good Hotels a, those places while il
attendance upon the Fair.
, l4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
= comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
and others engaged in the lsborious business o
u the fair.
18th The Secretary is directed to publish
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