The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-19
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The Committee charged with the duty Of pros-
cribing such general rules as they may deem. me-
ccsssry TO proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
0ENEaAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds aud Buildings will bo
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhb-
tion 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 ample fund, and Will,
in all cases. become responsible for the bookkeeping
oil articles which may be placed in tho hands OF Its
cheers 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 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 it shall be TO see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
itiOn, shall have first been eneredn the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, if for sale--giying
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, aud in such order
as to facilitate the labors of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, az 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, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhbiton-iho statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, II Machine, a statement
of is powers and uses, COST time of invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker Ii Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcutivation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or 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, &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-
cle 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 serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out upon
consultation, report Of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tilage, drani.,, and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their ccantiees
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 serycral 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
SouthernAgrcultura and NJ nufac turcrs 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
a premium.
7th. Premiums. is impossible to name IN no
tice like this ALL the various articles 10 which pre-
miums 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, that it is intended TO give the action Of
the Association the very widest'scope, embr acing
svery thing that is ingenious 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 In
| elements, and valuable Improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of cup
worth 10 will be gwen on the second best art-
cles cup worth will be given, on the third best
2. 50 on the fourth an honor. And on all art
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 5 2. 50 on the third honor; on The fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and misce llaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dol.ars--these, how
ever 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 par-
culary TO the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, peedle-work, &c They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
IN many departments of the fair il absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
9Th. The facilities of getting 20 this central
point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-
seDce 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 il il 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-
pdrments and to these commit,eeS 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
these regulations, will here repeat, and cnioin
upon all TO take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received aad arranged on Friday and Sat
urday the 9Th and 10th Of August, so that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Aioh""p HoibipS, 'ne COfntnltee OF reception may
have their lists OF articles, and the several com
mittees proceed al to the examination of arti
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday vii! be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
era re-delyery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time
llth. Any alterations of, or additions TO- the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlantr early
Monday morning Of the Fair week
I2th. The annua. 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,
18th. 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, TO
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo
dntions ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided