The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-31
UTHERN CENT RAJ
ASSOCIATION.

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annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
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.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tlnue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
tion, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10Th August when Com
mttce will be there ready TO receive them
"a. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safekecpiDg
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
cheers and committees, Ohe owner taxing check
ior the same,) until the close oil the FAIR, which
will be announced beforehand, 10 ample lime 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 M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty 1t shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition, shall have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled til the owners
name and residence-and price, if for sale--giving
| to the owner corresponding Garland 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
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
exhibition-the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, ii Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time of invention, 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 ofcultivation If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age mode of raising, &c. If
| 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 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 art-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in lcgible hand, and in style fit ut for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
lies 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, tillage 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 of planting and mod
Of cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility Of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the servera county
societies would make up an amount of valuable |
information TO be sent out in the published trans |
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair a Central
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ MISUNDERSTANDING
We request individuals who have a surplus of |
choice articles, or who make them for sale such |
choice seeds, machines, stock, &c---to carry |
them there for sae and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
It'll. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in a no |
tce like this all, the various articles to 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 1t, and yet richly deserving |
premiums lest therefore the announcement of pre- |
mums for particular articles might be construed by
somento an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
| the Committee requests the people generally to
observe hat it is intended TO give tie action of
the Association the very wdest'scope, embr acng
every 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
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 cup |
worth III will be given on the second best art- |
cles cup worth will be given, the third best
So. so; on the fourth an honor And on all art- |
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depay.
mens cup worth S 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 doars-these how
ever,are general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed requested, to vary the rule
Sth hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, ede-work, &c. They
are cord ally 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 usstO invite, and to expect the pre- |
sence and contributions of many Of our fellow |
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rda: VIC hope they will unite with us in making |
this institution indeed what tits in name Southern
Central Agric utural 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-
pdrments and to these committees 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 thus |
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoin
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 |
me PRESIDENT shall appoint his committees on |
Monday morning, the committee Of reception nav |
have their lists Of articles, and the several com
mitees proceed at once 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-Frday to gen
eral re-delivery of articles The exhibition coa-
tinung the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th The annual Grafton viii 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 CIV nsltors the opportunity of the accommo-
dat'ons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided