The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-30

annual meeting al Auanta georgia
The Committee charged with The duty OF pres
cribing such general rules As they may deem ne
cossary TO proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Pair Grounds aud Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tnue open until Friday evening. IL IS therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
ID The Association has an ample fund, and viii,
IN all cases. become responsible for the saie-keepng
oil articles which may be placed IN The hands OF It's
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, WIN. Ezzard, and James M calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
iton shat have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book or registry---lhen labelled W tn the owners
name and residence--and price, flor saie--giying
TO the owner corresponding card--and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
as 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--lhe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary For instance IL a Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinvention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode Of preparation of land and SOIL manure and
time Of planting mode ofcultivation. II an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age mode OF raising, &c. If
Ncedc-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 art-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in Iegible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5lh The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoiDed to make out, upon
consultation, a report Of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
in farming, tilage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their countless
HouCoot pICPdl dtlOIs tuC VI plhHlltR anu mOQ-
or 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
TO be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
"a 9th 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ, nufac turers change
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 lit is impossible to name in no.
tce 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 il, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion of all articles unannounced.
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat II 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 ON this point perhaps
is that, al! articles Of the highest merit in the
department Of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable iDprovementso or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of cup
Woith ~ viii uC BiNcU OH the SECOND DDSl arIl-
Giles cup worth 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 cup worth S5 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
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 parti-
cularly TO the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, flowers paintings, needie-work, DC They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
IN many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
: 9Th The facilities of getting TO 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
rlda. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, what il is in name Southern
Central Agric utural 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-
ptrfments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists Of the
aitcles ciassed 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 enjon
upon all TO take notice that articles for exhibition
may &c ie,ci'co anu arranged on fTluay ana Sat
urday the 9th and 10Th of August, so that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists of articles, and the several COM
mitiees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
cies, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to saes-Fridav 10 gen
eral re-delIvery Of articles. TIE exhibition con
timing the whole time
l1th, Any alterations of, or additions to- the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week
l2th. The annua. Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Biups, 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, 10
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to CIV hsiiors 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
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the laborious business of
the fair. l.t .rh Hr f.I.t..ss
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