The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-19


annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem me-
cessary TO proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will DO
opened for visitors on Monday mornlng, aud con
linue open until Friday evening. il 10 therefore de-
sirabie that all persons having articles tor eShibi-
tion shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when Com
mit'ee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases. become responsible for the bookkeeping
OF articles which may be placed III the hands Of its
oifeers and committees, the owner taking check
Tor 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 Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be To soc
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
tion shat have first been enteredin the Secretary s
book registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, if for sae---giving
to the owDera 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
doorkcepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
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 10 the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
OF is powers and uses, cost, time of inv enion 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 If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode of raising, SC. If
Neede-work or Painting, or any work of Art the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount of
labor; the age, il 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-
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.
5,h. The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoned 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 ceuntlees
the modes 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 serveral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
Information 10 be sent out in the published IS
actions Of the Society.
9th. Ii is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern gricutural and NJ nufacturers 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
premium.
7th Premiums. 1t is impossible TO name in no.
tce like this ALL the various articles to which pre-
mums 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 ii, 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, hat il is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very wdesi'scope, embI acing
svery 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
10 any OF the departments, q premium of a cup
worth ) III will be gwen on the second best arti-
ces cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
3 = so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
Giles OF the highest merit in the remaining depar,
ments cup worth s 5 viii be given on the second
best ,. so on the third honor on The fourth,
I'd honor On miner and miscellaneous articles,
| premiums from one to three dol,ars-these how
eyer,a general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be,
permitted, indeed are requested TO vary the rule.
6th hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cularly TO the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, rowers paintings, needle-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend Their assistance
III many departments Of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management,
9Th The facilities Of getting 20 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. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what in name, a Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
iuth. The President upon consultation with
such members as he cell his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them Retrospective de-
pdrtments, 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 ih,s
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, viii here repeat, and enion
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
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee OF reception may
have their lists OF articles, and the several com
mitees proceed at to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday viii be devoted TO sales--Friday to gem
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition. Goa
tinuing 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.
l2th. The annua! 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
l3th. The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads., TO run accommodation
early every morning and late in the afternoon, 10
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to CIV nsitors the opportunity Of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair
! lath. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
| and others enonoed in the lahorinua luainesR of