The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-15
OUTHERN CEN RAJ
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem me-
cessary TO aproper management OF the approaching
FAIR, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS. 1HF
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors Monday morning, and CON
tinue open until Friday evening IL is therefore de-
srabe 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
ulttee will be there ready to receive them
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the saie-keeping
oil articles which may be placed in the hands Of It's
oihcers and committees, (lhe 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.
| Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James NJ. Calhoun, are
| appointed committee whose duty il shall be to
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
tion shall have first been enteredn the SecTetary's
book registry--then labelled nth the owners
name and resideuce-and price, iffor sale--gying
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
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the pTOtcctlOn ol Inc BTOuIius anu puiiuiIBsp
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
and labelling of articles. afa
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, O minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--the statement to be delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, il Q Machine, statement
OF is powers and uses cost time Of invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. lf horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation Of land and soil, manure and
time of panting, mode ofcultivation. IL an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode of raising &c. IL
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 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 legblc hand and in style fit at once for the |
press.
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties requested and enloined TO make out upon |
consultation, a report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provements in farming, tilage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being |
adopted The leading products of their ccnntlees
the modes OF preparation. time of planting and mod.
Of cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up 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
SouthernAgricuiural and nufacure rs Elk change |
We request individuals who have surplus of |
choice articles, who make them for sule such |
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c--to carry
them there for SALE and not alone for exhibition for
a premium.
7th. iPremiums.-lt is impossible to name in a no
hce like this all the various articles TO which pre-
milms 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-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
somento all exclusion fall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that il is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope embl 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, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
IN any oil the departments, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
: ,. SO on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
ments cup worth 5 5 will be given on the second
best 2. so on the third an honorj on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and misce llaneous articles, |
premiums from one 10 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-
oularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needle work &c. They
are cordially invited TO attend. Their assistance
In many departments of the far is absolutely ne
cessary 10 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 fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rida We hoFc 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 call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and 10 these committees so appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists of the
al ticles casscd and arranged in their respective
departments In order to The perfection of thus
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will hsre repeat, and enioin
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 snail appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists Of articles and the several cam
mltiees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
cles, 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-deiyery OF articles, The exhibition con
tlnuing the whole time
llth. Any alterations of, or additions TO- the
foregoing rules, viii be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week
l2th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
w Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John Blllups, OF Athens, Georgia.
l3h. The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georga Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
TO CIV nsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
daiions ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair
18th The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the laborious business of
the far.
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