The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-15

annual meeting ut Atlanta Georgia
The COMMITTEES charged with the duty of pres
cribiag such general ruIss ~ they may deem ne
cessary to aproPer management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following M s
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will b.
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
unue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhibi
uon, shall be on the ground as early az Friday q
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mit'ee will be there ready to receive them.
ID The Association has al ample fund, and will
III oil cases, become responsible for the safekcepini
o articles which may be placed in the hands Of III
cticors and committees, (the owner taking CHECK
LOT the same,) until the close Of the For, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time t.
give them opportunity 10 recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods o,
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association. Rad FIJI lts1
3D. 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 eneredn the Secretary
book or regstry--then labelled with the owners
name and residonce--snd price, iffor sale-gving
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi-
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
to facilitate the abors of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers 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
exhbition-the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, IL Machine, statement
OF is powers and uses, cost, time of invention, 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 or stock, age pode 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 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 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
proyements in farming, tilage, 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 ofplanting and mod
OF cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of ands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ snufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have a 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. 1T 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 OF all 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, embracing
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, 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 a cup
/
cles cup worth rs will be given on the third best
". SO; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
4 Giles Of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth : 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 doIIars--thesc, 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, needle-work, &c They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely me-
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 tits 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-
pdriments, and TO these committees so appointed
the committee OF reception shall furnish lists of the
articles cassed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection Of this
arrangement, The committee appointed to publish
'hese 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 may
have their lists of articles, and the several com
mittees 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 VIII be devoted TO sales-Friday to gen
eral re-deivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions TO, the