The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-23

day Of August next, which is the day Of the ffti
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia (.
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribipg such general rules as they may deem me-
cessary to proper management vi the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GEsEuAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, aud CON
tinue open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de.
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
,ion, shall be on the ground as early as Friday OF
Saturday, the 9Th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready 10 receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases. become responsible for the safe-keepng
Oh articles which may be placed IN the hands OF its
cheers and committees, 1.-THE owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them OPP. ortunty 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 it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
iton, sha have frs been enieredin the Secretary
book or registry-then labelled tn the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sae--giying
to the owner corresponding Garland 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
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.
Attn. There will positively be required, in all
cases, a minute and accurate written statement
Illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--ihe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, IL Machine, statement
OF is powers and uses, cost, time ofinvenion, and
,fh s,s.l A.
maker. IL horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation Of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultvaton. Ii an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode Of raising, &C. Ii
Needle-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 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 egible hand, and in a style fit at once for the
press
5th. The delegations of the servera county Socie-
ties requested and enjoned to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provements in farming tillage, drainiL, and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their countless
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 trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAg Agricultural 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.
It'll. Prcmiums.-lt is impossible to name in mo-
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
somcinto an exclusion fall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that i, is intended to give the action of
! the Association the very widest'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 In
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, a premium of cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth Z 5 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 s 5 will be given on the second
best 2. SO +; on the third an honor; onsihe fourth
ID honor. On miner and misce llaneous artices
premiums from one TO three dolars-these how
ever,are general regulations and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
tad adj
9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cuiarly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings needle work &c. They
are cordially invited 10 attend. Their assistance
In many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
9Th. The facilities of getting 10 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 il is 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 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 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 once to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Fridey to gen
eral re-deivery Of articles. The exhibition con
tnung the whole time.
llth Any alterations of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week,
l2h. The annual Grafton will 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 cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mounts+n, and Decatur,
togv nsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dntions ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
I4th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers.