The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-06
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Saturday, The 9th and 10th August when Con-
mitsec will bethers ready 70 receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will
IN all casas, become responsible for the bookkeeping
o. articles which may Be placed in the hands Of IL
.iieers and committees, the owner taking check
for the same,) until tho close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time 70
give them or. ortunty 10 recover their goods, and
TO prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
articles unprotected AFTER the adjournment ofthc
Association. ffY
3d. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, arc
appointed committee whose duty il shall 10 to see
that all articles entering the fair grounda for exhi
ition, shall have first beeu nieredin the Secretary
book or registry--tlen labelled W tn the owners
name and rssidence-and price, flor sale-yising
to the owner corresponding card land then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as TO facilitate tho labors Of the several commhtccs
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkcepers and clerks, AZ 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. }.s
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, II q Machine, a statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinvcnton 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 Of cultivaton. If 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 or very old peraons
tie value, uses, sc. 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,
H.
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 Socic-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make out upon
consultation, a report Of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several countless 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 countless
the modes Of preparation time Of planting and mod
Of cultivation. The meanSand 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 TO be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. Ii is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultural and acknowledgements Exchange
We requesA 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
q premium. M
7th. Premiums. 1T is impossible to name in no.
ticc like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
miuns 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 1T, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement OF pre-
miums for particular articles mig be Construed BY
someinto an exclusion Of all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally 10
observe, that it is intended TO give the action Of
the Association the very widestsscopc, embI acing
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
H. that all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any Of the departments, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given ION the second best art-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
81 So on the fourth an honor. And on all ad
cies OF the highest merit in the remaining depart
mentsa cup worth IS will be given; on the second
best 2. So; on the third an honor; on he fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and misc llaneous articles,
premiums from one to three doars--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
cularly TO the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needie-work, &c. 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 70 this central
point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-
sencc and contributions of many of our fellow
citizens If 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 consultation with
such members as he call TO his aid, shall appoint
c. mmitces and assign to them their respective de-
ptrfnents, and to these committees so appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists Of the
a'ticles classcd and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection Of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will h. re 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
the 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 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--Friday to gem
| erol re-delivery oF articles. The exhibition coa-
tinuing the whole time.
l1th. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
| l2tf. The annua! 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.
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, to
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
cations 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 loborious business Of
the FAIR
18TH The Secretary is directed to publish
these regulations in the CULTIVATION, and to pro-
cure os far IA practicable their puLhcation IN the
weekly papers of this and the adjoining States.
BY order Of The Committee Of Arrangements.
DAVID w. LEWIS,
Sec y Southern Central Agricultural Association.
Sparta, 25th June, 1850