The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07
sou ERIN CEN Il RIA L.
ASSOCIATION.

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cr'bing such general rules AS they may deem ne
cessary 10 proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t IS therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles ior exhiDi-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10Th August when Com
mittce will be there ready to receive them
ID. The Association has an ample fund, and will
IN all cases, become responsible for the saiekeeping
oil articles which may be placed IN the hands OF It's
cheers aud committees, the owner taking cheek
Tor the same, until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand IN ample time to
give them opportunity 10 recover their goods, and
to preyant thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
Assoc iation
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM Ezxard and James nj. Calhoun, are
appointed a committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
iton shall have first been enleredin the Secretary's
book or regisiry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdet cc--and price, iffor sae--glvng
to tho owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
as facilitate the abors Of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkcepcrs 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.
| 9TH. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
Iexhibtion--lhe statement to be delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, IL Machine, 4 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,
pode Of preparation of land and soil manure and
time Of planting, mode of cuItivation. II an Animal,
the pedigree or stock age, mode OF raising, &c. Ii
Neede-work or Painting, or any work of Art, the
length OF time bestowed on IL, or the amount Of
labor; the age, IL by children or very old persons
tie value, uses, Sc Since this is the most reliable
mode of collecting such information may be
worth publishing in the transactions Of The Society
VISITORS patrons and members all ill take notice.
that premium will not be awarded to any ar,i-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
| Illustrative and explanatory statements made out
in Iegiblc hand, and in style tit at once for the
| press.
5th. The delegations Of the scrvcral county Socie-
ties are requested and cnjoned 10 make out. upon
consulation a report Of The present condition Of
| Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provemenis in farming, lillage, draining aud manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their cclntlccs
the modes OF preparation. time 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 TO be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9Th 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura and NJ, Eufacturers Ex change
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 alone for exhibition for
q premium
7th. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in a no
tce like this ali, 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 il, 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 10
observe, hat it is intended 10 give the action OF
the Association the very widest'scope, 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 this point perhaps
rs that on all articles of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
pements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, a premium OF q cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth SIS will be given on the third best
So. so; on the fourth an honor. Aud on all arti
ments cup worth SIS will be given on the second
best : .. so on the third an honor on The fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from TO three dol,ars-these how
ever,are general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees viii be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
Sth. A hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
cularly TO The Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, neede-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 TO this central
point induce ls.to invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions OF many of our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rda. 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 he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
| pdr'ments, 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 this
arrangement, the committee appointed TO publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and cnjon
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, 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 Mt to the examination of art-
ces, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to saes-Friday to gen
eral re-delivery Of articles The exhibition Goa
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
12th The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports Of committees,
, by Col. John Bilups, 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, 10
d. Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to Civ nstors the opportunity of the accommo-
datons the 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 laborious business of
the fair.