The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-17

The C0mmittee charged with The duty Of pres
cribing such general rujsA ~ they may deem ~
cessary 10 proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted tho following
GESERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning and con-
tinus open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
lion, shall be on the ground a. early as Friday or
Saturday, The 9th and 10Th August when Com
mit'ee will be there ready ~ receive them.
ID The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases. become responsible for the keeping
OF articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
cheers and committees, Che owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close OF the Fsir, which
will be announced beforehand, ~ ample time 10
give them OPT. ortunty 10 recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving oil any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association. 1851
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters. David w.
Lewis, Vim. Ezzard. and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty II shall be IL see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
tion shn have first been enleredin The Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owner's-
name and residence---snd price, il for sale--gvng
to the corresponding card--and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the laors Of the several committees
ON premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkecpers and clerks, US 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.
4ih. There will positively be required ia all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhbiiion--~ihe statement to be delivered 10 the
Secretary For inst6nce, II Machine, q statement
OF is powers and uses, cost, tune ofinvention, 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 planting mode ofcultivation. II an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age mode OF raising sc. III
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 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 legibie hand, and in style tit at once for the
press
5ih. The delegations of the serveral county Socic-
ties requested and enioined TO make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
proyements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which haze been or are in progress OF being
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes OF preparation time OF planting a0d mod
OF cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing and Increasing the fertility Of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from The scrveral 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
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ Lufac turers 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.
18th. Premiums. liz impossible to name Ia no
tce like this all the various articles which pre-
mums 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
someinio an exclusion OF all articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, 1 hat i, is intended TO give the action Of
the Association the very wd3st',cope emb! acing
every thing that is ingenious or usefu, IN business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition are invited 10 come. The only
regulation further necessary this point perhaps
IL, 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 cup
worth III will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth S will be given on the third best
) =. 80; on the fourth an honor And on all arti
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth 50 viii DC siyen ; on the second
best 2. so on the third an honor; oE the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous Articles,
premiums from one TO three dol.ars-these, how
ever,ar general regulations and in particular case
or cases OF peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, 10 vary the rule.
9th. hall will be prepared and assigned pari-
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 ne
cesssry to proper management
9Th. The facilities of getting 20 this central
point induce usto .DYlte, 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 g!tura Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can cali to his aid, shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their respee,iye de-
porimenis and TO these committees so appointed
the commiitae of reception shall furnish lists of the
aItcies classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the COMMITTEES appointed TO publish
these regulations, viii h.re repeat and enio;n
upon ali To take notice thai srticles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
urday the 9th and 10th Of August 80 that when
the Presldent shall appoint bis 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 art-
Giles, and thereby have ample time To make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday will be devoted 10 sales-Friday to gen
eral re-deiEery Of articles. The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time,
iIth, ANY alterations Of, or additions TO- the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2th. The annual Grafton will be made on
wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
immediately preceding the reports Of committees,
by Col John BIIups, OF Athens, Georgia
lsh. 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
Or'fin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
TO gi' nsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations fthe good Hotels at those places while in !
attendance upon the Fair
lfth. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
COMFORTABLE quarters for Committees and Officers,
and oihsrs engaged in the laborious business of
the tsir.