The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-01


annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
| The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules they may deem ne
cessary TO proper nagement Of the approaching
Far, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors Monday morning, aud con-
tinuc open until Friday evening IL is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
tlon, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9Th aud 10th August when Com
mtteo will be there ready 10 receive them.
I'd The Association has ample fund.- and will,
In all cases, become responsible for the safekecping
oil articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
cheers and committees, (the owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close Of tho Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity to recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
Association.
3D.. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun,
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition, shall have first been eniercdn the Secretary
book or registry--tken labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, ffor sale-giving
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the labors Of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepcrs 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
exhibition---lhe statement to be delivered 10 the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
OF is powers and uses, cost, time Of invenion and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor OF
mode Of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultivation If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode OF raising, &c. If
Ncedlc-work or Painting, or any work of Art, the
length of time bestowed it, the amount OF
labor; the age, if by children or very old persons
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 aud 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 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 inn
provements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their cenntiees
the modes OF 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 TO be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and Manufacturers 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
premium.
7th. Premiums.--It is impossible to name in no
tce like this ALL the various articles TO 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-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion Of all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give the action Of
the Association the very widesl'scope, embr acing
svery thing that is ingenious or useful 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 Inn
Elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of a cup
cles cup worth will be given, the third best
: 2. So on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles OF the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 9 so on the third an honor on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars--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
9th. "A hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cularly TO the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, flowers paintings, needle work, dc. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary 10 proper management
9th The facilities Of getting 70 this central
point induce usso invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions of many of our fellow
citizens Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rjda. We 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 be can call TO his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtmens, and TO these committees SO appointed
the committee OF reception shall furnish lists OF the
articles cassed and arranged in their respects
departments. In order to the perfection of thus
arrangement the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will bsre repeat, and enion
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
lrday the oh 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
miitees proceed at once to the examination of art-
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
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con
| tnulng the whole time
1lth. Any alterations of, or additions TO, the
r.,
Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2h, The sppua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day Of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the repostJ of committees,
| by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia.
J3th. The Committee have the prospect OF
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
! Georgia Railroads, 20 run accommodation cars
early every morning and lais in the afternoon, TO
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to ri, fisitors the opportunity of the accomnlp-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair,
14th. The citizens OF Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the laborious ousiness of
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