The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-21


annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribing such general ruIes as they may deem ne
cessary to aproper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tnue open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
%. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the sae-keeping
OF articles which may be placed IN the hands OF its
officers and committees, Che owner taking check
for the same,) until the close Of the 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 nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all understanding the fair grounds for exhi
ition, shall have first been entcredn the Secretary
book or registry--then labelled W tn the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sale--giying
TO the owner a 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, 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, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--,he statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, IL Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost time of invention, 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. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode of raising, SC. If
Needlework or Painting or any work of Art, the
length Of time bestowed on it, or the amount of
labor; the age if 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 art-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory Statements made out
in legiblc hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the servcral county Socie-
ties requested and enj Joined TO make out, upon
consultation, a report of the. present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tiage, drainir ( 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 means and measures Of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the servera 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
SouthernAgricultura and snufac turers Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles or who make them for sale such
L. Il.
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
7th Premiums.-lt isimpossble to name in no.
tce like this ALL the various articles to which pre-
NUNS 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 might be construed by
someinto an exclusion fall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that 1t is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, emDI acing
every thing that is ingenious useful IN business
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition invited 10 come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
is, that on 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 ! 10 will be given on the second best arti-
eles cup worth SIS 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 IS will be given; on the second
best 5 2. 50; on the third honor; on the fourth,
I'd honor On miner and misce llaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three doars--these, how
evera ARE general regulations and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
hall xttU ha -al I'D orf,
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
cessary TO proper management
9th. The facilities of getting 70 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 is ia name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid, shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments 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, win here repeat, and enioin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat-
urdoy 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
mlttees proceed at to the examination of arti
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Frdayto gem
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time
lIth. Any alterations Of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
| 18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day Of the Anniversary meeng
immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Bups, 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 civ nsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
! 18th The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and officers,
and others engaged in the laborious business of