The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-24

annual meeting at Atlanta Georges
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cnbiag such general rules as they may deem ne
cessaIy TO aproper management of the approaching
Far, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning and con-
tinue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
srabie that all persons having articles for exhibit
tIon shall be on the ground as early Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when a Com.
mt'ee VIII be there ready to receive them
"a, HE Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN an cases, become responsible for the saie-keepDg
Oh articles which may be placed in the hands of its
clcefS and committees (the owner taking check
ior the same,) until the close OF the Fair, which
VIII be announced beforehand, in ample time 10
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
Sd 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 articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition shall have first been enteredin the Secretary
book or regstry--then labelled with the owners
name and resldence--and price, iffor sale--giving
| to the owner corresponding Garland 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
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
exhlbition--ihe statement to be delivered 10 the
Secretary. For instance, if Machine, statement
OF is powers and uses, cost, time of invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker, lie horticultural or Agricultural Products.
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, sc. If
Needle-work or Painting, or any work Of Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or 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 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 legible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
9Th. The delegations Of the serveral county Soce-
ties 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, tiage, 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 ofplanting 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. G
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and Manufacturers 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 forexhibtion for
| q premium. ttn
| 18th. Premiums.--It is impossible to name in ano-
tice like this all the various articles TO which pre-
miums viii be granted. However COMMUNICATIVE
we might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
not be embraced init and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construedb y
somento an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally &c
Observe hat it is intended TO give the action o.
the Association the very widest'scope, embr acine
every thing that is ingenious or 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
is, 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 o cup
worth s 10 will be given, ON the second best arti
y
80. SO; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti.
II cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth 5 will be given on the second
best 2 so on the third an honor on the fourth.
II I'd honor. On miner and misce llaneous articles.
premiums. from one TO three dolIars-these how
everare general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees viii be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
9Th, hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
\ 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. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, what il lis in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and TO these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
afucles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order TO the perfection of this
H arrangement, the committee appointed TO publish
these regulations, will here repeat and enioin
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
mttees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
Giles, and thereby have ample time 10 make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday VIII be devoted to sales-Friday to gen.
eral re-deivery Of articles. The exhibition con.
tinuing the whole time
18th, Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules will be published al Atlanta early
? Monday morning of the Fair week
18th. The annual Grafton will be made on
"wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports Of committees
|, by Col. John BilIups, of Athens, Georgia
J, 18th. The Committee have the prospect o.
: making arrangements with the Macon, State and
q Georgia Railroads, to rim accommodation car,
early every morning and late in the afternoon, &c
. Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur
, to Civ, hsitors the opportunity of the aceommo
dauons ofthe good Hotels at those places while il
:, attendance upon the Fair
!. l4th The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
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