The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-15

The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper 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-
tinue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
srable 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
I'd. The Association has an ample fund.- and will,
IN all cases. become responsible Tor the safekeeplng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
officers and committees, the owner taking check
for the samc,) until the close of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand in ample time to
give them op; ortunty TO recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods q
articles unprotected after the adjournment Of the
Association.
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ion, shat have first been enteredin the Secretary
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and resideuce--and price, iffor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments and in such order
US to facilitate the labors of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers 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
exhibition--the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, II Machine, statement
Of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinvention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. II 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
Needie-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 peraons
tie value, uses SIC. Since this is the most reliable
mode Of collecting such information as may be
worth publishing in the transactions Of lie Society,"
visitors, patrons and members all will take notice.
that premium i'll not be awarded TO any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements made out
in egible hand, and in style fit ut once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Soce-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, report Of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tlage, 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 fplaning 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. andM MISUNDERSTANDING
We request individuals who have surplus of
choice articles, OF 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. Prcmiums.--l is impossible to name in q no.
tcc like this ALL the various articles TO which pre-
NUNS will be granted. However comprehensive
VIC 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
someinto all exclusion ofall articles unannounccd,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat i. is intended to give the action OF
the Association the very widest'scope, emDra cng
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 perhan MS
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-
Giles cup worth IS will be given on the third best
~. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
Aes 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,
I'd honor. On miner and misce llaneous articles
premiums from one TO 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
| Sth A hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
rl.. to A.no y
| 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 It's in NAME Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
lOth The President upon consultation with
such members as he call his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrfments, 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 enjoin
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
me President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists Of articles, and the several COM
mt'ees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will bedevoted to sales-Friday to gen
eral re-devery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
18th. Any alterations of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week
l2tt- The. annua! Grafton will be made on
wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
| by Col. John Bllups, OF Athens, Georgia.
! 18th The Committee have the prospect Of
maxIng arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georg'n Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every mor~ing and late in the afternoon 10
Grimm. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur
ogi, fis'tore the opportunity of the accommo-
dntions ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair
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