The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-20
SOUTHERN CEN RAJ
ASSOCIATION.

annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
oribing such general rules they may deem
oessary TO aproper management of the approaching
FAR, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
I Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors Monday morning, and con-
tlnue open until Friday evening. Ii is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhibit
uon, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
"a. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safe-keepng
oil articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
Tor 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
Sd. Marx A. Cooper Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to soc
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
ition, sha have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdence-and price, for sale--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi-
fled and arranged by departments, and in such order
as TO facilitate the abors 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
4th. There will positively be required, in all
cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition-the statement to be delivered to 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. Ii Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
q Dre raj Of an mar nd
time of planting, mode ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode of raising, &C. Ii
Neede-work or Painting, 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, 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 art-
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 enioined TO make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tiage, dranL,, 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 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
SouthernAgricuItura and M,nufacturersE 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 Tor sale, and not alone for exhibition for
| a premium.
7th. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in a no
tice 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 he embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
mIums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto exclusion of all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat ii is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very widest.scope, embr acing
every thing that is ingenious 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
Ia 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 a cup
worth l0 Will be gwen on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
81 so; on the fourth honor And on all arti-
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
I'd honor On miner and misce llaneous articles
premiums from one TO three doars-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. hall will be prepared and assigned part-
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 20 this central
point induce us.to invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions of many of our fellow
r citizens of Carolina, Alabama Tennessee and Flo
rda. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what It'll in name Southern
Central Agrc ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call TO his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pcTtments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee OF reception shall furnish lists Of the
articles classec and arranged in their respective
departments. 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
the President shall appoint his committees on
have their lists Of articles, and the several com
mittees 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 saes--Friday to gem
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at 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 Billups, of Athens, Georgia.
; BIB. 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 nstors the opportunity of the accommo-
datons 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 aborous business OF