The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-16

annual meeting ~ Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cr'bins such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will BE-
opened for visitors on Monday morning and con-
tinue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
tion, shall be on the ground early as Friday OF
Saturday, the 9Th aud 10Th August when Com
mittec will be there ready to receive them.
a. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
"a oil cases, becolne responsible for the sae-keepng
o. articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
cheers and committees, Che owner taking check
ior 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. g
3D.. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, WIN. Exzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall DO TO
that all articles entering The fair grounds for exh
tion sha have first been onteredn the Secretary s
book or registry--then labelled W III the owners
name and residence---and price, iffor saIe-giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the abors 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
cxhibiton--ihe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il 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, &c. IL
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
tic 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 arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements made out
in egible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press
5th. The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties 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, tillage 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 of planting and mod
of cultivation. The means and measures of prescr-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the seryeral 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
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ nufacturersEx change
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 for exhibition for
premium.
7th. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in no
tice 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-
miums for particular articles might be Construed by
somento an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe hat il is intended TO give the action Of
the Association the very widest'scope, embI acing
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 necessar, on this aoint perhaps
IL, that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plemens, and valuable improvements on inventions
In any OF the departments, premium Of a cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth 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 will be given on the second
best 2. SO on the third honor on The fourth
I'd honor. On miner and iscellaneous articles
premiums from one 10 three dol,ars--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 parii-
A he Iadi for fhc,r ,r,rda
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
citizens Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rda. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what il is in name Southern
Central Agric uItural Association.
10Th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he can 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
al ucles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order TO the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will h,re repeat, and enoin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
the 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 Mt once to The examination of arti-
cies, and thereby have ample time to make thsir
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday viii be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
eral re-devery Of articles. The exhibition coa-
tlnuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations OF, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, wall be published at Atlantis early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2h. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
bg Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia
'3tb 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 afternoons 10
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to CIV hsiiors the opportunity of the accomme
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th. The citizens OF Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Oficera,
and others engaged in the aborious business Of