The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-04

annual asstinE Il Atlantis Georgia
| Tho Commiftee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general tulss ~ they may deem 10
cesssry 10 apr0pcr management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GkNwaAL RxGULAri0Ns.
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-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10Th August when q Com
mitfce will be there ready TO receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
~ oil cases. become responsible for the safe~keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands Of It's
cheers and committees, THE 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.
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM Ezzard, and James M Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to soc
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exfi
ition, shall have first been enieredn the Secrctarys
book rcgistry---then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, if for sale--giying
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
doorkeepers and clerks, az 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, minute and accurate written statement
and explaining every article sont for
exhibition--the statement 10 be delivered 10 the
Secretary. For instance, III 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,
mode Of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time Of planting, mode OF cultivation If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode Of raising &c. 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 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 arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in Iegbie hand, and in a style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations ofthe serveral county Socie-
lies are requested and enjoned 10 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 appropriation. time planting and mod
Of cultivation. The means and measures of prcser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and Manufacturers Exchange
We request ndividuals who have surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, xc---to carry
them there for sale and not alone for exhibition for
q premium.
It'll. Premiums. is impossible to name in no.
tee IKE tins 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 it, and yet richly deserving
premiums Jest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
somento an exclusion ofali articles qnqnnounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widestsscopc embr 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 necessary on this point perhaps
is thai, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department o. Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural In
plements, anI valuable Improvements or 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
2. so; on the fourth an honor. And on ali arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
nents cup worth s will be given on the second
best 2. SO on the third an honor on the fourth
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dolars--these, how
general regulations. and in particular case
Dr. cases OF peculiar merit the committees will be
indeed are requested, to vary the rule
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
;ularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
ruits, flowers paintings, needle work, &c They
ire cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
p many departments of the fair is absolutely me-
;essary TO proper management
9Th. Fhe facilities of getting TO this central
Joint induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-
ence and contributions Of many Of our fellow
citizens of Carolina Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
ida. We hope they will unite with us in making |
his institution indeed, what tits in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon a consultation with |
UGH members as he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
,drimeDts, and 70 these committees so appointed
he committee Of reception shall furnish lists of the
Ihcies classcd and arranged in their respective
departments. In order TO the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
hese regulations, will here repent, and enjoin
nay be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
lrday the 0tb and 10th of August, so that when
he President ahall appoint bis committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of reception NAV
have their lists Of articles, and the several COM
mtees proceed at once to the examination of ar,i-
rles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Fridny to gen
eral re-deivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
nuing the whole time.
llth Any alterations of, or additions TO, the
oregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week
t2tt- The annual Grafton will be made on
w Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
preceding the reports of committees,
~ Col. John BilIups, OF Athens, Georgia.
18th. The Committee have the prospect Of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and |
ieorgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
.arly every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
irfin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
o CIV nstors the opportunity of the accommo-
iatlons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
md Others engaged in the laborious business Of
he fair.
18th. The Secretary ia directed IN ,,,hi,sb