The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-17

annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
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
GEsEaAL 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-
sirable that all persons having articles Tor exhb-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9Th and 10th August when Com
mttee will be there ready TO receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and Will,
in all cases. become responsible for the saie-keeping
OF articles which may be placed IN the hands OF iis
cheers and committees, the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close OF The FAR, which
will be announced beforehand, M ample time TO
give them OPP, oriunty 10 recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving Of any goods or
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
ition sha have first been eneredin The Secretary s
| book or regstry-then Labelled tn the owners
name and residence-and price, ii for sale--giving
to the owner a corresponding card-and then class-
fed 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
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the protection Of the grounds and buildings and
such clerks 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--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. If 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, any work Of Art, the
length Of time bestowed 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 a 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 a style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the several county Soce-
ties are requested and enloined TO make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tllage, 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 preser-
wing and increasing the fertility oflands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the seryeral county
societies would make up amount of valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published { IS
actions Of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and ;nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c--to carry
hon FL sail al fnr III
a premium.
7th. Premiums.-lt is impossible TO name IN a no
tce like this ali, the various articles 10 which pre-
mums 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, lest therefore the announcement Of pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
somento an exclusion DIAL articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally tc
observe hat il is intended TO give the action Of
Z the Association the very widest'scope embI acine
every thing Tat is ingenious useful business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, invited TO come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
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, a premium of q cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
2. so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti.
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth ! 5 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 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.
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 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
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
tne iIeSiueut small appoint MS committees on
Monday morning, the committee OF reception may
have their lists Of articles and the several com
miees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gem
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
tnuing the whole time
1lth. Any alterations Of, or additions TO- the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Blups, OF Athens, Georgia.
l3th. 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, 10
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
, to Civ dstors the opportunity of the accommo-
doiions 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
> and others. engaged in the aborious business Of