The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-13

annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
| The Committee charged with the duty of pres
crlbing such general rules as they may deem me-
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 Monday morning, and
tinue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
slrabe that all persons having articles for exhibi-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
miltee will be there ready TO receive them.
"a. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safe-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
cheers and committees, (the owner taking check
lor the same,) until the close OF The FAIR, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them OPP ortuuty 10 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 Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition, shall have first been eneredn the Secretary's
book or registry--then labelled W tn the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sale--giving
TO the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the labors 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
exhibition--ihe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, if Machine, statement
of is powers and uses cost time ofnvention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time OF planting, mode ofcultiyation. If an Animal
inc pedigree or stock, age mode OF raising, &c. IL
Needle-work or Painting, or aRy work of Art, the
length of time bestowed on IL, or the amount of
labor; the age, if by children or 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-
cle, whatever It's merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible hand, and ina style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations Of the serveral county Soce-
ties requested and enioined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their celntIees
the modes OF preparation time planting add mod
of cultivation. The and measures of prescr-
wing and increasing the fertility Of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
TO be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th II is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura and NJ: Lufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus of
choice articles 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.
tlce 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 Tor 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 them with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
il, that, on all articles Of the highest merit in the
department Of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or inveotions
In any OF the departments, premium of a cup
worth 10 will be gwen on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth IS will be given on the third best
So so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles OF the highest merit in the remaining depaF.
ments cup worth s. will be given ION the second
best 3 so on the third an honor the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and misce llaneous articles
premiums from one TO three dol,ars-lhese 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, needie-work, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
in many der artments of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary TO proper management,
9th. The facilities of getting 70 this central
point induce usAto 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 il is 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-
pdrments, and to these committees appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. Ia order to the perfection Of thus
arrangement the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enioin
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
Monday morning, the committee of reception may
have their lists Of articles, and the several com
mltteesproceed at once to the examination of arti-
ces, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday viii bedevoted to saies-Friday to gen
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition coz
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
l2th. The annua! 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.
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, TO
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to Civ hsiors the opportunity of the accommo-
datlons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fairs
l4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
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