The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-13

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 approachn,
rair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will b,
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
unue open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de
sirable that all persons having articles for exhib
uon, shall be on the ground early FRIDAY oil
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mit'ee will be there ready to receive them.
"a The Association has ample fund, and will
I'll all cases. become responsible for the safekeepine
Oh articles which may be placed in the hands of liz
ohcers and committees, (the owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close of the Fair, which
VIII be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity TO recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving of any goods OF
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
| Association.
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, WIN. Ezzard, and James M Calhoun are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition, sha have first been enteredn the Secretary
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, for sale-giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then classE
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, 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, a statement
OF is powers and uses cost time of invention, 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 ofcultivation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age, mode ofraising SC. If
Needle work or Painting or any work of Art, the
length of time bestowed 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 legible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties requested and njoined to make out, upon
consultation; report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provements in farming, tillage; dranii5 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 aad mod
OF cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral 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 MISUNDERSTANDING
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.
tce 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 thei eiore the announcement of pre-
miuns for particular articles might be construed by
somein 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, emh, acing
every thing that is ingenious useful IN business
art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
exhibition, are invited TO come. The only
regulation further pecessary this point perhaps
is tha, all articles of the highest merit in the
department Of Stock, Mechanics, a gricultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
In any OF the departments, a premium OF a cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth : 5 will be given on the third best
| y y.
Giles OF the highest merit in the remaining depor,
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best = so on the third an honor; on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from TO three dollars-these how
everare 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, howers paintings, needa-work &c. They
are cordially invited 10 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-.
scnce and contributions of many of our fellow
4 citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rids. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, what It'll in name Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
! 10Th. The President upon a 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
I aitie.es classec and arranged in their respective
/ departments ~ order to the perfection of thus
4 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
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists OF articles, and the several COM
mittees proceed at the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time TO make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
4 Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gem
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con
tnuing the whole time
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2h. 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.
18th. 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
GriihD, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to CIV nstors the opportunity Of the sccommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Far
> l4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
j. comfortable quarters for Committees and Osicssp
and others engaged. in the Isborious business OF
the iaIr.