The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-04

| ralr, nave adopted the following
GENERAL 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 for exhibl-
tion shall be on the ground as early Is Friday or
Saturday the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample tund, and WILL
in all cases. become responsible for the sate-kecpng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF iis
cfficers 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.
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, Vim. Ezzard, and James NJ Calhoun are
appointed committee whose duty 1t shall be To see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition, shall have first been cnleredln the Sccretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence---and price, lffor saie--gvlhg
to the owner corresponding card-aDd then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate tho labors 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
qtn. lucTc Will pOcHiVcIy UC icHuuCu, III III
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibiton-the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary For instance, il 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 ofcultivaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree or 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 " i'll 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 several county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
proyements in farming, tillage, dranily 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 of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
ooCSctLeo Wouiu uldAc up All AiHOunt VI Valuable
information to be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. II Is desirable to make the Fair Central
Observation-Disclosures and Manufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
as choice seeds, machines, stock, &c---t0 carry
them there for sae and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
7th. Premiums lit is impossible to name in no
tice like this all, the various articles 10 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 1t, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest therefore the announcement OF pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed BY
somento an exclusion OF all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally 10
Observe that it is intended TO give the action of
| the Association the very widcst'scopc, embI acing
svery 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
z that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock Mechanics, Agricultural In
elements, and valuable improvements or inventions
| in any of the ds partmcnts, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth 4 5 will be given on the third best
80. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
|
best 8 9. SO on the third an honor on The fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and misct llaneo articles,
premiums from one to three doars--these how
ever arc general regulations and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted indeed arc requested, to vary the rule.
9th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
| culary to the Ladies Tor their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needle work, &c. They
arc 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 in name, Southern
Central Agric 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-
pdriments, 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, 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 to the examination of art-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to saes--Friday to gem
eral re-deivery Of articles The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlantis early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
10Th. 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.
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, to
Griffin, Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to give visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
datons 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 laborious business of
the fair.
18th. The Secretary is directed to publish
these roo, in fha C,rrr and tn