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

during me week embracing wednesday, The lfth
day Of August next, which is the day OF the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribing such general rules 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 on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibi
tIon shall be on the ground as early as Fridsy or
Saturday the 9Th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
"a. The Association has an ample fund.- and will
IN all cases. become responsible for the safe-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
ciicers and committees, Che 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 it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition sha have first been entcredin the Secretarys
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and residence-aDd price, iffor sale--gvng
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the labors of tho several committees
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doorkecpers 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
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition-the statement 10 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 ofcultyation. IL an Animal
the pedigree or stock age, mode Of raising, &c. IL
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 ofibe 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 ocie-
ties are requested and enjoined 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
OIL Tune OF ana 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. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central |
SouthernAgricutural and NJ, nufacure rs Ex change
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 is impossible to name in a 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 it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest theefo the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someintO an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very widestsscope, embl acng
every thing that is ingenious useful IN business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only |
regulation further necessary this point perhaps
is, that, 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, premium of 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 all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth 8 5 will be given on the second
best 2. so on the third an honor on The fourth,
ID honor. On MINER and misce llaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dollars-these how
ever ARE general regulations, and in particular case
or cases OF peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed requested, to vary the rule
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti- |
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings neede-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 TO 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 |
rlda VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, whattis in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association. |
10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their respective de- |
pdriments, and to these committees so appointed |
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles cassed 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 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 |
VIZ iesi"ehl small appoint MS committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may |
have their lists OF articles, and the several com
mIttees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Frday to gen
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con
tlnuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published Atlantis early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2tt. 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, TO
Griffin Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to CIV nsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
daiions ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
14th The citizens Of Atlanta have provided