The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-14

Gay OI august next, winch IL tHc udy Vi TIC hith
annual meeting ut Atlanta Georgia
! The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribiny such general rules as they may deem ne
! cossary 10 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. II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
tion shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and win,
IN all cases. become responsible for the saie-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the sameO until the close OF the Fair, which
will be ann1lhced 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 M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition, shall have first been enteredin the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdence--and price, iffor sale--gvng
to tho owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, aud in such order
to facilitate the abors of the several committees
on premiums and also TO employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, 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.
4lh. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition---the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il a 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 ofcultivation. II an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode of raising, Sc. IL
Needlc-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 SC. Since this is the most reliable
mode Of collecting such information 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 Iegible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoned to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provements In farming, ullage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their countless
the modes 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
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information to be sent out in the published q Is
actions of the Society.
9th Ii is desirable to make the Fair a Central
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ. Observation-Disclosures
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
them there for sale and not alone for exhibition for
a premium.
7,h Premiums is impossible to name in a no.
uce like this ALL the various articles TO which pre-
miums will be granted. However comprehensive
NC might make any enumerated list there would
still be many articles of merit offered which would
10, be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, les, therefore the announcement of pre-
mins for particular articles might be construed by
scznein.o an exclusion fall articles unannounced
TIE Committee requests the people generally to
observe. hat il is intended to give the action of
The Association the very widest'scope, embI acing
ssey thing that is ingenious or useful IN business
OF 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, 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 art-
Giles cup worth will be given on the third best
5 2. SO on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth SIS will be given; on the second
best 2. SO on the third honor; on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and msce laneous 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 are requested to vary the rule.
9Th. A 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 10 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. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what il is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
lOth. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and to these committees 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 enon
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
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists of articles, and the several com
mittees proceed at the examination of arti-
ces, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
era re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
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.
| 18th. The annua! Grafton will be made
| 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-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided