The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-17
"A THERN ENTRAL
ASSOCIATION.

day Of August Dcxt which is the day OF the fifth
annual meetingat A anita Georgia
The Committee charged with The duty Of pres
crbing such general rules as they may deem w.
cessary 10 proper management OF the approaching
FAIR, have adopted the following f ~
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tinuc open until Friday evening 1t is therefore de-
srabie that all persons having articles for exhib-
ton, shall be on the ground 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 will,
10 all cases, become responsible for the sae-keePing
O, articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
ofhcers and committees, (the owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity 10 recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association. fft ssH t3
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W..
Lewis, WIN. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be TO
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ion, shall have first been enieredin the Secretarys
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and resdence-and price, iffor sale--giving
to the owner corresponding card-and then classi-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the abors of the several committees
on premiums; anu also 10 employ SUCH ponce anu
dOorkcepers 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---lhe statement 10 be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinvention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. LIZ 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 OF raising, sc. 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 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-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
Illustrative and explanatory statements made Out
in Iegible hand, and in style fit ut once for the
press F" a ~
5th. The delegations OF the serveral county Socic-
ties are requested and cnjoned to make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provements in farming, tillage, drainils and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
aOOptcO lllc tcdutnH pTOuuCts Oi tnclf COunIiecS
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 servcral county
societies would make up an amount Of valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. II is desirable TO make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura andM, nufacturers Exchange
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 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 therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
somento an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
The Committee requests the people generally &c
observe t hat it is intended to give the action oil
the Association the very widest'scope, emDI acing
every thing tat is ingenious or useful 10 brsiness
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
is, that, on all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable Improvements or inventions
4 III any Oh tne premium OF cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth IS will be given, the third best
2. SO on the fourth an honor. Aud on all arti.
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth S. will be given on the second
best 2. so on the third an honor on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars--ihese, how
ever are general regulations and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested 10 vary the rule.
| 9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned pnrti-
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 20 this central
point induce us'to invite, and TO expect the pre-
scncc and contributions OF many of our fellow
citizens Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rda. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what il in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural 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
articles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection of thus
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and cnjoin
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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
mitees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Fridny togen-
eral re-dehvery Of articles. The exhibition Goa
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.
12th. The annual Grafton win 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 give visitors 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