The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-12

II fsi SkfWOttWAt A~>"tish"fl ""' "Ss'ss.
during shs wrsk smbrsslug "Wednesday, she I IN
81, ~ August psxf. Which y The day OF the nth
ssnuai m~etsnx al Asl4n'@ Georgia
The CosaAnatt.s charged wsth The daiy Of pres
erieins ssss gcnsrsl salss a. the, may deem as-
csssafs 10 proper management VI The approaching
Fair, have adopted l'ss following
ssaswAl NK.raAssoss.
isi The Pair .ropsts ana Buildings VAL lie
apsuod iog si~sss- oa Monday morning, aud con-
inus open unsis Friday evening. u Is u'etsiors de-
sissbiu shai aii lsswos,s hss"g ARTICLES t.f sx"sos
tos, shall hs lis xscssd ~ eAssy - F,sdA) VI
saturday, the ysh aud issh ADs1ss' when Com
In.tsse ia be there read, ~ receive them
20. TAs Asss.,assoa has ample hsnd, aud vail,
Ia all eases become responsible Cot lhs sAsskssP'pE
ol asssecs which may be placed sn t.s hands 81 sis
oaieess and committees. fti,s owner sSknx check
10, the sanse.) until the close Of ths fair, which
w,ll be announced beforehand, - smp's i'me 10
give them on, .osiuuts ~ recover sEet goods, and
10 pr.ssns itertbs ihs leaving Of ANY goods or
ARTICLES unprotected after tho adjournment OF The
Association.
81 MArA A. Cooper Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, Mm tsssff. sud James NJ saihooh, are
appointed a COMMITTEES hose aas q shall ''s To see
thss an articles entering The fair grounds TOT csh
ilion sis have ffsi besu enieredu III. oscssssrss
look or rexsssry---slsn labelled With The owners
name aud f.sidence-~ana price, nfef ssse--si'isx
10 the osae, corresponding ssfdsvd 'fsen es~sss-
Ged and arranged by departments. aoa IN such order
as 60 facilitate The lalcrs 81 the several committees
on premiums aud slso 20 employ such poiioe and
doorksepers and clerks as snail be necessary ior
the projection of the grounds and buiidinss, and
such clerks az they Ds, need 10 the arrangement
and labelling Of articles.
&th There will posI,yel, be required, 10 all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
Illustrating and explaining every article 'ent Tor
sxhibiion--he statement 10 hs delivered 10 The
Secretary. For instance, II Machine, a statement
nd me nf is4, md
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor OF
maker. II Horticultural or Agricultural froducts,
mode Of preparation Of land and soil, manure aud
time Of planting mode ofcultlss,Ion II an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode OF raising, Ne II
Needle. work OF Painting, OF any work OF Ar the
| length Of time bestowed ON ~, or the amount vi
labor, The age, IL by children or ,crs old persons
tie value useS sc. Since this Il The ulost reliable
mode Of collecting such information as may te
worth publishing IN the transactions oi The Society,
visitors patrons and members all viii take notice,
that prcsiium viii not be awarded TO any arsl-
Gle, whatever is merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative aud cNplanstof, statements. nnde oct
/ IN lcgbe hand, and IN style IA 1t once for The
press.
| 9Th. Tue delegations OF The serycrs county scce-
ties are requested and enionci 10 make cut upon
consultation, a report Of the present condition of
Agriculture IN their several counties, OF the ina
proyements Ia farming, iiliage draining aud manu-
adopted The leading products Of them eesntsccs
the modes OF preparation. time OF planting asd mod
OF cultivation. Tho means aud measures ot preser-
wing and increasing the fertility Of LANDS Aocunte
Agricultural memoirs from The soryelai county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions OF the Society.
| 9th. IL is desirable TO make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and MsrulactusersExc change
We request individuals who have q 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
tce like this ALL the various articles TO which pre-
mums 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 init, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement OF pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed BY
someInto an exclusion OF all articles unannounccd,
the Committee requests the people generally TO
observe, hat il is intended TO give the action OF
the Association the very widesi'scope, emni sc bg
every thing that issngcnous 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
is, that, on all articles of the highest merit in The
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plemens, and valuable Improvements or inventions
in any Of the departments, a premium of cup
worth ) 10 will be gwen on the second hes, arti-
cles cup worth will be given, on the third best
4 =. so; on the fourth an honor And on all art
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depsri
men,s cup worth s. VIII be given on the second
best 5 2. so the third an honor The fourth.
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from 10 three dollars--thetc. how
ever,are general regulations and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
IL -
/ 9Th. hall will be prepared aud assigned parii-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, flowers paintings, needle-work, dc. 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-.
sence and contributions OF many OF our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and fio-
rda. We hope they will unite with US in making
this institution indeed what tits IN name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
| 10th. The President upon n consultation with
such members as he can call TO his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
portments, and TO these committees appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists OF the
articles ciosscd and arranged in their respective
departments. In order 10 the perfection Of this
arrangement the committee appointed 10 publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and cnioin
upon an 10 luke notcc tlat urllclcs Tor 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 nay
have their lists of articles, and the several COM
mittees proceed at once to the examination Of ar-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday viii be devoted to sales ridayto gen
eral re-debvery Of articles. The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time.
1lth. Any alterations Of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annual Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day ofthe Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports Of committees,
by Col. John Bups, 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
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.