The southern press., 1851-07-04
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| AInuat meotluk Al AtIanta OcOfBi1
| The COMMITTEES charged with The duty OF pres
cribing such general rules rs 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 Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhbi-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will bethere ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases. become responsible for the safo-keeping
OF articles which may Be placed in the hands Of ito
cihcers 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 10 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, Wm Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to soc
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
tion, shall have first been eneredn the Secretary's
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, flor sale--gvng
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the lnbors of the several committees
on premiums; and also to employ such police and
duO ClCikb, az otihlt pC ucCCSSdTy IOr
the protection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
and labelling Of articles.
4th. There win positively be required, in all
cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhbtion-the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, II Machine, a statement
OF is powers and uses, cost, time ofinventon, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcutivation. If an ANIMAL
the pedigree or stock age, mode of raising, &c. Ii
Needle-work or Painting, or any work Of Art the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount of
labor the age, il by children or very old persons
tic 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 " ill not be awarded to any arti-
cle whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legble hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
ties are requested and enjoncd TO make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
proyements in farming tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their countless
the modes ofpreparation. time of planting and mod
of cultivation. The means and measures Of prcser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the servcra county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgrcultura and Ma nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
no rhn opNdQ oh ctn 4.
them there for sale, aud not alone for exhibition for
q premium.
1th. Premiums.-lt is impossible to name in no.
tce like this ALL the various articles 10 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 in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto al exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give tie action of
the Association tho very wdestsscope embr acing
svery thing that is ingenious useful IN business
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited 10 come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
ia, 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 a cup
worth 5 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
= :. SO; on the fourth an honor And on all arti
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth 5 5 will be given on the second
best 9. so on the third honor on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and misc. llaneous articles
premiums from one TO three dolIars-thesc 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. hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
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 70 this central
point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-
scnce 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 tits in name, Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
luth. The President upon consultation with
such members as he call TO his ad shall appoint
committees aid assign to them their respective de-
ptrimenfs, 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 cnion
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 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
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Frday to zen
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time
11th. Any alterations of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
l2tt. The annua! oration will be made on
wednesday,, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Blups, 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 Civ 'isitors the opportunity of the accommo-
daf'ons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair
18th. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
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