The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-17
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annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings Will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tnue open until Friday evening IL is therefore de-
slrable that all persons having articles Tor exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9Th and 10Th August when Com
mitee will be there ready 10 receive them.
ID. The Association has ample fund, and viii,
ia all cases become responsible for the saie-keepng
OF articles which may be placed IN the hands OF lis
cheers and committees, (the owner taking cheek
Tor the same,) until the close OF the FAR, which
will be announced beforehand, IN ample lime TO
give them OPP. ortunty TO recover ueIr goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
Association.
Cd Mark A. Cooper Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis VIM EzZard and James Nj Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty II shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
ition, sha have first been eneredn the Secretary
book or regstry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, flor sale-glVihg
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and IN such order
as to facilitate the abors of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
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, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exbibtion--lhe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, if Machine, statement
Of is powers and uses, COST time of invention, 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 ofplantng, mode ofcultivation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age, mode OF raising, &c. If
Needle 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, &C. 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 a premium will not be awarded TO any ar,i-
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in lcgble hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations Of the several county Soce-
ties requested and enjoined 10 make out, upon
a report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provements in farming, lillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of b. ing
adopted The leading products of their ccuntees
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 seryer3l county
societies would make up amount OF valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair a Central
and M;nufac turers 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 hton for
a premium.
7th Premiums.-lt is impossible to name in no
tice Ike 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 il, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest thei eore 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 il is intended TO give the action Of
the Association the very widest'scope, embl acing
every thing that is ingenious useful IN business
art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
exhibition, invited 10 come. The only
regulation turher necessary or this point perhaps
is that, all articles OF TIE highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural Inn
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any OF the departments, premium OF cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best art-
cles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
:, so on the fourth an honor And on all ari
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments a cup worth 5 will be given on the second
best 2. 50 on the third an honor; on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dollars--these, how
eyer,are general regulations, and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted indeed are requested, TO vary the rule.
Sth. hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
.ta
are cordially invited TO attend. Their assistance
in many DEF arimens Of the fair is absolutely ne
cessary TO proper Management
9Th. The facilities of getting 20 this central
point induce us'to invite, aud to expect The pre-.
sence and contributions Of many Of our fellow
citizens Of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rlda. VIC hoTc they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed ,whatitis in name, Southern
Central Agric ul;pral Association.
10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he call TO his AID shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrimeDts, aud 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, viii here repeat, and enioin
upon all to take notice that articles Tor exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
urday the 9Th and 10th of August, so that when
D ''''HN''' NH'nl opI'lHL HlS NOilUultEth on
Monday morning, the committee OF reception may
have their lists Of articles, aud the several COM
mlttees proceed at 10 the examination Of ari-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
| Thursday viii be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
era re-dsliTery OF articles. The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time,
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published 1t Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
l2th. 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
l3h The Committee have the prospect Of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning aud late in the afternoon, 10
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to Civ dstors 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
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the laborious business Of
the fair.
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