The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-23
UTHERN ErTRAL

annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO aproper 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
tinuc open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
sirabie that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when Com
mit'ee will be there ready TO receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safe keeping
Oh articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
officers 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 TO 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, 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
ion, sha have first been enieredin the Secretary
book registry---then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sae--giving
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fled and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the labors of the several committees
on premiums; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the protection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks they may need in the arrangement
and labelling OF articles.
Attn. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibiton--ihe statement to be delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, il 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 ofcultivaton. 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 on 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 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 art-
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 enloned to make out upon
consultation, report Of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of be ing
adopted. The leading products Of their countless
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 serveral county
societies would make up amount of valuable
information TO be sent out IN the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9Th 1t is desirable to make the Fair a Central
neutrality-suspicious. andM snufacturersE 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.
It'll. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in no.
ce 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 in IT, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore 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, that il is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very wdest.scope emDr acing
every thing that is ingenious 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, 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, a premium of cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth 5 will be given, on the third best
=. so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
Giles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth SIS 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-these how
general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
Sth A hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
eularly 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 s absolutely ne
cessary to proper management
gin. 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 Flo
| rida. VIC hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what it's In name, Southern
Central Agrc ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he call to his aid shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their respective de-
pdriments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee Of reception shall finnish 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 enjon
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, 30 that when
the President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of rscsption nav
have their hats of articles, and the several com
mttees proceed at once 10 the examination Of arii-
cles, and thereby have ample time TO make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Frday TO gen
eral re-dehvery of articles. The exhibition con
! tinuing the whole time
iits, Any alterations Of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week
l2th. The annual oration wii be made on
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, 70 run accommodation cars
early every morning and late IN the eferDoon, TO
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to CIV nstors the opportunity Of the aceommo-
dauons 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
and others engaged in the laborous business Of
| the fair.