The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-12

annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
oesssry to aproper management OF the approaching
/ Fair, have adopted the following
GENIAL REGULATIONS.
| LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhb-
ton, shall be on the ground carly as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
In all casos, become responsible for the safekeeping
oil 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 it shall be to soc
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
ition, shall have first been enteredin the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdence-and price, iffor sale-givng
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the abors 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 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 to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, II a Machine, statement
Of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinventOn, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time ofplanting, mode ofcultvaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock age, mode of raising, SC. If
Needle work or Painting, or any work of Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount of
labor; the age, 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 legible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press
5th. The delegations of the servera county Socie-
ties are requested and enoned to make out upon
consultation, a report Of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm.
provements in farming, tillage, drainir, and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products Of their countless
the modes 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 an amount of valuable
information to be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
/ 9th 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and NJ .nufacturersE Exchange
We request individuals who have a 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. 1t 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 il, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest the eiore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles mightbe construed by
someinto an exclusion OF all articles unannounced.
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embl acing
every thing that is ingenious or useful business
or art. All then, with whatever theyshave 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
in any OF the departments, premium of cup
worth 10 will be gwen on the second best art-
cles cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
3 2. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all art
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth S 5 will be given on the second
best 2. SO; on the third an honor on The fourth,
ID honor. On miner and misc, llaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dolars--these how
ever,a 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 par,i-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits flowers paintings, needle work DC 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-
seDce 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 ultural Association.
| 10Th. The President upon a consultation with
such members he call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pfriments, 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 eDoin
upon all TO take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
| urday the yin ana 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
mitses proceed at TO the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports 10 the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Frday to gen
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
unuing 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.
18th. The annual Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Blllups, 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, TO
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to CIV nsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
/ 14th. 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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