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


The Committee charged with the duty of pres
oribing such general rules they may deem me-
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. Ii is therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibi-
tion, snail be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will,
III all cases become responsible for the safe-keepiDg
OF articles which may be placed in the hands of its
oihcers and committees, the owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close Of the Fair, which
viii 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.
3D.. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James Nj Calhoun, are
appointed a committee whose duty ii shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
ition, sha have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book registry--then labelled W tn the owners
name and resldence-and price, iffor sale--givng
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as 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
tHc PIotcctioH vi INC GROUNDS anu
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
exhibltion--ihe 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. III 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, Sc II
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 legible hand and in style fit at once for the
press
9Th. The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enoned TO make out upon
consultation. report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the inn
provements IN farming, tllage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of eng
adopted The leading products of their countless
the modes oil preparation. time of planting and mod
or cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing aud increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveraI county
societies would make up amount of valuable
information to be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. IL Is desirable to make the Fair a Central
SouthernAgrcultural and Nj: Observation-Disclosures
We request individuals who have a surplus Of
choice articles, OF 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.
It'll. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in no
tce like this all the various articles TO 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 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 II is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope embr acine
every thing that is ingenious or useful IN business
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, are invited to come. The only
further necessary on this point perhaps
is that, on all articles OF the highest merit in the
department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plemcnts, and valuable improvements or inventions
IN any OF the departments a premium of a cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
= 5U; on The fourth an honor. And on all arti
cles 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
I'd honor. On miner and misce laneous articles
premiums from one TO three dollars-these how
ever ARE general regulators and in particular case
or cases OF peculiar merit the committees Will be
permitted, Indeed are requested, TO vary the rule
9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
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 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. 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 consultation with
such members as he can 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 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 enioin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
urdey 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 the examination of arti-
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-delivery Of articles. The exhibition CON
tinuing the whole time.
nth. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
I'm. The annua! 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.
l5th' 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 unernoon, 10
orlifn. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
TO CIV hstors the opportunity of the accommo-
datons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
lath. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the aborious business Of
the fair.