The southern press., 1851-04-02
SOUTHERN CENTRAL

Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
nue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
'irable that all persons having articles for exhb-
ion, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
the 9th and 10th August when Com
nittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will, |
n all cases, become responsible for the safekeeping
'l articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
Ulcers and committees, (the owner taking check
Tor 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 see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
iton shall have first been eneredn the Secretary 8
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, If for sale-giVing
to the owner corresponding card-and then classi-
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
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, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--the 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. IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time planting, mode ofcultivation. II an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode of raising &c. Ii
cd a Unrk Nr BpIp INV yUn nj Art
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 arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legble hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoned to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
proycments 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 ofpreparaton. time of planting and mod
of cultivation The means and measures Of prescr-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricuttra and dMe nufacturersE Ex change
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
a premium.
7th. Premiums. 1T is impossible to name in no.
like this ALI the ticla 10, cb
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
somento an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that it is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embI 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, premium Of a cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
2. so on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth : 5 will be given on the second
best 9. SO on the third an honor on the fourth
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dol,ars-these, how
are general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed 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, &c. They
are cordially invited to attend. Their assistance
deUnrfmPDfs of tho fn ia ahSolutely
cessary TO proper management
9Th. The facilities of getting TO 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 il is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists ofthe
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 enjoin
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
nave tneir Iists or articles, and the several COM
mittees proceed at to the examination of arti-
ces, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday |
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gen |
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition CON
tinuing 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 annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
preceding the reports of committees, |
by Col. John Bilups, 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 give visitors 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 |
quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the aborious business Of
the fair
10TH The Secretary is directed to publish |
these regulations in the CuLrvAroR, and to pro-
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