The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-15


annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
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 1t is therefore de-
slrable that all persons having articles for exhibit
lion, shall be on the ground as early as FRIDAY or
Saturday the 9th and 10th August when Com
mitee will be there ready TO receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, aud will,
in oil cases. become responsible for the saie-keeping
OF articles which may be placed in the hands Of IFS
oliicers and committees, the owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close OF The FAR, 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
iton, sha have first been enteredin the Secretary S
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sae--giving
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
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---the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, If Machine, a statement
Of is powers and uses, COST time of invention and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. LIZ Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode of cultivation. If an Animal
the pedigree 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 or very old persons
tie value, uses, sc. 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 requested and enioined TO make out upon
a report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tiage, drainiL,s and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
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 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
and NJ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
We request individuals who have surplus of
krir orfir Inc he be- k,,. e. n
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
tlce 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 fall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scopc, embr 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
10, 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 viii be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth 8 will be given on the third best
2. 50; on the fourth an honor. And on all ari-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth s 5 will be given on the second
best 2. so on the third an honor on the fourth,
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one TO three doliars-these how
ever, 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 ball will be prepared and assigned parti-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, neede-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 30 this central
point inducc gs.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 Ills in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he call TO his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdTtments, and to these committees so appointed
The committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
9usies classed and arranged in their respective
departments. IN order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
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, 40 that when
Lbe President shall appoint his committees on
Monday morning, the committee of reception may
have her lists of articles, and the several COM
miitees proceed Of once 10 the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday 10 gen.
eral re-deivery Of articles. The exhibition Goa
tinuing the whole time
llth Any alterations of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week
l2th. The annual Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day Of tbe Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports os committees,
by Col. John Billups, of Athens, Georgia
18Th. The Committee have the prospect Of
making arrangements wlth the Macon, Stale and
Georgia Railroads, 10 run accommodation cars
early every morning and late In the sesrpoon, 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 Fur.
l4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have proyiJsd
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the laborious business Of
the fair