The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-20


The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules they may deem me-
cessary TO proper management OF the approaching
Fair have adopted the following
GENEnAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
lnue open until Friday evening. IL therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when a Com
mitee will be there ready to receive them
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for The safe-keepng
OF 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
articles unprotected after the adjournment of the
| Association.
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis VIM. EzZard, and James nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi
tion shall have first been enteredin the Secretarys
book registry---then labelled W tn the owners
name and residence-and price, ffor sale-gving
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
| Inc projection VI GROUNDS OulluuBs, lbu
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
| exhbiton-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. If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time Of planting, mode of cultivation. If an ANIMAL
the pedigree or Stock age, mode Of raising, &C. II
Needle-work or Painting, or any work of Art, the
length of time bestowed on il, or the amount of
labor; the age, if by children very old persons
tie value, uses sc. Since this is the most reliable
mode Of collecting such information 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.
5th The delegations Of the several county Socie-
ties requested and enloined to make out upon
consultation, a report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provcments in farming, tillage draining and manu-
ring, which have been or 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 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 Central
SouthernAgricultura and MsnufacturersE Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus Of
choice articles, or who make the M 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
tice like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
miums viii 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-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion 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, emDI AGING
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 on all articles of the highest merit in the
| department OF Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'M
pements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, 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-
! cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best s 2. SO on the third an honor on the fourth
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one to three dollars--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.
9Th. 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-
scnce 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 is ia 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 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
urday 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
mttees proceed at to 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-Frday to gen
eral re-devery Of articles. The exhibition con
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,
18th. The annual! 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.
! 18th. The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
TO Civ nsi,ors the opportunity Of the accommo-
dations 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,
az cd in he lolo Of