The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-15


annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
! cribing such general rules as they may deem me-
cessary to proper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
| GEsERAL 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-
sirabie that all persons having articles for exhib
tion, shall be on the ground early as Friday
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when a Com
mttee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become resi- hsible for the safekeeping
OF articles which may be placed in the hands of It's
Ulcers and committees (the owner taking check
Tor the same,) until the close Of the Fair, which
viii be announced beforehand, 10 ample time to
give them OPP orunty 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
ition, sha have first been eneredn the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled W tn the owners
name and resdence-and price, if for sale-giving
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fled 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
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, IL Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofnvention, 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 ofcultivation. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age, mode of raising &c. IL
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 premum VI i'll not be awarded TO any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made ont
in legible hand and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties are requested an1Hnloined to make out, upon
consultation, report OF the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
proyements in farming, illage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their ccuntiees
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 TO be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and NJ, nufacturersEx 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
hon thprp ind oil
a premium.
18th. Premiums. lit Is impossible to name in no
tice like this ALL the various articles 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 of all articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
| observe, hat it is intended to give tie action of
the Association the very wdest'scope, embr acjng
every thing that is ingenious useful business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, invited 10 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 cup
worth ! 10 will be given; on the second best art-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
= so on the fourth an honor. And on all art-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth SIS will be given on the second
best g so on the third an honor; on the fourth
ID honor On MINER and miscellaneous articles
premiums from TO three dollars-these how
eyer,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 A hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
cuiariy to the Ladies for their garden products,
/ fu,... az.
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. VIC hope they will unite with us In making
this institution indeed what tits in name, Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
10Th. The President upon q consultation with
such members 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 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, VIII here repeat, and enloin
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
Monday morning, the committee of reception may
have their lists of articles, and the several COM
mitees proceed at TO the examination of arti-
Giles, 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 Goa
tnung the whole time.
Ilth Any alterations of, or additions 90, 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 Blilups, 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-
datons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
Nth The citizens of Atlanta have ided