The southern press., 1851-10-29
SOUTHERN CEN RAJ
AnuvrYrV VWTU UtV ASSOf.IATiON,

annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
oribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
unue open until Friday evening Ii IS therefore de-
slrable that all persons having articles Tor exhibi
! ton, shall 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,
IN all cases, become responsible Tor the sae-keepng
oil articles which may be placed In the hands OF lis
cheers 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 or
articles unprotected after the adjournment oi the
Association.
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James Nj Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
iton, sha have first been enteredn the Secreary's
book or registry--then labelled 9TH the owners
name and resdence-and price, if for sale--giying
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
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
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
Inc prOtecuOH Ol the GROUNDS anu 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
exhibition--lhe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, if Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost time ofinvention, 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 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 w i'll 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 serveral county Soce-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make out, upon
consultation, a report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements 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 of preparation. time OF planting and mod
Of cultivation The means and measures of preser-
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up an 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 andM nufacturersE Ex change
We request individuals who have q 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
premium.
7th. Premiums.-lt 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 ofal articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe hat ii is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very widest.scope, embI acing
every thing that is ingenious useful IN business
art A j 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 In
pements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium OF cup
worth 10 viii be gwen; on The second best arti-
ces cup worth 5 will be given on the third best
4 3 so on the fourth an honor And on all art
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best 2, so on the third an honor; The fourth,
! I'd honor On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dollars-these, how
ever, are general regulations, and in particular
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested to vary the rule.
9Th hall will be prepared and assigned pari-
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
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 hoTe they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what tits 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 Of the
articles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. ln 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
1 urday the 9Th and 10Th of August so that when
| the Presdaut shall appoint his committees
| Monday agrniGg, the committee OF reception may
IflNN hii'' lists ~ fNlS-I hllu tue StNeIo
mittees proceed at once to the examination of artl-
cles, and thereby haye ample time TO make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sacs--Frday to gem
sfal 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
l2th. The annual oration will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col John Billups, OF Athens Georgia.
i 18th. The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
eariy every morning and late in the afternoon, 10
/ Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur
to gi, dsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair
4 l4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the laborious business OF
the far.
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