The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-02

during tho week embracing Wednesday, The lain
day OF August next, which is the day Of the fifth
annual meeting At Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribing such general rulss 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 will be
opened for visitors Monday morning, and con-
tnue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibi-
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
"a. The Association has an 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 aud committees, (thc 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 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 or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, If for sale--gvng
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
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
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 10 the
Secretary. For instance, III Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinyantion, 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 of planting, mode ofcultivation If Animal,
the pedigree or 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 art-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in )egible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveraI county Socie-
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
provemcnts 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-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveraI 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 and NJ; nufacturersEx change
We request individuals who have surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
rbo udo
them there for sale, and alone for exhibition for
premium.
It'll. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in no
tice like this all the various articles TO which pre-
miums will be granted. However comprehensive
we might make amy 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 exclusion fall 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, embI acing
svery thing that is Ingenious useful business
or art. All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
Ia, 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 arti-
cles cup worth will be given on the third best
So 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 2. SO on the third honor; on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and sceaneous 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 aud assigned par'i
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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 TO this central
point induce us'o invite, and to expect the pre-
T sence and contributions of many OF our fellow
citizens OF Carolina, Alabama Tennessee and To-
rida. VIC hope they will unite with US in making
this institution indeed what It'll in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association,
lO,h. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
aucles 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
have their lists of articles, and the several COM
mittees proceed at once TO the examination of ar-
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make their
7 reports TO the annual meeting Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
eral re-devery Of articles. The exhibition GOA
tInuing the whole time
18th. Any alterations of, or additions TO, the
e foregoing rules, Will be published at AtAn,s early
: Monday morning Of the Fair week.
18th The annua. Grafton viii be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
immediately preceding the reports of committees,
f, by Col John BilIups, of Athens, Georgia.
+, 18th. The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, Stale and
. Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, 10
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
, to Civ fisitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dstions ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
, attendance upon the Fair.
. l4ih. The citizens OF Atlanta have provided