The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-26

day of August next, which is the day Of tho fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
srIng such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to aproper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GESgaAL KEGuLArIoNs.
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-
slrable that all persons having articles for exhibit
tion, shall be on the ground as early Friday or
saturday, the 9th and 10th August when a Com
mit'ee will be there ready to receive them.
"a. The Association has an ample fund.- and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the safekeepng
Oh articles which may be placed in the hands of its
cheers and committees, the 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. Marx A, Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be TO
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
tion, shall have first been enteredin the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, il for sale--gving
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the labors of the several committees
on premiums; anu also 10 employ such ponce ana
do0rkeepers and clerks, az 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
exhibfion-ihe statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, IL Machine, a statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time of invention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. Ii Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcutivation. If an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode of raising, sc. If
Needle-work or Painting, or any work Of Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, OF 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 serveral county Socie-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make out upon
consultation, 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 nd 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 an amount of valuable
Information TO DC sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgrcultur and NJ nufacturersE Elk change
We request individuals who have a surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
Ch<xicn oaa1c4
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
7th. 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 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 oe construed by
someinto an exclusion OF AL articles unannoupced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe hat it is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very widestsscope, embr acing
every thing that IL 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
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any Of the departments, premium of cup
worth ~ will be gwen on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth s 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 $5 will be given on the second
best 2. so; on the third an honor; on the fourth.
I'd honor. On MINER and misce llaneous articles
premiums from to three dollars-these, how
general regulations and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
Sth. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
eularly 10 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 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 hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what il is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pfr'ments, 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, will bere repeat and enoin
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 bis committees on
Monday morning, the committee Of reception NAV |
have their lists Of articles and the several COM
mitees proceed at once to the examination OF art-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
thursday VIII heeevoted to Friday to gen
erai re-delyery Of articles. The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time
kith Any alterations Of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week
l2h- The annua! 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
l5h. 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
Griflin. 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 Fair,
l4th The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the aboyious -,,,e,pe,e ofl