The southern press., 1851-10-25
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annual meeting al Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty ol pres
cribing such general rules as they uay deem me-
cessary TO proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
| GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors Monday morning, and CON
unue open until Friday evening il is therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhbi-
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9Th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
ID The Association has an ample fund.- and will
ia all cases. become responsible for the safekeeping
oil articles which may be placed m the hands Of It's
oihcers and committees, the owner taking cheek
ior 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.
3D.. Marx A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w,
Lewis, WIN. Ezzard, and James M. 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 enteredn the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled tn the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor .ale--givng
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fled and arranged by departments, aud in such order
to facilitate the labors of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkcepcrs and clerks, as Shall be necessary for
the protection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks 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 articls sent for
exhibition--lhe 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. Ii Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
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time Of planting, mode ofcutivation Ii AN 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, ifby children or 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 a premium " ill 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 tit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the serveraI 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 im-
provements in farming, tilage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their countless
tie modes of preparation. time of planting aud mod
Of cultivation. The means and measures OF preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the servera county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information TO be sent cut III the published trans
actions of the Society.
9Th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura and cturers Exc 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
them there for sale, and not alone for exhibition for
a premium.
7th Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in no
tce like this ALL the various articles which pre-
miuns will be granted. However comprehensive
we might maize any enumerated list there would
still be many articles OF merit offered which would
not be embraced in II, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement OF pre-
miums for particular articles mightbe construed by
someinto an exclusion OF all articles unannouneed,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended TO give the action OF
the Association the very widest'scope, embI acing
svery thing hat l. ingenious useful 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 peIhaps
is that 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 a cup
worth s 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles oup worth will be given on the third best
So. so on the fourth sn honor. And on all arti-
j cles Of the highest meri, ia the remaining depar.
ments cup worth ) 5 viii be given op the second
best g so on the third an honor on the fourth,
Cd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars-lhese, how
ever are general regulations, and in particular case
or cases Of peculiar merit the committees will be
perm.ted, indeed are requested, TO vary the rule.
9Th. ball will be prepared and assigned parti-
culaTly to the Ladies Tor their garden products,
/ fruits, flowers paintings, neefle-work, &c. They
are cordially invited TO attend. Their assistance
in many DEP artments OF the fair is absolutely ne
oes.ary TO proper management
9th. The facilities Of getting 10 this central
point induce us'to invite, and 70 expect the pre-
! sence and contributions Of many of our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rida. VIC hopx they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed ,wnat IL rs n 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 ahd assign TO them their respective de-
! pdrtments, and 10 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 thu:
) arrangement, the committee appointed TO publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and snjolr
upon all TO take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received snd arranged on Friday and Sat
urday the 9th and 10Th Of August, so that vher
the President shall appoint his committees Oh
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists OF articles, and the several com
mittees proceed at once To the examination Of arii
i c|es, and thereby have ample time TO make thel
n reports 10 the annual meeting on "Wednesday
: Thursday will be devoted to ssles-Friday to gen
eral re-deivery Of articles. The exhibition Goa
tnuing the whole time.
llth Any alterations of, or additions TO, th
c foregoing rules, will be published at Atlantis early
l. Monday morning Of the Fair week.
1 18th The annual oration will be made oI
Wednesday. the day of the Anniversary meeting
iminedlalely preceding the reports Of committees
}, by Col. John Billups, Of Athens Georgia.
!, l3b. The Committee have the prospect o
j. making arrangements with the Macon, State ant
n Georgia Railroads, 10 run accommodation car
early every morning and late in the LNernoon U
}. Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur
|, to giy dsitors the opportunity Of the acconmo
datons ofthe good Hotels at those places while i
r, attendance upon the Fair.
!. lith. The citizens Of Atlanta have provide
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
h and others engaged in the leborious business q
the far. r
o 18th. The Secretary is directed to- publis