The southern press., 1851-10-27
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raj Agricultural Association, will beheid
during the week embracing "Wednesday, the laih
day Of August next, which is the day oil The min
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty oil pres
oribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management Of the approaching
Fair have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII be
opened for visitors Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
tion 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 VIII,
IN all cases. become responsible for the saie-keepng
oI articles which may be placed in the hands OF It's
Cfticers and committees, (tbe owner taking check
for the same) until the close OF the Far, which
will be announced beforehand, 10 ample time TO
give them opportunity TO recover their goods' ana
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association.
3D. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to soc
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor exhi-
iton, shal have first been enteredn the Secrearys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iiior saie-giVihg
to the owner corresponding Garland then classl-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the labors of the several committees
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--,he 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 IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of fplanting mode ofcultvation. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode OF raising, &C. Ii
Needle-work or Painting, or any work OF Art, the
length Of time bestowed on it, or the amount OF
labor; the age, il by children 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 " ill not be awarded 10 any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legble hand, and in style mt at once for the
press.
5th The delegations Of the servera county Socic-
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, tllage, draining and manu-
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 serveral county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and IN tnufacturersExchange
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 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-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto exclusion Of all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally TO
observe, hat it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embI acing
every thing that is 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 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 4 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth 5 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 depart
ments cup worth 3 will be given on the second
best 9. so on the third an honor on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars-these, how
ever are general regulations, and in particular case
cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted indeed are requested, 10 vary the rule
9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
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 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 hore they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what It'll in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon a consultation with
such members as he 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
al ticles classed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order to the perfection OF thus
arrangement, the committee appointed TO publish
these regulations, will here repeat and enioin
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 TO the examination Of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday vii! be DEVOTED to sales-Friday to gem
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con-
| unung the whole time.
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. 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
l3tb. The Committee have the prospect OF
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, 10 run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to Civ hsitors the opportunity Of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
1ath. The citizens of Atlanta have nroviled