The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-22

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 rules as they may deem me-
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 ON Monday morning. and con-
tinue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
srabIe that all persons having articles for exhibi-
tion shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
| Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mttee will be there ready to receive them
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible Tor the saie-keepng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF It's
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
| Tor the same,) until the close OF the Far, 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.. 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 Secretary
book registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sale--giying
| to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the labors of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, 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, a minute and accurate written statement
Illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibiton-the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, 4 statement
Of is powers and uses, cost, lime ofinvention, 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
Neede-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 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 Socie-
ties requested and enloined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the i'm
provements in farming, tage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress of being
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 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
neutrality-suspicious. andM: nufacturers Exchange
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.
It'll. Prcmums.--lt is impossible to name in a no.
tce like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
| niiums 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 1t, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed b,
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounccd
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended TO give The action o.
the Association the very widest'scope, embr acine
every thing that is ingenious or 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
il, that, all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plemens, and valuable Improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium of a cup
worth 10 will be gwen on the second best arti-
Giles cup worth will be given, on the third best
2. so on the fourth an honor And on all arti-
Giles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments a cup worth SIS will be given on the second
best 2. so /; on the third an honor on the fourth
2d honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three doars--these, how
eyer,are general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
Sih hall will be prepared and assigned parii-
cularly TO the Ladies for their garden products
fruits, flowers paintings, needlc-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.o invite, and TO expect the pre-.
sence and contributions of many of our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rda. We hope they viii unite with us in making
this institution indeed what tits in name, Southern
Central hgric ultural Association.
| 10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he call 10 his aid shall appoint
committees and assign TO them theirrespective de-
| pcrments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles olassed and arranged in their respective
departments. In order 10 the perfection OF this
arrangement, the committee appointed TO publish
these regulations, viii here repeat, and onion
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 arti
eles, and thereby have ample time to make then
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday
Thursday will bedevoted 10 sales-Friday TO gen
eral re-delivery Of articles. The exhibition con
tinung the whole time
llth. Any alterations Of, or additions TO, tn,
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning Of the Fair week.
l2ih. The annual oration will be made OF
wednesday, the day Of the Anniversary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia
Il 18th. The Committee have the prospect o
making arrangements with the Macon, State an,
Georgia Railroads, TO run accommodation car
early every morning and late in the afternoon, q
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur
to Civ 'isitors the opportunity Of the aecommo
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while il
attendance upon the Fair
I4th. The citizens of Atlanta have provide,
| comfortable quarters for Committees and Oalcars