The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05
OUTHERN CENTRAL,
AGRECIJI,TIJRAI ASSOEI A,UION.

day OF August next, which is the day of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
! The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
criblng such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper management of the approaching
fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
lst The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tlnue open until Friday evening Ii is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles forexhibi-
ton, 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 safe-keepng
oil articles which may be placed in the hands of It's
olhcers 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
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 see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh
ition, sha have first been enteredn the Secrearys
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and resideuce-and price, iffor sale-giying
to the owner corresponding card.and then CLASH
fled 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 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
exhbtion--the statement to he 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. If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcutivaton. If an Animal
the pedigree stock, age, mode Of raising, sc. 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 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 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 III style fit al once for the
press.
5th. The delegations Of the several county SoCic
ties requested and enioined TO make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several countless of the I'M
proyements in farming, tiage draining and rlanu-
ring, which have been 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 seryeraI county
societies would make up amount of valuable
information TO be sent out III the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th II is desirable to mako the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural andM snufacturers 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
| thrrc fprg al, for
| a premium.
| It'll Premiums. 1t is imposs bic to name III no
ce like this all, the various articles to which pre-
NUNS 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 ii, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest therefore the announcement of pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
| somento an exclusion Of all articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat i. is intended TO give the action Of
the Association the very widest'scope, embracing
every thing that is ingenious useful IN 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
is, that on 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 o cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
clesa 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 IS will be given on the second
best 5 2. SO on the third an honor on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dollars-these, how
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 and assigned parti-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
nt,.f,,, %
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 10 this central
point induce usto invite, and to expect the pre-
| 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 is in name, a Southern
Central Agricultural Association.
10TH The President upon a consultation with
such members as he can 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
articles casseo and arranged in their respective
| departments III order to the perfection Of this
arrangement the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoin
upon all otake 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
mitees proceed at once to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting Wednesday,
Thursday will be devoted TO saes-Friday TO gem
eral re-deivery of articles. The exhibition con
tinuing the whole time.
llth. Any alterations of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
18th. The annual 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
81 18Th. The Committee have the prospect of
: making arrangements with the Macon State and
n Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, to
. Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountan and Decatur,
, to Civ nsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
, attendanceupon the Fair.
. l4th The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
h and others engaged in the aborious business OF
the fair