The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-21
sOUTHERN GENITAL
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THE rilth Amaust Fair a. Ia epqtharn Cent,
Il rsi Agricultural Association, will behcld
during the week embracing "Wednesday, the lati'
day d August next, which is the day Of the fifth
annual meetings Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribing such general rules as thoy may deem ne
cessary 10 proper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings Will DC
opened for visitors on Monday morning. and con
tnue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhibi
ton, shall be on the ground as early as FRIDAY or
Saturday the 9th and 10th August when a Com
mittec will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
in all cases. become responsible for the safe-keePng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close Of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, in ample time to
give them opportunity 10 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, VIM. EZZard, and James nj calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor exh-
ition, sha have first been enteredin the Secretarys
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sale-givihg
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi-
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, as shall be necessary Tor
the projection 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, a minute and accurate written statement
| illustrating and explaining every article sent for
| avhi tha AT IN hp 10
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, 4 statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofnycntion, 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 ofcultivation. n an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode OF raising, &c. Ii
Needle work or Painting 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, &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 arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
IN egiblc hand, and in a style fit al once for the
press
5th. The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
lies arc requested and enloined to make out, upon
consultation, n report of the present condition of
provcmens in farming, tilage, draining and manu-
ring which have been or are in progress OF being
adopted Tho leading products of their countless
the modes appropriation. 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 wonld make up an amount of valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions OF the Society.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair a Central
SouthernAgricultura andM uiacturersE Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus of
choice articles, OF who make them for sale such
choice seeds, machines, stock, &c---to carry
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 pro-
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 be construed by
someinto an exclusion ofal 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, cmbra cing
every thing that is 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, a premium of cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth S will be given on the third best
81. 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 5 9. so on the third an honor on the fourth
Cd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dollars--thesc, how
ever general regulations, and in particular case
| 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,
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 TO 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. VIC 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 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 appointed
the committee Of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles classeC 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 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 the examination of arti-
| cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Friday to gen
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con-
tnuing 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.
| l2th. The annual Grafton will be made on
! Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meetng
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col. John Bjllups, OF Athens, Georgia.
| 18th. The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
| Georgia Railroads, to accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, to
/ Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
/ 10 civ /IgltOrs the oppOrtuuity Of the accoufno-