The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-28
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annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia "
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules As they may deem ne
cessary to aproper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings Will De
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tinue open until Friday evening. It is therefore de-
sirable 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 CON-
mittee will be there ready to receive them
I'd. The Association has an ample iund, ana VIII.
in all cases, become responsible for the safc-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 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, VIM Ezzard, and James NJ Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty 1t shall be to soc
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
ition, shall have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resideDce-and price, flor sale-gvihg
to the owner corresponding card-and 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, 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
exhibtion--the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time Ofinvention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
mo kar Uorti 10 or AprIc
mode Of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcultivation. lfan Animal,
the pedigree stock, age mode of raising, &c. II
Needle or Painting or any work Of Art, the
length Of time bestowed on il, or the amount OF
labor; the age if by 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 SoGety,
visitors patrons and members all will take notice,
that a premium will not be awarded TO any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory Statements made out
in egibe hand, and in a style I'll al once for the
press.
5th The delegations Of the serycral county Socc-
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, tilIage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or arc in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their countless
of cultivation. The means and measures of presCr-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
| societies would make up an amount of valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions Of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. 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 aIono for exhibition for
| premium.
7th. Premiums. Sit is impossible to name in no
tice 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-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto IN exclusion Ofall articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that it is intended TO give the action of
the Association the very widest'scopc, embracing
every thing that is ingenious useful In business
or art. All them 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 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth S will be given on the third best
2. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth y S will be given on the second
| best 2. so on the third an honor on tho fourth
Cd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars--these how
ever ARE general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed requested, to vary the rule.
9th. hall will be prepared and assigned part-
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 10 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 hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed, whaitis in name, Southern
Central Agrc ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members he call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrments and to these committees so 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
mttees proceed at 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 sales-Friday to gen
eral re-delivery 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 annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia.
18th. The Committee have the prospect OF
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, to
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to Civ 'isors the opportunity of the accommo-
datons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
. l4th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
, and others engaged in the aborious business OF