The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-03

Week 6mOfoCtuK
day Of August next, which Is the day OF the attn
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Ist The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
Cd The Association has ample fund, and will,
in all eases become responsible for the safe-keePng
oil articles which may be placed IN the hands OF ITS
officers and committees, (the owner taxing cheek
for 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.
Sd. Marx A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty IL shaii De 10 see
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor exh-
tion shall have first been enteredin the Secrearys
book or reristry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sale--glsihg
to the owner corresponding Garland then ciassr
fed and arranged by departments, and IN such order
as TO facilitate the labors of the several committees
!
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary LOT
the protection of the grounds and buildings, ana
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 Tor
eXhibition--ihe statement to be delivered 10 The
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
Of is powers and uses, cost time ofinycntion, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation OF land and soil, manure aud
time OF planting, mode ofcultivation II an Animal
the pedigree stock, age, mode Of raising, &c II
Necdle-worlS or Painting, any work of Art, the
Iength Of time bestowed on it, or the amount of
labor; the age if by children or very old persons
the value, uses &c. Since this is the most reliable
mode of collecting such information may be
worth publishing 10 the transactions of the Society,
vistors, patrons and members, all will take notice,
that premium viii not be awarded to any ari-
Gle, whatever its merit unless accompanied by
Illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
IN legible hand, and in style TT at ouce for the
press
5tlI. The delegations OF the seryeral county Socie
ties are requested and onlolncd to make out, upon
consulation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
proyements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or arc 10 progress OF being
adopted. The leading products OF their countless
the modes appropriation. time of planting and mod
of cultivation. The means and measures OF prcser-
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. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and Observation-Disclosures
We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles, OF who make them for sale such
AZ choice seeds, machi.sss stock, &c---to carry
them there for SALE and not alone for exhibition for
a preminsa.
Ia. Premiums 1t is impossible to name IN mo-
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 an exclusion of all articles unannounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended to give the action of
the Association the very wdestsscope, embr 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 III will be gwen; on the second best arti-
ces cup worth S will be given on the third best
T. 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 s 3. SO on the third honor on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and misce llaneous articles
premiums from one 20 three dollars--these, how
general regulations, and in particular
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
8th A hall will be prepared and assigned part-
| =. H.. - Al y
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 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 ii in name, Southern
Central Agric utural Association.
| 10th. The President upon consultation with
such members 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
articles classed 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 to the examination of arti
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
Il reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted TO sales--Friday to gen
eral re-deiyery of articles. The exhibition con-
tnung the whole time
llth Any alterations of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
fI.,- ar,,r,,r r,r,l
18th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Bups, OF Athens, Georgia
l3tb. 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,