The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-18
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opened for visitors on Monday morning, aud con
tinue open until Friday evening. II is therefore de-
slrabc that all persons having articles for exhibi-
ton, shall be the ground as early rs 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 for the salc-kccpng
oil 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
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 for exh
iton, shat have first been enteredin the Sscretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor sale--gving
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. minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
| exhibition-he statement to be 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 ofcultivaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode Of raising, &C. II
Needle-work or Painting, or any work OF Art, the
length of time bestowed on it, or the amount OF
labor; the age, ifby children or very old persons
tie value, uses &c. Since this is the most reliable
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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 iegible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
ties arc 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 Earnings tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are 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 prescr-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the servcra 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
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
q premium.
It'll. Premiums is impossible to name in a no
tlce like this all the various articles 10 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 ther eiore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto all exclusion ofall 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, embI acing
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 this point perhaps
H. 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 cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth Us 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 a 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
E premiums from one to three dolIars-these, how
general regulations, and in particular case
Ut cases oI pcC'llldr mc[ll the committees VIII De
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, 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 it is in name a Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10TH The President upon 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 cassec and arranged in their respective
departments. order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
, these regulations, will here repeat, and enjon
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 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 sales--Frday to gen
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 annua! 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.
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 Mountain, and Decatur
to Civ fsitors the opportunity Of the accommo
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
, attendance upon the FAR.
. I4th The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
h and others engaged in the laborious business O.
the fair.
o 18th. The Secretary is directed to publish
these regulations in the CULTIVATION, and to pro