The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-09

during the week embracing Wednesday, the NJ
day Of August next, which is the day OF the fifth
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 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 and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
Cd. The Association has an ample fund.- and will.
IN all cases, become responsible for the safe-keepins
oil articles which may be placed in the hands Of its
cheers and committees, (thc 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.
Sd. Max 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 exhi-
ion sha have first been enteredin the Secretary's
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sale-givirg
to the owner corresponding Garland then cassi-
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the labors of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
doorkeepcrs 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, a statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time of invention, and
any otheriact 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. 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, if by children or very old persons
tie value uses sc. 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 legible hand, and in style fl, at once for the
press.
5th The delegations ofthe servcral county Soce-
lies 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, tilage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress Of being
adopted The leading products of their cnuntees
the modes of preparation. time of planting md mod
Of cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the several 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
SouthernAgricutur and NJ !, nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have a 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
| a premium.
It'll. Premiums Sit is impossible to name in no.
tice like this ali, 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, that it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, emDI acing
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 5 10 will be given on the second best art-
cles cup worth \ 5 will be given on the third best
= ~ 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 8 2. SO on the third an honor The fourth,
I'd honor On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one to three doliars--these, how
general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed requested, to vary the rule.
ball will kar >...I, 4
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 ustto invite, and to expects 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 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 Retrospective de-
| pdr'ments, 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 ofreception may
have their lists OF articles, and the several COM
mittees proceed at to the examination of arti-
ces, and thereby have ample time TO make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales-Friday to gen
era re-delvery of articles. The exhibition CON
tinuing the whole time.
1lth. Any alterations of, or additions 10, 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.
| 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
to Civ hsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
datons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.