The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-17

aav a August next, which il tho day III the Nth
aasual aaeellng ut Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
ssih'es such general rules as they may deem ne
esssary 10 apropcr management of the approaching
Par, have adopted the following
GEHERAL REGULATIONS.
lst Tho Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened FOR visitors Monday morning, and con
hnae open until Friday evening" II is therefore de-
srabe that all persons having articles tor exhibi-
uoN, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mlt'ee will be there ready to receive them.
Cd. The Association has ample fund, and will,
IN all cases, become responsible for the keeping
OF articles which may be placed IN the hands OF its
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the salne) 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.. Mar. A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James Nj Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
ition, sha have first been enteredn the Secrearys
book OF iegistry---then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, il for sale--giving
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the abors 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.
4ih. There will positively be required, in all
cases. minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibiton--ihe 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
Dor | IraIO or A pr raj uct
mode of preparation Of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcuItvaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode OF raising, Sc II
Needle 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 &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 IFS merit unless accompanied by
Illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in legible hand, and ID 3 style fit at once for the
press.
9Th. The delegations of the serscral county Socie-
ties are requested and cnjoined 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 ia progress Of being
adopted The leading products Of their countless
Of cultivation. The means and measures of preser-
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
SOuthernAgrcultural and M,nufacturersEx 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 alone for exhibition for
a premium.
7th. Premiums. 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-
mnms for particular articles might be construed by
someintO aa 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 widestssUope, embr acng
every thing that is ingenious or 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, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given; on the second best arti-
cles cup worth will be given, the third best
-. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depnr.
ments cup worth Us will be given on the second
best 5 2. 50 on the third an honor on the fourth,
Cd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars--these, how
ever are general regulations, and in particular
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
9th. hall will be prepared and assigned parli-
| 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 70 this central
point induce us'to invite, and to expect the pre-
sencc 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 tits in name, Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members as 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 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 eDjoin
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 on 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.
10Th. The annual 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
4 Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, to
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to Civ Sisitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair
Il IAth The citizens of Atlanta have provided