The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-02

during the week embracing Wednesday, the al,
day of August next, which is the day of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia SOL Ils
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
criblng such general rules as they may deem
cessary TO aproper management of the approaching
FAIR have adopted the following
GENERAL KEGULATioNs. ~
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tinue open until Friday evening. II IS therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles Tor exhiDi-
uon, shall be on the ground as early as FRIDAY or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
10 all cases, become responsible Tor The saie-keepng
OF articles which may be placed IN the hands OF It's
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.
Sd. Marx A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhl
lon, sha have first been enteredin the Secretarys
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and resldence-and price, If for sale-giving
to tbs owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fled 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
exhlbIion-the statement TO be delivered To the
Secretary. For instance, il Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost time of invention and
1oa Ia, hxyr hi
maker. If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultiyation- If an ANIMAL
the pedigree stock age, mode of raising, SIC. 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
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 fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Soce-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, Of the inn
proyements in farming, iIlage, 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 preser-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the seryeraI county
societies would make up an amount of valuable
information TO be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society. ~ ma ,.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
Standardization and NJ snufacturersE Exchange
We request individuals who have surplus of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
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them there for sae and not alone for exhibition for
premium. h
7th. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in no.
tee 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 light be construed by
someinto an 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 widestsscope, 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 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 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 s 5 will be given; on the second
best ) g SO on the third an honor; on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one TO three dolars-these, how
ever, are general regulations and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested to vary the rule.
9th A hall will be prepared and assigned pari-
i ucta
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's in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
| 10TH The President upon a 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. Ih 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 once to the examination of art-
| 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, viii be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week
| 18th 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
| Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
! Griffin. Marietta Stone Mountain, and Decatur,