The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-21
U.THERN CEN RAJ
GHTCrIITITKAL ySOTIAYIDS

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eribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Isl The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII be
opened forvistors on Monday morning, and con
tnue open until Friday evening IL Is therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles Tor exhipi
ton, shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday, the 9Th and 10Th August when Com
mitteexsi III be there ready to receive them :,
3D. The Association has an ample fund, and WILL
in all cases become responsible for the sae-keepng
OF 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, ana
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association
Sd. Marl.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 enteredm the Secrearys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and resdence-and price, flor sale-giYing
to the owner corresponding Garland then ciassi-
fed aud arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the abors Of the several committees
i on premiums and also TO employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the projection of the grounds and buildings, aud
such clerks as they may need IN the arrangement
and labelling of articles.
Attn There will positively be required, in all
cases, a minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent Tor
exhibition--the statement to be delivered TO the
Secretary. For instance, if Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time ofinyention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode OF preparation OF land and soil, manure and
time Of planting mode OF cultvation, II an Animal,
tl,x Isurran 10 IL nl y.,ct
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 viii 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 serversl county Soce-
lies are requested and enoined TO make out, upon
consultation, 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 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
r Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up an amount OF valuable
information 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
E SouthernAgricultural andM snufacurers Exchange
5 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
premium
7th. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in a no
tira n ha nj rticIne
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 embrfced 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 IT is intended TO give the action of
" the Association the very widest'scope embI aeng
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, all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics Agricultural I'm
u 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 y 5 will be given on the third best
3 80 on the fourth an honor. And on all art-
e cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
{ ments cup worth S. will be given on the second
best 9 SO; on the third an honor; on the fourth,
: I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one 10 three dollars--these, how
everare general regulations, and in particular case
leases OF peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
9Th. A hail will be prepared and assigned par-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
; fruits, flowers paintings, neede-work, &c. They
are cordially invited TO attend. Their assistance
in many departments of the fair is absolutely me-
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. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed ,whatits in name, Southern
= Central Agric utural Association.
l0th. The President upon consultation with
such members as he can call his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
: pdriments and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
= articles classec and arranged in their respective
departments. order to the perfection of this
? arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, viii 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 shalt 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-
cleSJ anu Lncreby nave ample tnC 10 make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday,
: Thursday will be devoted to saes-Fridsy to gen
era re-deliyery of articles. The exhibition con
? tinuing the whole time,
18th. Any alterations Of, or additions to, the
e foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta carly
A. 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
s. by Col. John BiIIups, OF Athens, Georgia.
81 l3th. The Committee have the prospect OF
l. making arrangements with the Macon, State and
IN Georgia Railroads, TO run accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, to
s. Griffin Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
d, to giS dsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
n, attendance upon the Fair.
H. 18th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
tn and others engaged in the aborious guinness Of
the fair.