The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-15
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during the week embracing Wednesday, the l9th
day of August next, which is the day OF the NTH
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors Monday morning. and con
tnue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
srable that all persons having articles for exhiDi-
tion shall be on the ground as early as = rday or
Saturday the 9th and 10th August when Com
mttee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has ample fund, and VIII,
IN all cases. become responsible TOR the
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 air, 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 Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty il shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds ior exhi-
ion, sha have first been enteredn the Secretary
book iegistry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, if for sae--giying
TO the owner corresponding Garland then ciassi-
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, 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. a 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
cou
maker. IL horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time Of planting, mode ofcultvaton. 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
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 " i'll 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 Socie
ties are requested and enioined to make out, upon
consultation a report Of the present condition of
! Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tillage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been in progress of being
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 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
SouthernAgricultura and Manufacturers xchange
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 no
tce 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 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 widestsscope, embr acing
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
Isl that 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, a premium of q cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
ces cup worth 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 cup worth 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 dollars--these, how
everare general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule
8th. 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 70 this central
point induce usto invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions of many of our fellow
citizens of Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Flo
rda. We 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 consultation with
such members as he can call to his aid shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee OF reception shall furnish lists Of the
articles classec and arranged in their respective
departments. In 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
nttees proceed at once 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
rral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con-
tnung the whole time.
lith. Any alterations Of, or additions 10, the
foregoing rules will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2th- The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Bilups, 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,
to Civ 'isitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
I4th. The citizens Of Atlanta have proyided