The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-23
sOUTHERN CEN RAJ
cETI,TfTRaL ASSOCIATION

during the week embracing "Wednesday, the lith
day Of August next, which is the day of the fifth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
eribing 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 VIII DC
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con
tnue open until Friday evening II IS therefore ae-
sirable that all persons having articles ior exhioi-
ton, shall be on the ground as early as riday OF
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 viii,
IN 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 taxing check
for the same until the close of the falr, 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. Marx A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M calhoun are
appointed committee whose duty itshall be TO see
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor exhl-
ition sha have frsl been enteredin the Secretarys
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, iffor saie-glving
to the owner corresponding Garland then classi-
fed and arranged by departments, and IN such order
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, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--the statement to be delivered to the
Secretary. For instance, if Machine, statement
of is powers and uses, cost, time of invention, and
any other fact 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 ofcultvaton. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age, mode Of raising, &C. If
Needle work or Painting, or any work of Art, the
length of time bestowed on il, or the amount of
labor; the age, if by children 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 fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations Of the several county Socie-
ties requested and enioined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provements 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 ofpreparation 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 10 be sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9Th 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura and NJ snufacturersEx change
We request individuals who have surplus of
NhD apftr ng th1. ,tra.fl ,.,. r.,
as choice Seeds machines, stock &c---to carry
them there for SALE and not alone for exhibition for
premium.
7th Premiums 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 in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
somento an exclusion ofall articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat tits intended TO give the action of
the Association the very widest~scope, embracing
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 this point perhaps
is, that, all articles of the highest merit in the
department of Stock, Mechanics, Agricultural I'm
plements, and valuable improvements or inventions
in amy of the departments, a premium of a cup
worth \ 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth 4 5 will be given on the third best
s ,. 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 S 2. so ; on the third an honor on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and misce llaneous articles
premiums from one to three dollars-these how
general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, TO vary the rule.
Sth. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
| 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 ne
cessary to proper management
9Th The facilities of getting TO this central
point induce us4to 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, whatits in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
lUth The President upon 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 classec 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 enon
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may pe received ana 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
mlttees 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 10, the
foregoing rules, viii 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 Biups, 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 Visitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.