The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-17

Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL RgeuLArtoSs'
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII DC
opened for visitors on Monday morning, aud con
tinue opepuntl Friday evening. IL Is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles i9r eAhloi-
ton shall be on the ground as early as ffidsy OF
Saturday, the 9th aud 10th August when Com
mttee will be there ready 10 receive them =,
Cd. The Association has an ample iund, ana VIII
in all cases become responsible for the saiekeeping
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF iis
officers and committees, (lhe owner taking cheek
! for the same until the close OF the far, when
will be announced beforehand, IN ample Tune 10
give them opportunity to recover theT sooos' anu
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment oil Inc
| Association.
3D. MARI A. Cooper, Richard Peters David w.
! Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James M calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty 1t shall De TO soc
that all articles entering the fair grounds Ior exi-
ition, sha have frs been enteredn The secretary
book or legistry--then labelled with The owners
name and residence--and price, lffor sale-glving
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 ior
| the protection of the grounds and buildings, ana
such clerks as they may need IN the arrangement
| and labelling OF articles,
4th There will positively be required, IN all
! cases, q minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
| exhibion--the 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
maker If Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil, manure and
time of planting mode ofcutivaton. If an Animal
! the pedigree stock, age mode of raising, sc. If
| 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 will take notice,
! that premium will not be awarded TO any art.
! Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
| illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
| in legbe hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
| 5th The delegations Of the serveral county Socie-
| ties are requested and enloned to make out, upon
consultation, a 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 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
actions of the Society.
1! 9th IT is desirable to make the Fair Central
| SouthernAgricutural and IN ;nufacturersE 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
| a premium.
18th. Premiums 1t is impossible to name in q no
tice like this all, the various articles 10 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 III and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest thel eore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannounced,
| the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat il is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embracing
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 a cup
| worth y 10 will be given on the second best art-
Giles cup worth 3 5 will be given on the third best
So. so; on the fourth an honor. And on all art-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
T ments cup worth SIS will be given on the second
best g SO on the third an honor; on the fourth,
Cd honor. On MINER and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one TO three dollars--these, how
ever,ar 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 Tor 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
he fopili Of N,
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. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed ,whatit is in name Southern
, Central Agric uturnl Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
such members he call Ito his aid, shall appoint
committees aud assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and to these committees 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 enoin
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
mittees proceed at to the examination of arti-
Giles, and thereby have ample time to make their
= reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to sales--Frday 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.
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.
| he hou ha nj
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 nsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
dntions ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair
l4th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and officers,
! and others engaged in the laborous business OF
the fair
, 18th. The Secretary is directed to publish
these regulations in the CULTIyAToR, and to pro-
| L. AZ.