The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-10
THERN CEN RAIL
ASSOCIATION.


annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribng 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
tinue open until Friday evening. 1t is therefore de-
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhbi-
ton, 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
IN all cases, become responsible for the saie-keep'ng
OF articles which may be placed in the hands OF its
officers and committees the owner taking check
Tor 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 MAJ A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. EzZard, and James M. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
ition, shs have first been enteredin the Secrearys
book regstry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sale--giying
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
fled and arranged by departments, and in such order
to facilitate the labors Of the several committees
on premiums and also to employ such police and
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the protection of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks 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 ofcutivaton. If an Animal
the pedigree or stock, age, mode of raising, &c. IL
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 very old persons
tie value, uses sc. Since this is the most reliable
mode of collecting such information 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 GU,
| IN legbe hand, and in style fit at once for the
| press.
| 5h The delegations of the several county Socie-
ties are requested and epjoined TO make out, upon
consultation report of the present condition of
| Agriculture in their several Counties of the inn
! proycments in farming, ulage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress OF ing
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 amount of valuable
information to he sent out in the published trans
actions of the Society.
9th. 1t is desirable to make the Fair Central
Southern Agricultural and MtEufacturersEx change
We request individuals who have a 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.
| 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 he embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums, lest therefore the announcement of pre-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unannouncod,
the Committee requestsfthe people generally to
| observe, hat il is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embl acing
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 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, a premium of a cup
worth III Will be given; OH the second best art-
Giles cup worth is will be given on the third best
So so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depar.
ments cup worth s will be given on the second
best 5 g. SO on the third an honor; on the fourth,
I'd honor. On MINER and miscellaneous articles,
premiums from one to three dol,ars--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.
9th. hail will be prepared and assigned parti-
cuiarly 10 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 10 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 what tits in name Southern
Central Agric ulnral 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-
pdrlments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
ahcles ciassec and arranged in their respective
departments i'll order to the perfection of this
arrangement the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjon
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be recelved and arranged on Friday and Sat-
urday the 9th and 10th of August so that whep
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 ar,i-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday,
Thursday will be devoted to saes--Friday to gen
eral re-delivery of articles. The exhibition con
tinung the whole time.
1lth Any alterations Of, or additions to, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the FAIR week.
18th. The annua, Grafton viii 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
Grliiin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to CIV 'lsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
datlons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
14th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,