The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-24


annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty OF pres
cribiug such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary to proper management OF the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULArIoNs.
LIST The Fair Grounds and Buildings VIII DC
opened for visitors on Monday morning, ana con
tinue open until Friday evening II IS therefore ae
sirable that all persons having articles Tor exhbi-
tion shall be on the ground as early as friday or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when 1oin-
mttee will be there ready TO receive them.
Cd The Association has an ample iund, ana VIII,
in all cases. become responsible for the saie-keepng
OF articles which may be placed IN the hands OF It's
officers and committees, (tbe 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 OF
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 II shall be 10 see
that all articles entering the fair grounds ior eKhl
iton, sha have first been enteredm the secretary
book or registry--then labelled with the owners
name and residence--and price, iffor sale-glvlng
to the owner a corresponding card-and then class-
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 projection of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need IN the arrangement
and labelling Of articles.
Attn. There viii positively be required, IN all
/ cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition--the statement to be delivered 10 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. IL Horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil manure and
time of planting, mode ofcultlyation II an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age mode OF raising, SC II
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 or very old persons
tic value, uses &c. 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 a premium will mol be awarded TO any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
III Iegiblo hand and in style tit al once for the
press
5th The delegations of the serVeral county Socio-
ties are requested and enjoned to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture III their several counties, of the inn
proyoments in farming, tllage, drainL, 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 prescr-
wing and increasing the fertility of lands. Accurate
Agricultural memoirs from the serveral county
societies would make up 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
SouthernAg agricultural andM .nutacturersExcha
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
hem not fnre viii tiop for
a premium.
7th. Premiums. 1t is impossible to name in no
tice 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-
miums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion ofall articles unaDnounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that i, 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 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, premium of cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best arti-
ces cup worth S will be given on the third best
| D. so on the fourth an honor. And on all art
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
; mentsa cup worth s will be given on the second
best 2. So on the third an honor; on the fourth,
ID honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles
, premiums from one to three dollars--these, how
ever,are general regulations and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, TO vary the rule.
9Th. A hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
culary to the Ladies for their garden products,
, r., "a Q m
, 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 in making
this institution indeed WHAT in name, Southern
! Central Agric ultural Association
10Th. The President upon consultation with
such members he can call to 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 classeo and arranged in their respective
departments. order to the perfection of this
arrangement, The committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjon
upon all 10 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
o'i
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have then lists of articles, and the several COM
mttees proceed at to the examination of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time TO make their
reports 10 the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday viii bedevoted TO sales--Friday to gen
er7l re-deivcry Of articles. The exhibition CON
tlnulng the whole timh
llth Any alterations Of, or additions to- the
foregoing rules, will he published al Aiantp early
j Monday morning of the Fair week.
l2th. The annua! Grafton will he made on
Wednesday, the day of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col John Bliiups, 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 fisItors the opportunity of the aecommo-
dntons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair
18th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
i and others engaged ia the aborious business of