The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-29

day Of August next, which IS the day Of the nth
annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with the duty of pres
oribing such general rules as they may deem ne
cessary TO proper management ofthe 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-
srabIe that all persons having articles for exhibI-
ton, shall be on the ground 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 ample fund, and will,
all cases become responsible for the saie-keepng
OF articles which may be placed IN The hands oil ITS
officers and committees, the owner taking check
for the same until the close of the Fair, which
will be announced beforehand, III ample time to
give them opportunity to recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving of amy goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association.
Sd Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James NJ. Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exh-
ition, sha have first been cneredin the Secretarys
book or regsiry-then labelled With the owners
name and residencc-and price, flor sale-givihg
to the owner corresponding card-and then classr
fed and arranged by departments and IN such order
as to facilitate the abors 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, and
such clerks as they may need III 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--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 ofplanting, mode ofcutivation If all Animal
the pedigree or 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 pcrsons
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
and explanatory Statements made out
in legible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the several county Socic-
ties are requested and enioined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the i'm
provements in farming, tiIage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or in progress of being
adopted The leading products of their ccnntiees
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 seryeral 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 Fara Central
neutrality-suspicious. and InufacturersEx change
We request individuals who have surplus Of
choice articles, or who make them for sale such
CHI ctr
them there for sae and not alone for exhibition for
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-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
someinto an exclusion ola articles unannounced
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that it is intended to give the action of
| the Association the very wdest'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, 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 cup
worth 5 10 will be given; on the second best art-
Giles cup worth 5 will be given Oh the third best
= SO on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles Of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth IS will be given on the second
best -. 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
evera general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed requested, to vary the rule.
Sth. A hail will be prepared and assigned parti-
cnarly 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 usto 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 ultural Association.
10th. The President upon a 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 classed 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 enjon
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-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday viii be devoted to sales Friday to gem
eral re-delIvery of articles. The exhibition con-
tlnuing 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
| 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 'istors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations oflhe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
! comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers