The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-20

during the week embracing Wednesday, the l4 slt
day Of August next, which is tho day Of the h'tn
annual meeting At Atlanta Georgia
The Committee charged with tho duty OF pres
cribing such general rules rs they may deem mo-
oessary TO proper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENERAL REGULATIONS. 40
Let The Fair Grounds and Buildings WIN 10
opened for visitors on Monday morning, ana c'"
tinue open until Friday evening. II is therefore oe-
sirabe that all persons having articles for exhibit
ton, shall be on the ground as early a. r'oaJ
Saturday, tho 9Th aud 10Th August when .S""-
mittee will be there ready 10 receive them an
ID. The Association has an ample fund, avn wn.,
IN all cases, become Responsible for The sac
OF articles which may be placed in The oa"ee o. i,s
officers and Committee. (the owner taAihg check
for the same,) until the close Oh no All, ~n'.H
will be announced beforehand, N ample ume -
give them opportunity To recover he'f b"u1e, -"
to prevent thereby the leaving oi any sooas o'
articles unprotected after the adJoufhmeh' " "o
Association -.
Sd. Marx A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David +"
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James NJ Cainoun, are
appointed COMMITTEES whose duty II shall DC 10 see
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor exhi
iton, sha have first been eneredin the Secretary
book or legistry--then labelled with the owners
name and rcsidcnce--and price, iffor sale---givihg
to the owner corresponding Garland then CLASH
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 ponce ana
doorkeepcrs and clerks, as shall be necessary ior
the protection OF the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
and labelling OF articles.
Ath. 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, II Machine, statement
OF is powers and uses, cost, time Of vention, and
any other fact deemed valuable by the inventor or
maker. Ii horticultural or Agricultural Products,
mode of preparation of land and soil manure ard
time Of planting, mode Of cultivation. IL an Animal,
the pedigree or stock, age, mode OF raising, nc. II
Neede-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, &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 premium will not be awarded to any arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in egible hand, and in style fit at once for the
press
5th. The delegations of the several county Socic-
ties are requested and enjoined TO make out upon
consultation, report of the present condition Of
Agriculture in their several counties, OF the inn
provemens 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 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 seryeraI 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 Fair Central
neutrality-suspicious. and Nj nulacturcrs Elk change
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
premium.
18th. 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 be embraced in it, and yet richly deserving
premiums lest therefore the announcement of pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
some into exclusion OF all 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, embr acing
svery thing that is ingenious or useful IN business
or art All then, with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, 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 any Of the departments, a premium Of a cup
cles cup worth will be given, on 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 2. SO on the third an honor; on the fourth
I'd honor. On miner and miscellaneous articles,
| premiums from one 10 three dol,ars-thesc, how
ever general regulations, and in particular case
or cases of peculiar merit the committees will be
permitted, indeed are requested, to vary the rule.
| 9Th. hall will be prepared and assigned parti-
cularly to the Ladies for their garden products,
fruits, flowers paintings, needlework, &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 70 this central
point induce usfo 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 what it is in name, Southern
Celtnal Agric ultural Association.
The President upon consultation with
suclImembers 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. order to the perfection of this
arrangement, the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoin
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged ON Friday and Sat
uTuay the Sun ana lUtn 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
mtees proceed at once to the examination Of arti-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday vii! be devoted to Friday to gem
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. Z
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,
tog Civ hsItors the opportunity of the accommo-
dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
14th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided