The southern press., 1852-01-09
SOUTHERN CENTRAL
AERIEnr.TfJnAL A08OClAT TION

annual meeting at Atlanta Georgia
| The Committee charged with the duty of pres
cribing such general rules they may deem ne
cessary TO aproper management of the approaching
Fair, have adopted the following
GENEaAL REGULATIONS.
lst The Fair Grounds and Buildings will be
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhb-
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.
%. The Association has an ample fund, and VIII,
III all cases become responsible for the saiekeePng
ol 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 FAR, which
will be announced beforehand, III ample time to
| give them opportunity to recover their goods, aud
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association.
3D. MAJ A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David W.
| Lewis, VIM. EZzard, and James Nj. Calhoun, are
appointed a committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor exhi-
ition sha have first been enteredn the Secretarys
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and resdencc--and price, iffor sae-giving
to the owner a corresponding card-and 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 police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary Tor
the protection Of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as 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--ihe statement to be delivered 10 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 ofcultivation. If an Animal,
the pedigree stock, age mode OF raising, &c. II
Needle work or Painting, or any work OF Art, the
length of time bestowed on 1t, 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 arti-
Gle, whatever its merit, unless accompanied by
illustrative and explanatory statements, made out
in egiblc hand and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th The delegations of the seryeral county 5ocie-
ties are requested and enioined to make out, upon
consultation, report of the present condition OF
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
provcments IN farming, tlage, draining and manu-
ring. which have been or are ia progress OF being
adopted The leading products of thcu ceintees
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 10 be sent out in the published trans
| actions of the Society.
9th. II is desirable to make the Fair Central
SouthernAgricultura and NJ; nufacturers Exchange
We request individuals who have a surplus of
choice articles, 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 is impossible to name in no
tce like this ali, the various articles to which pre-
mi,Ims 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 announc ement Of pre-
mums for particular articles might be construed by
| somento an exclusion fall articles unannouncod,
, the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, hat it is intended to give the action of
the Association the very widest'scope, embracing
every thing that is ingenious or 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
plcments, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any of the departments, premium OF a cur
worth : 10 will be given on the second best arti-
cles cup worth IS will be given on the third best
50. so on the fourth an honor. And all arti-
cles OF the highest merit in the remaining depar.
]. meats cup worth - will be given; on the second
best 2. 80 on the third an honor; on the fourth
ID honor. On MINER and miscellaneous articles
premiums from one TO three doliars--thesc, how
ever general regulations, and in particular
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, neede-wOrk, DC. 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 usto invite, and to expect the pre-
sence and contributions of many of fellow
Fl citizens of Carolina, Alabama Tennessee and Flo
rda. We hope they will unite with us in making
this institution indeed what is in name, Southern
Central Agric ultura Association.
10th. The President upon consultation witt
such members he call to his aid, shall appoin
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdrtments, and to these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of thu
Articles classec and arranged in their respective
departments. III order to the perfection of thu
arrangement, the committee appointed to pnblisi
these regulations, will here repeat, and enjoil
upon all to take notice that articles for exhibition
may be received and arranged on Friday and Sat
urday the 9th ana lUth OF August, so that Whei
the President shall appoint his committees OF
Monday morning, the committee Of reception may
have their lists Of articles and the several com
millees proceed at once to the examination of arti
cles, and thereby have ample time to make thei
/ reports to the annual meeting on Wednesday
r 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, tn
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta earl
e Monday morning of the Fair week.
/ 18th. The annua! Grafton will be made o
Wednesday, the day of the Anniv ersary meeting
Immediately preceding the reports of committees
by Col John Billups, OF Athens, Georgia
3, 18th. The Committee have the prospect
:, making arrangements with The Macon, State an
J. Georgia Railroads, to run accommodation cal
n early every morning and late in the afternoon,
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mounan and Decatur
) to Civ isitors the opportunity Of the accommt
!, dations ofthe good Hotels at those places while
attendance upon the Fair.
r, l4th The citizens of Atlanta have provide
n comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers
and others engaged in the aborious business
IN the falr.
18th The Secretary is directed to publls
10 these regulations in the CuiTyAToR, and to pr,