The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-30
sOIJTHERN EXTRA

The Committee charged with the duty Of pres
cribing 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 on Monday morning, and con
tlnue open until Friday evening II is therefore de-
sirable that all persons having articles for exhibit
iIon shall be on the ground as early as Friday or
Saturday the 9Th aud 10th August when a Com
mtee will be there ready to receive them.
/ I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and vii,
IN all cases become responsible Tor the saie-keepng
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 Far, which
| will be announced beforehand, i'll ample time to
give them OPT ortunty TO recover their goods, and
! to prevent thereby the leaving oil any goods OF
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF The
Association.
! 3D.. Maxi A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w
! Lewis VIM. Ezzard, and James M Calhoun,
appointed committee whose duty II shall be TO see
that all articles entering the fair grounds Tor exhI-
tlon sbs have first been enieredn the Secretary 4
book or regsiiyihen labelled with the owners
name and resideHce--and price, II Tor sae--gvihg
to the owner corresponding card-and 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
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the protection of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need IN the arrangement
and labelling OF articles. =
dth. There will positively be required in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
illustrating and explaining every article sent for
exhibition-lhe 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 ofcultivation If an Animal,
the pedigree 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 very old persons
tie value, uses &c. 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 Iegible hand and in style fit at once for the
press.
5th. The delegations of the serveral county Socie
ties requested and enloined to make out, upon
| consultation, report of the present condition of
Agriculture in their several counties, of the inn
proyements i'll farming, tilage, draining and manu-
ring, which have been or are in progress Of being
adopted The leading products of their cc;ntees
the modes appropriation. 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 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
Southern grcultura and IN; nufacturersE Exchange
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
a premium.
18th. Premiums 1t is impossible TO name in no.
tice like this all, the various articles TO which pre-
miums viii be granted. However comprehensive
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 corstruedb by
someinto exclusion OF all articles unnnnounced,
the Committee requests the people generally to
observe, that il is intended to give the action Of
! the Association the very widest'acope, embracing
every thing tat is ingenious useful business
or art. All them with whatever they have for sale
or exhibition, invited to come. The only
regulation further necessary on this point perhaps
| ia, that on all articles of the highest merit in the
department OF Stock Mechanics, Agricultural In
plemen,s, and valuable improvements or inventions
in any OF the departments, a premium OF cup
worth 10 will be given on the second best ar,i-
ces cup worth rs will be given, on the third best
50 so; on the fourth an honor. And on all arti-
cles of the highest merit in the remaining depart
ments cup worth s 5 Will be given ON the second
best s g so on the third an honor on the fourth
Cd honor. On miner and misce lianeous articles
premiums from one to three dol,ars-7-hese 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. a hail Will be prepared and assigned par,i
culary to 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
cessary to proper management
! 9th. The facilities Of getting 10 this central
point induce us'to invite, and to expect Inc pre-
scnce 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 is in name Southern
Central Agric ultural Association.
10th. The President upon consultation with
suc! members as he can call to his aid, shall appoint
committees and assign to them their respective de-
pdr!ments, and 10 these committees so appointed
the committee of reception shall furnish lists of the
articles clossot' aud arranged IN their respective
| departments Ih order TO the perfection OF this
arrangement the committee appointed to publish
these regulations, will here repeat, and enioin
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 tina, 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 once to the examination of ari-
cles, and thereby have ample time to make their
reports TO the annual meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday will be devoted to saes--Fridayto gen
eral e-delivery of articles The exhibition con-
tnuing the whole time.
18th. Any alterations Of, or additions TO, the
foregoing rules, will be published at Atlanta early
Monday morning of the Fair week
l2th. The annua! Grafton will be made on
Wednesday, the day Of the Anniversary meeting,
Immediately preceding the reports of committees,
by Col. John Bups, OF Athens, Georgia
18Th The Committee have the prospect of
making arrangements with the Macon, State and
Georgia Railroads, to accommodation cars
early every morning and late in the afternoon, TO
Griffin. Marietta, Stone Mountain, and Decatur,
to Civ dsitors the opportunity of the accommo-
datons ofthe good Hotels at those places while in
attendance upon the Fair.
l4th. The citizens of Atlanta have provided
comfortable quarters for Committees and Officers,
and others engaged in the laborious business of
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