Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-23
southeru Central Agricultural Society.

We received a letter from a friend in Georgia, in
reference the Agricultural Fair which is to be held
at Augusta, from the 18th to the 2lst Of October
from viii we make the following extract
you will observe by the Southern Central as
well by the great variety OF articles embraced in the
list of the Society that its object is to embrace in its in
auence aud excite interest in the improv Of
everything valuable to our section without the
time being exclusive in any Ct its features.
at will readily you that the position (geogaph
cs OF Georgia is emnenty favorable for the location Of
such Society within its BORDERS Ii has already sys
of Railroads within it's borders OF thousand
miles, completed-and several hundred moro building
and projected with confidence in the building It has
lines running the whole breadth Of the State
and line through it, whole length-and to all which
there numerous branches. by the meeting of tn,
Society the l7.h October next there will be contiur
line Of road from Augusta tho Capitals of Ala
b,ms and Tennessee. aud now the saue car which
leaves Charlotte North Carolina, passing through Il
Capital of South Carolina, may roll its freight into Au
gusa. These Roads will doubtless in very short time
be eItenped through Virginia Kentucky, Mississippi and
Louisiana 1t snow only sixty hours from New York to
Augusta, and in few years, the time will be skill less be-
tween either Of tho inland cities Of Georgia Augusts
Mscon Atlanta Columbus, and the most distant South
cities, Baltimore Louisvie st. Louis Memphis and New
Orleans.
1.-THE above mentioned cities OF Georgia are now more
accessible to all other portions OF the Southern States
than other pont in either of the other States to
all the balance Of them
"Ero the facilities Of travel and transportation already
sxisng between this and the adjoining Ss.es have the
pleasure Of stating that have at this early date received
notice from contributors in nearly Southern State
Of their intention to be present the next Annual mee;
ing with their products stocks Sc &c for exhibition
THE Railroad Companies connected with the system o.
Roads terminating at Augusta will doubtless extend the
usual facilities Of conveying passengers the Fair at hs
price, and articles for exhibition free of charge Upon
this point further advertisement will be made
The Society is no longer experiment The next will
be the eighth Annual Mee,cg. From having had fund
of only IoFyave dollars paid in By iortydve mem
hers at ia first meeting il controls directly aud in.
directly fund of over thousand dollars"
We were informed in the same letter. that the
premium list and regulations of the Society had been
forwarded to US, to W lich our attention was in
vited, but not having received the psper we avail
ourselves Of the following extract from an article in
the National lntelligencer, i.otic icing the premiums
These premiums are Ave hundred in number many
of them as hrsh dy dollars for tho most successful
cases o! planting and farming, and the best crops Il
best specimens Of all products OF the soil Of all kinds Of
cultivation, OF al sorts of domestic animal Is domestic
manufactures and Ia fact of every kind Of useful industry
We wish could publish the list entire, but i, j. TOO
org. Ii oils several columns OF the paper in which il
comcc 10 The Eve hundred premiums rnake an az.
Sregatc Of near FIVE thousand dollars