The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-09-19
TO TEE COUNTIES CONTRASTING
FOR $1,000 PREMIUM.
GEORGIA STATE Adj Soy,
secrrtary's Office.
MACON, Ga, Ang. 20, '73.

! SECRETARY OiUCF'
| MACON, Ga, Ang. 20, '73.
Tothe counties intending to com
pete for the County premiums at the
approaching Georgia State Fair, at
Macon, October 9Th, TO Novem-
Der LIST, 1873:
Il becomes necessary, in conse-
quence Of action taken BY the Ex-
ecutive Committee at its recent sess
ion in Athens, 10 reference to the
County Exhibitions, that should
address you this circular:
First, then, am glad to an
nouncc that the efforts Of the Com
mitiee appointed to confer with the
railroads on the subject of transport
tation, have been most successful.--
All the Railroads in the State will
carry all articles intended for the
County displays to the Fair and
back to the place of shipment free Of
charge. They viii also carry along
with the articles sufficient number
Of persons selected by the County
Societies to take care Of their goods,
stock, ETC., without charge. II is
expressly agreed, however, that the
Railroads shall assume no RESPONSE
bility for any loss or damage to the
articles, and that the cars must DO
loaded and unloaded by the Coun.
lies. The question Of expense 10,
therefore, completely disposed Of
The Counties should give the Rail-
roads over which they pass several
weeks notice beforehand Of their in
tention to come, and the number of
cars which they will need, that the
Roads have time to prepare for
them.
I'd. 1t was resolved by the Com
mittee that tae word raised" in
the County premium, should be SO
construed as to admit stock otCncd tn
the County on the first day Of January
last into the County Exhibitions.
Sd. The Executive Committee, at
ito session in Atlanta, in October,
1872, passed the following resolu-
tion, towit:
"Resolved, That the second Coun-
ty premium Of $500 be so construed
AZ 10 exclude all manufactures that
are not domestic"
The Committee decided, at the
recent session in Athens, that this
resolution debarred no County what
ever from competing for this second
prize, after laying aside all its man
ufactures that were not strictly do
nestle, such as the products of its
factories, toundyieS and machine
shops; or, in other words, that 10
passing on the second premium, all
the Counties could compete for it
but only such manufactures as are
strictly domestic Chat is, household
manufactures or those made within
the domicir, would be taken into
consideration. This was done in or
der to give those Counties who had
no extensive manufacturing inter-
ests an equal showing ON their pure
natural merits for one of the pre-
miums.
4th, The Committee have also de-
clared that any article for which a
premium is offered in the Premium
List should be allowed in the Coun-
" displays, provided it does not con-
fict with the spirit and object OF the
offer.
9th. The Committee have also re-
solved that no County shall be al
lowed to take but one Of the County
pre- miums.
9th. Nine prominent and capable
gentlemen from other States have
been selected and invited to come
TO the Fair and act as Committee
of Judges in this department should
be taken from other States than our
own.
9TH. The Secretary announces
with pleasure that thirteen counties
have already entered, to-wit: Bib,
Butts, Clayton, Cobb, ID. Kalb, Cor
don, Floyd, Monroe, Pike, Terrell,
Thomas, and Washington. Who
nextf Very respectfully,
MALCOLM JOHNSTON, Sec.