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1. 1.2.120-122 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated June 24, 1894. Executive Coucil Members Present: Vice President Lamon, C. L Coleman, Geoge Pollay, Jennie Pollay, E. B. Gaston, J. P. Hunnel. Moved and carried that Mrs. Lamon be accorded 5 acres. James P. Hunnel made application for 10 acres. George Pollay gave a report comparing locations for the wharf. C. L. Coleman reported on the well. E. B. Gaston reported that Mrs....

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2. 1.2.147-148 - Secretary's Report

   Secretary's Report of Cash Business for July 1895 Received on Stock: William Stimpson, Kearns, A. H. Mershon, N. Mershon, S. E. Mann, Stemerdink, A. M. Howell, James Bellangee, Charles A. Hall, J. H. Springer, J. M. Hislop, William Schemenour, J. H. Upton and L. G. Bostedo. Received for Wharf Fund: R. D. DeJournette, C. C. Foord, J. W. Frey, N. C. Dahl, O. N. Bancroft, J. H. Kendall, A. H Brockman, J. H. Kendall, William Schemenour, J. M Yea...

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3. 1.2.147-148 - Secretary's Report

   Secretary's Report of Cash Business for July 1895 Received on Stock: William Stimpson, Kearns, A. H. Mershon, N. Mershon, S. E. Mann, Stemerdink, A. M. Howell, James Bellangee, Charles A. Hall, J. H. Springer, J. M. Hislop, William Schemenour, J. H. Upton and L. G. Bostedo. Received for Wharf Fund: R. D. DeJournette, C. C. Foord, J. W. Frey, N. C. Dahl, O. N. Bancroft, J. H. Kendall, A. H Brockman, J. H. Kendall, William Schemenour, J. M Yea...

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4. 1.2.160-163 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated September 9, 1895. Executive Committee Present: J. H. Springer, E. B. Gaston, C. L. Coleman, H. C. C. Schakel, George Pollay, Jennie Pollay Members Present: A. J. Cullen, Mrs. A. Lamon, D. G. Armitage, Clara M. Gaston E. B. Gaston gave a report of business for August. Wharf Fund-George Chase, C. Schalkenbach, A. H. and N. Mershon, R. R. Clarke, L. G. Bostedo, J. M. Yeagley, Geor...

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5. 1.6.107-111 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes dated February 3, 1896 of the Fairhope Industrial Association. All members were present and last meeting minutes were approved. Monthly reports from Secretary, Treasurer and Wharfinger were presented and referred to Auditing Committee. Reports attached. George Pollay of committee appointed to submit a plan for laying off land north of Schalkenback, reported and presented 2 plans. Applications of C. E. Atkinson and L....

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6. 1.6.157-160 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated April 13, 1896. Committee on Wharf reforted that Peter Wilson said the piles needed could be gotten from the land of Bostedo and Nusbaum and that he would cut and sharpen them form 10 cents apiece. Application for land by A. J. Cullen taken from table. Application for land by S. S. Mann on behalf of L. C. Mann and S. E. Mann taken laid over until S. S. Mann present and land pl...

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7. 1.6.67-74 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes dated 12/16/1895 of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Industrial Association. The matter of hiring a wharfinger was discussed, and the detailed job description was presented. The job includes everything from keeping reports, handling freight, keeping logs floating in the Bay away from the wharf, maintaining the road to the wharf, meeting boats, and many other duties. The secretary was isntructed to post the bids for the...

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8. 1.6.75-83 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting MInutes dated 12/23/1895 of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Industrial Association. The matter of acquiring an adjacent 320 acres for the FIA by Mr. Bostedo and Nusbaum was discussed. They are willing to purchase the land and hold it untile the FIA is able to pay them for it. In this business, Bostedo writes that he wants to review the 'papers' before sending bank drafts for the payment. He is using Mr. George Hoyle as his agen...

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9. 1.6.91-97 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes dated 1/13/1896 of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Single Tax Association. Reports submitted to the Trustees for audit were found to be correct. Wharfinger Report for the week submitted - $9.79. The road to the Wharf has been improved considerably, The purchase of land adjacent to Colony lands by Mr. Bostedo and Mr. Nusbaum has been completed. They will hold the land for the FIA until such time as it can be purc...

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10. 17.2.61 - Membership Documents

    Membership Certificate # 38 in the Fairhope Industrial Association issued to L. G. Bostedo on 8/10/1896 later exchanged for Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Membership Certificate # 6 or # 12 on 5/23/1905. (There is a discrepancy between what is written on the certificate and what is written on the stub).

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11. 1.8.3-7 - Letter

    Letter dated 6/18/1897 to Bolton Hall from J. H. Springer who at one time lived in Fairhope but has returned to Indianapolis, Indiana where he was from. He is critical of Fairhope and feels that the promoters of Fairhope have misrepresented the possibilities of making a living at farming there. Many people who have moved there have lost what little money they had. He sites George Pollay, Henry Schakel, John Ettel, S. Vander-Meulen, Rev. August D...

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12. 1896_Courier_Page_47 - Newspaper Article

    Article in the November 1, 1896 edition of the Fairhope Courier titled "More Land Secured." George Bancroft gave 320 acres to the Colony in exchange for Fairhope Industrial Association stock and with that purchase the total lands owned by the FIA was 670 acres. Two Chicago single-taxers and businessmen, Louis Bostedo and A. E. Nusbaum bought 320 acres for the Colony with an option for the Colony to purchase within a year at 6% interest. (T...

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13. 1898_Courier_Page_007 - Newspaper Article

    Newspaper article from the January 1, 1898 edition of the Fairhope Courier reporting that Mr. C. K. Brown purchased 320 acres from Louis G. Bostedo and A. G. Nusbaum of Chicago, with an option for the Colony to purchase the land by January of 1899. Bostedo and Nusbaum had bought the land in 1895, holding it with an option for the Colony to purchase at 6% interest. They sold it to Brown. Brown's son Frank L. Brown and the latter's brother-in-law...

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14. ii.12.32-35 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston on 3/22/1894, from Hank ?. Thanking Gaston for the letters he sent from Capt. Evans, He mentions a fire and slight injuries. He has ordered a check for $5.00 be sent to Gaston. He mentions his appreciated friend Mr. Bostedo. He is looking for a location. Has not heard from Gen. Weaver. Send copy of constitution to: R. S. Parker, Ark. G. W. ?. Texas M. F. Walker, Texas J. M. Perry, Texas I. N. Barber, Tex...

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15. ii.2.100 - Letter

    Letter to Ernest B. Gaston , Des Moines, Iowa, from L. G. Bostedo, date February 3, 1894. Request for information for a co-operative colony.

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16. ii.2.101 - Letter

    Letter to E. B. Gaston, Des Moines, Iowa, from L. G. Bostedo, date February 22, 1894. Mr. Bostedo inquires about stock in proposed colony. He mails Mr. Gaston a copy of law of Illinois relating to incorporation and questions whether the laws of Iowa will permit the colony to own a large body of land.

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17. iii.10.36-37 - Letter

    Letter dated 9/27/1895 to E. B. Gaston from L. G. Bostedo in Chicago, who is enclosing $15 check for his membership payment in the Fairhope Industrial Association and for the Wharf Fund. He encourages Gaston to send about 25 copies of the Fairhope Courier newspaper to Mr. E. Moore of the Chicago Single Tax Club for distribution. He asks Gaston to send the Courier to F. D. Butler, Harry Hyman and Mrs. John Broughton.

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18. iii.10.38-39 - Letter

    Letter dated 11/11/1895 to E. B. Gaston from L. G. Bostedo in Chicago. Bostedo is commenting on the proposed Fairhope Industrial Association constitutional changes. He also comments on the state of the single tax movement in the United States, saying there are about 200,000 single taxers, but he posits that there are actually very few who really understand the theory and are "well grounded." He hopes those admitted to the FIA are among the we...

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19. iii.10.40-43 - Letter

    Letter dated 11/18/1895 to E. B. Gaston from L. G. Bostedo in Chicago, Illinois, and a member of the Chicago Single Tax Club. Bostedo is commenting on the proposed changes to the Fairhope Industrial Association constitution. Specifically, he writes at great length about the proposal of whether non-members should be allowed to rent land, and feels, that, if they are prohibited, it will only hurt the growth of Fairhope. He says it is not in the ...

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20. iii.10.44-45 - Letter

    Letter dated 11/27/1895 to E. B. Gaston from L. G. Bostedo in Chicago, Illnois. Bostedo is sending in his ballot for the Fairhope Industrial Assoication constitutional amendment vote; Mrs. Bostedo's ballot follows. He mentions that C. C. Ford has not received his ballot yet. Bostedo hopes the upcoming election will smooth feelings in Fairhope, and he feels the"proposed revsion was hasty and untimely and must have seriouly interfered with your p...

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