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Powell, R. F. |
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1.10.69-72 - Letter
Letter dated 3/10/1907 to Joseph Fels from James Bellangee which is critical of Mr. Powell and the negative impact he has had on the Fairhope Colony. He says that Powell is dictatorial and cracks his whip which Fels patronage enables him to do. He says that Mr. Powell as principal and Mr. Gaston as accomplice cannot be trusted to administer the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation with scrupulous fidelity. He was at one time optimistic about Fairhop...
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1.10.81-82 - Letter
Letter dated 11/12/1907 to Louis Post in Chicago, Illinois from James Bellangee in Fairhope, Alabama. Bellangee is writing about the upcoming Single Tax Conference and the likelihood that two parties from Fairhope will attend the conference. Bellangee is concerned about airing Fairhope's problems in this forum, and feels neither party represents "the common people of Fairhope." Bellangee describes the men who plan to attend the conference by...
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1.11.10 - Newspaper Article
Undated newspaper clipping from unidentified newspaper discussing a myriad of issues about Fairhope, including Dr. Harris Greeno's membership application to the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, the fate of the steamer "Fairhope," quotes from Henry George, the need for a "real newspaper in Fairhope that will report the news in a non partisan manner," and the ongoing issues between the "Royalists" and the "Patriots." The Royalists are the Fairhope...
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1.11.11-14 - Letter
Letter written to E. Q. Norton of Daphne, Alabama from Anne B. Call on January 3, 1905. She states the reasons she withdrew her advertising in the Times and gave it to the Standard stating they had never ageed on the refunding of personal property tax, but she considered him entitled to his opinion and free expression of his opinions. Mr. Norton seems to have objected to the "Fairhope Plan" and had been frequent in saying this to others.. ...
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1.11.42 - Letter
Letter dated 7/23/1906 to James Bellangee from Joseph Fels in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fels is responding to Bellangee's worry about the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation special election referendum of the same date in which a proposal to have "an intermediary of trustess" to incur indebtedness for a public service (water works) project is on the ballot. Fels does not think the proposal will be "breaking the constitution" of the Corporation be...
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1.1.43 - Letter
Letter dated 7/23/1906 to Joseph Fels in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from R. F. Powell, of the Fairhope Improvement Company, stating the company's opinion about the special referendum election of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation of the same date. The election is to decide if special trustees will be allowed to assume debt in the Corporation's best insterest for needed public servies (the water works system). It is against the FSTC constitutio...
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1.14.40-44 - Letter
Letter dated 10/25/1929 to the Editor of the Baldwin County News from Anne B. Call responding to a 10/17/1929 article in the newspaper in which R. F. Powell made negative statements about the financial affairs of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. Mr. Powell contends that the new lease application which was adopted December 1, 1925 has wrought havoc on the financial affairs of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. Call disagrees with him and att...
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1.19.77-108 - Letter to the Editor
Letters dated 7/18/1929 to 11/7/1929 to the editor of the Baldwin County News in Robertsdale, Alabama responding to a question appearing in the paper from a man in Mississippi asking about Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. Many letters are included, some quite heated; the main writers are R. F. Powell, E. B. Gaston and Alex Melville, although other writers appear.
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1.2.12-14 - Membership List
Fairhope Single Tax Corporation list of members and addresses dated May 13, 1932.
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17.2.135 - Membership Documents
Membership Certificate #73 in the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation issued to Robert F. Powell on an old Fairhope Industrial Association form on 3/17/1905. Reissued as Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Membership Certificate #34 on 6/15/1905.
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17.8.21 - Letter
Notice dated 10/12/1904 of the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fairhope Improvement Company to be held in Fairhope in 10/24/1904 to elect officer and other business of the new company. Signed by the directors of the Fairhope Improvement Company: R. F. Powell Bolton Hall Joseph Fels G. M. Bancroft F. L. Brown
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17.8.22-24 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes dated 10/20/1904 of the first meeting Fairhope Improvement Company. George Bancroft is elected secretary, R. F. Powell is chairman. Among the business is authorization to "secure lots on which to erect cottages."
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17.8.26 - Letter
Notice of Meeting of the Fairhope Improvement Company set for 1/10/1905. This is the first meeting after the annual elections (held on 1/3/1905 and 1/10/1905).
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17.8.27-28 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes dated 1/10/1905 of the Fairhope Improvement Company. R. F. Powell, president; George M. Bancroft, secretary. Approved purchase of the Fairhope Hotel owned by M. V. Watros by issuing $1500 in stock as partial payment, and tranferring the hotel to the Ross Brothers. Authorized purchase of the Exchange Cottage and to sell it to Lawrence Tilson. Authorized completion of houses under construction.
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17.8.29-30 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes deated 1/2/1906 of the Fairhope Improvement Company. R. F. Powell, president; George M. Bancroft, secretary; J. M. Pilcher, treasurer. Six percent dividend declared to be paid to stockholders. Authorized purchase of the Molyneux house, Wilson restaurant and bakery, Coleman corner and Brown lots. Loan approved to the Fairhope Water Works for one-third of the value of the plant, at 8% interest
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17.8.30-31 - Meeting Minutes
Annual Meeting Minutes dated 1/26/1907 of the Fairhope Improvement Company. R. F Powell, president; George M. Bancroft, secretary; J. M. Pilcher, treasurer. Six percent divident declared and authorization to pay stockholders approved. President is authorized to collect mortages.
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17.8.31-32 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes of a special session of the Fairhope Improvement Company dated 9/17/1907. A Boat commitee is appointed to supervise the management of the Steamer Fairhope. R. F. Powell, E. B. Gaston, J. W. Braam and Capt Owen Roberts were appointed to the committee. J. M. Pilcher resigned as treasurer of the Fairhope Improvement Company, J. W. Braam fills the position.
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17.8.32 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes dated 11/9/1907 of the Fairhope Improvement Company regarding the Steamer Fairhope II. The president and manager were authorized to take action to protect the investments of the stockholders.
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17.8.32-33 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting MInutes dated 2/27/1908 of the Fairhope Improvement Company. Officers reelected: R.F. Powell, president; G.M. Bancroft, secretary, J.W. Braam, treasurer.
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17.8.33 - Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes dated 3/29/1908 of the Fairhope Improvement Company. President R. F. Powell was authorized to borrow approximately $300 from stock held by Joseph Fels to pay for repairs on the Steamer Fairhope II.
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