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  1. 1.2.16-17 - Meeting Minutes

    Records of Fairhope Industrial Association dated January 4, 1894. A meeting was held at the office of Ernest B. Gaston, Room 8 over 312 West Sixth Street, Des Moines, Iowa. Those attending were a number of persons interested in the subject of a cooperative colony or community. E. B. Gaston read a sketch of a plan which was discussed and very generally approved. A motion by W. H. Saunders was made that an organization based on Gaston's sketch ...

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  2. 1.2.18-19 - Meeting Minutes

    Fairhope Industrial Association Meeting Minutes of January 31, 1894. Meeting of those interested in a proposed colony and the Committee of 5 that had been appointed at previous meeting. Object of meeting was adoption of Constitution. After thorough discussion the Constitution was adopted. Next order of business was the election of officers and the following were elected unanimously: President: L. R. Clements Vice President: Ed. A. Otl Secr...

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    1.2.18-19
  3. 1.2.20-23 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association of February 6, 1894. Purpose of meeting: Complete the details of organization of the Fairhope Industrial Association. Fix terms of which stock should be paid in. Adopt form of application for membership. Sign Articles of Incorporation. Adjourned and agreed to meet for the completion of business on Thursday, February 8, 1894 at 7:30. Signed: E. B. Gaston Present: L. R. Clements, ...

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    1.2.20-23
  4. 1.2.24-45 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated February 8. 1894, Des Moines, Iowa. Order of business: Complete details of organization. In absence of Pres. and Vice Pres., Robert Elders was elected Charirman Pro Tem Voted on a penalty for delinquent payments. Adopted a supplement to rules relating to stock. Moved by Alf Wooster and seconded by J. P. Hunnel that the Secretary be allowed a salary of $40.00 for the mont...

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    1.2.24-25
  5. 1.2.29-30 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated May 18, 1894 at the residence of President L. R. Clements. Present were: Clements, Bellangee, Mann, Hunnel, and Gaston. Secretary read some interesting correspondence from parties thinking of joining the association and from parties making propositions on locations. Locations discussed were: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee. Discussion of Liberty Bell not ...

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    1.2.29-30
  6. 1.2.31-33 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated August 10, 1894, in Des Moines, Iowa (exact location not provided). In the absence of the President, the meeting called to order by the Secretary. T. E. Mann was voted unanimously chosen to preside as Chairman. The location report of S.S. Mann and J. Bellangee was duly presented with other matters pertaining to same. After hearing the report of the committee, the Secretary was...

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  7. 1.2.34-35 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated October 26, 1894, in Des Moines, Iowa (exact location not provided). Meeting of Executive Council called to consider matters relating to the beginning action operations on the colony site. Carried unanimously that a special election be held on Nov. 26, 1894 to such place in Baldwin County, Alabama as announced by the Secretary to fill such vacancies that may exist in the Associat...

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    1.2.34-45
  8. 1.3.9-13 - Newspaper

    Liberty Bell newspaper dated April 28, 1894 including the Constitution of the Fairhope Industrial Association. (Pages 51, 52, 47, 48 and 49)

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    1.3.9-13
  9. ii.10.121 - Letter

    Letter written to Alfred Wooster date 6/07/1894 from G. R. Predmore, Plymouth, Iowa. He is enclosing $.25 for the Liberty Bell and any information about the Fairhope Colony scheme.

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  10. ii.10.33 - Newspaper Article

    Newspaper article in the North-Western Catholic written by E. B . Gaston about the Fairhope Industrial Association.

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    ii.10.33
  11. ii.10.44 - Letter

    Letter dated 06/07/1894 to Alf Wooster from D. J. O'Connell, Business Manager for the North-Western Catholic newspaper in Sioux City, Iowa. O'Connell is requesting Wooster to send a brief article for publication about the "plan for an individualistic Colony" being proposed. Wooster has added a note to the letter, passing it along to E. B. Gaston to respond.

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    ii.10.44
  12. ii.10.65-66 - Letter

    Letter written to Alf Wooster on March 17, 1894 from Percy Pepoon of Chicago, Illinois, suggesting that the Fairhope Industrial Association select Gracias, Honduras as the location for the Fairhope Colony.

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    ii.10.65-66
  13. ii.10.90-91 - Letter

    Letter written to Alf Wooster on February 23, 1894 from C. B. Power of Dunbar, Pennsylvania. The letter talks about the law putting his friends and him as dogs in the manger, etc.

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    ii.10.90-91
  14. ii.12.103 - Letter

    Letter written to Alf Wooster on February 27, 1894 from D. Edsen Smith of Santa Ana, California asking him to send the Liberty Bell to his wife Mrs. D. Edson Smith who is eniterested in starting a Co-operative Commonwealth and wishes to study his plans.

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    ii.12.103
  15. ii.12.56-59 - Letter

    Partial letter (page 1 of letter is ii.12.48) dated 4/23/1894 to E. B. Gaston from William Schemenour of Waterville Ohio. He is enclosing payment in the Fairhope Industrial Association and is discussing his education in economic matters. He says he is "sick and tired and disgusted with the greed and selfishness" around him and "will hail the day when I can associate with men (who) will come together at Fair Hope." He asks Gaston to prod Alf Wo...

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    ii.12.56-59
  16. ii.12.78 - Receipt

    Receipt on Wooster-Davis Publishing Company letterhead for 15 cents for documents to Allen Shortridge of Fairfield, Washington.

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    ii.12.78
  17. ii.13.104 - Letter

    Letter dated 3/12/1894 to Alf Wooster from Scott Wright of Marvin, Kansas. He is pleased with the Liberty Bell newspaper and has sent in $.25 for a subscription.

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    ii.13.103
  18. ii.13.2 - Letter

    Letter written to Alf Wooster on March 20, 1894 from A. M. Tait MD asking for a copy of the Liberty Bell.

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    ii.13.2
  19. ii.13.25-30 - Letter

    Letter written to Alf Wooster on March 3, 1894 from J. H. Upton On Denmark, Oregon subscribing to the Liberty Bell for a year, saying that he has been reading about the Fairhope Industrial Association, he was impressed by the Randolph County Arkansas location as described by J. G. Kinder. He says that "Fairhope cannot fail" and says "what a boon to mankind must its success prove!" He offers to canvass Oregon for adherants.

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    ii.13.25-30
  20. ii/13.73 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston on April 17, 1894 from Alf Wooster saying that they will put off big issue until next week and so advised T. E. Mann. Asks to be fully posted on (Farmers) Tribune matters. Letter is written on Liberty Bell letterhead.

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    ii.13.73

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