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  1. 1.11.78-88 - Legal Documents

    Memorandum of Agreement between the Peoples Raiload Company and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation regarding the Fairhope Wharf, 2/8/1913. This document states the beneifts of havinga railroad to connect to Robertsdale for the growth and convenience of Fairhope. The agreement states that the FSTC "will give to the Peoples Railroad Co. for the term of five years from Jan. 1, 1913, the right to administer Fairhope Wharf." The earning of the wh...

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  2. 1.12.11 - Letter to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor of the Fairhope Courier newspaper dated 5/16/1921 from Anne B. Call, requesting the People's Railroad Company to "outline to the public what steps they intend to take to take the Railroad really safe for public travel and when such steps may be expected to be completed." She asks for the response to be printed in the newspaper. From the correspondence of Anne B. Call

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  3. 1.12.24 - Letter

    Undated letter likely 1921 to the Execultive Council of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation from members of the Fairhope community. The letter is written on Town of Fairhope letterhead and requests the FSTC to make the People's Railroad Company safe and to restart deliveries. From the correspondence of Anne B. Call.

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  4. 1.12.31 - Letter

    Letter dated 2/23/1923 to the Alabama Public Service Commission from Anne B. Call. Call is asking the Commission to provide an inspection of the railroad before it is put back into service. She gives background on the PRR, and discusses its relationship to the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, of which she is a member of the board. From the correspondence of Anne B. Call

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  5. 1.12.36 - Letter

    Leter dated 2/27/1923 to Anne B. Call from Thames & Batre, and insurance company in Mobile, Alabama. The company is responding to Call's request for information about securing workman's compensation and liability insurance on the People's Railroad. They have not been successful in finding coverage. From the correspondence of Anne B. Call

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  6. 1.12.37 - Letter

    Letter dated 2/27/1923 to Anne B. Call from A. G. Patterson, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission. He acknowledges receipt of her letter of concern about the safety of the People's Railroad in Fairhope. From the correspondence of Anne B. Call

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  7. 1.12.39 - Letter

    Undated letter, likely 1923, to Anne B. Call from P. A. Parker who has inspected the condition and safety of the People's Railroad. He declares it unsafe, and has colorful commentary about the railroad as well as the Fairhope Plan. From the correspondence of Anne B. Call

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  8. 1.12.40-48 - Letter to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor from Anne B. Call discussing the current status of the People's Railroad. Call discusses safety issues, the current condition of the railroad, her correspondence with the Alabama Public Service Commission, her investigation about the possibilities of securing liability insurance and workman's compensation insurance, actual usefulness of the small car service as opposed the benefits of a larger car/cargo carrier, her disagree...

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  9. 1.12.50-52 - Letter to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor of the Fairhope Courier newspaper dated 3/26/1923 from Anne B. Call. She has previously written a long letter to the paper about the status of the People's Railroad. Mr. E. B. Gaston has responded, and Mrs. Call is responding to him. Call says she feels the administration of the financially troubled railroad should not be reassumed by the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation because she sees no way it can be successful and will ...

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  10. 1.12.54 - Letter

    Letter dated 3/27/1923 to E. B. Gaston from Anne B. Call. Both individuals have been engaged in a back and forth via the pages of the Fairhope Courier newspaper discussing the future of the People's Railroad Company, and Call is really to call it quits if Gaston ceases also. However, she clear the board with comments about what she considers to be Gaston's misunderstanding of her letters. From the correspondence of Anne B. Call.

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  11. 1.12.8-9 - Letter

    Unsigned letter dated 5/3/1921 to E. B .Gaston, secretary of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, and likely written Anne B. Call, requesting he prepare ballots and election notices for the upcoming referendum election on 5/7/1921. The issue at hand is the control of the Fairhope Wharf, currently under the People's Railroad Company, and whether the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation should regain control of the Wharf since the PRR has not fulfilled...

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    1.12.8
  12. 17.17.18 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Wharf Company dated 5/20/1911 reporting on how to handle automobiles on the wharf while keeping them off the railroad tracks.

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  13. 17.17.6-7 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Wharf Company dated 1/10/1911. More pilings are required to repair the wharf than were originally estimated, and that purchase was authorized. Authorization to contact foundry in Mobile to straighten rails approved. Dimensions of the new warehouse approved, and discussion about building a waiting room moved forward with E. B Gaston authorized to contact Mr. O. Forster about plans for such a building.

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  14. 1.8.28-29 - Letter

    Letter dated 9/18/1901 to E. B. Gaston from S. S. Mann of Gladbrook, Iowa saying "I suppose your arrest went where the woodbine twinith. Doubtless that was dictated by malice" and asking how the boat trims and rides the waves. He had hoped to be in Fairhope at this time but his youngest son, Thurman, has the Typhoid fever. Concerning the 80 acres he bought of the Bowen estate that W. H. Stapleton claims, He will send Gaston the letters that...

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  15. 3.25.1-138 - Letter

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, by E. B. Gaston, secretary, from 1930-1936 (letters K-L). Includes general correspondence, mainly requests for information about Fairhope from people who are considering a move to the area, or those requesting information for research or school projects. The material is interesting due to the detail Gaston uses in describing life in Fairhope and some of the history of the Colony. 3.25.13...

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  16. iv.6.29-32 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston from Q. A. Parker of Chatham, New York dated December 27, 1897 acknowledging receipt of his share of Fairhope stock. He plans to save $15 per month and hopes to come to Fairhope as soon as possible. He has spent about eight years on the railroad and is curious about Gaston's "railroad scheme" as it may be the means of getting him to Fairhope and he thinks his "experience may not come amiss."

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  17. v.6.35-36 - Letter

    Letter dated 3/20/1898 to E. B. Gaston from P. A. Parker in Chatham, New York. Parker has visited Fairhope and finds the soil much better than reported and certainly better than in New England. He refers to 'plans' and 'blueprints' which, based on some comments in the letter, probably have to do with plans for an electric plant and a railroad in Fairhope.

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  18. v.6.41-47 - Letter

    Letter dated 4/10/1898 to E. B .Gaston from P. A. Parker in Chatham, New York. Parker is writing this long and detailed letter outling the specific costs and equipment needed for a power plant to supply electricity for the town and for a trolley car railroad. He tells Gaston that some might posit they are thinking too far ahead, but that it is good to be prepared.

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  19. v.6.48-49 - Letter

    Confidential letter dated 4/10/1898 to E B Gaston from P. A. Parker. Parker is interested in buying land near Fish River and living in the woods with his family. He tells Gaston that he does not much care for the lot he secured when he visited Fairhope, so if anyone else wants it, Gaston has his permission to switch leases. Parker is, however, interested in Fairhope Industrial Association land near where Mrs. Sykes lives. Parker has been...

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  20. v.6.50-57 - Letter

    Letter dated 5/9/1898 to E. B. Gaston from P. A. Parker in Chatham, New York. Parker continues his correspondence with Gaston in this long letter detailing specific information about power plants, rail roads, and how these can be brought to Fairhope. Any reader of these archives interested in specifics about engines, electric plants and railroads of the era will be interested in this letter. Parker also talks about the new gasoline engine,...

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