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  1. 1.11.2-3 - Newspaper Article

    From the papers of Anne Bellangee Call Newspaper articles from The Nebraska Independent, all written for the Henry George Edition of The Independent) pages 15-16, dated 5/14/1903. Of note on page 15 has an article by August Dellgren, of Minneapolis, Minnesota titled Concerning MInisters. (Rev. Dellgren and his wife were among the founders of Fairhope, although they left the Colony and returned to their former home.) Of note on page 1...

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  2. 1.8.39-41 - Letter

    Letter dated 4/14/1902 to E. B. Gaston from R. F. Powell in Philadephia, Pennsylvania. Powell wants to start "another Fairhope" on farm land along the railroad line between Philadelphia and New York. He has spoken with Bolton Hall, Lawson Purdy, Jno. S. Crosby, Judge Seaburg and others about the feasibility of the plan. He says these men have doubts about Fairhope's success and cannot condone his project based on these doubts. He has a long l...

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  3. 3.9.64 - Letter

    Undated draft of letter (likely 1935) sent to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, with copies to Alabama Senator Hugo Black and Alabama Representative Lister Hill (later senator) from E. B. Gaston. Gaston says the single tax colony established as Fairhope in south Alabama is an example of FDR's call for a "wider distribution of wealth." Gaston commends FDR's support of the Tennessee Valley Authority (founded 1933). Gaston, writing for the...

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  4. 5.1.2-12 - Letter

    Correspondence dated 1946-1948 between C. A. Gaston, secretary of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation and Charles H. Ingersoll of New York City. Ingersoll is the editor of the publication 'democracy,' (little 'd' intentional), a single taxer, and a successful businessman (his company makes watches). He and Gaston discuss Fairhope, the history of the single tax movement, the Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education, and other topics. Th...

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  5. PMG_13886-13914 - Student Paper

    Student Paper dated December 2, 1988 by Glen Earl titled "Contribution and Controversy: A narrative of philanthropist Joseph Fels'involvement in the Fairhope Single Tax Colon 1897-1910." The paper was written to fulfil requirements for a Fairhope Seminar Class taught at the University of Virginia by Dr. Paul M. Gaston, Professor of History. Earl made extensive use of the correspondence and documents from the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Arch...

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  6. vi.10.48 - Letter

    Letter dated 5/18/1908 to E. B. Gaston from Clarence S. Moore in Jersey City, New Jersey. Moore wants an update on the Fairhope Colony. He followed it in its early days, invested money and sent his friend Peter Keil there. He has heard recently from his friend, Dr. C. Hanford Henderson, that Fairhope is a lively and successful colony. He is glad to hear the good news and would like a full report.

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  7. vi.2.34 - Letter

    Letter dated 3/30/1906 to Tom L. Johnson in Cleveland, Ohio from Joseph Fels, writing from London, England. Johnson has written (vi.2.33) to Fels, telling him that he does not support the Fairhope Colony plan. Here, Fels, tells Johnson "if free water, free schools, free library, free bath-houses, free telephone service, and the best roads of any small community in the South, free wharf for foot passengers and other public utilities" are not ...

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  8. vi.2.35 - Letter

    Letter dated 4/5/1906 to Marie Howland from Joseph Fels, writing from London, England. Fels incorrectly uses "Mary" as her first name. Howland is translating a book from French to English which Fels has borrowed from Edward Carpenter. Carpenter wants the book returned, and Fels asks Howland to complete the translation and send the book back to him at her earliest convenience. Fels is glad things are progressing well in Fairhope. He has ...

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  9. vi.2.36-37 - Letter

    Letter to the editor of The Mobile Register newspaper dated 4/8/1906 from Joseph Fels in London, England. Fels is responding to an editorial by that newspaper which presented the opinion that the reason for the poverty of the working class and unemployment was due primarily to competition from foreign workers. Fels explains his opinion that the cause of poverty and unemployment was the denial of access to the land, leaving vast acerage un...

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  10. vi.2.39 - Letter

    Letter dated 5/2/1906 to Tom Loftin Johnson in Cleveland, Ohio, from Joseph Fels in London, England. Fels is continuing his correspondence with Johnson outlining the positive aspects of the Fairhope single tax experiment. Johnson has said, while he wishes the Fairhope people involved well, he believes reform comes from municipal governments. Fels argues that elected officials are 'owned' by businesses. He says businessmen own the lands, ...

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  11. vi.2.40-42 - Letter

    Letter dated 5/2/1906 to N. O. Nelson in LeClaire, Illinois from Joseph Fels in London, England. Fels is commenting on Nelson's surprise that the Fairhope Colony wants to acquire more land and that the Colony businessmen and tradespeople have been so successful. In fact, Fels reports that the Colony lands and improvements have been assessed by Baldwin County Tax Collectors at over $99,000. Fels says Fairhope is "crippling land speculation" in ...

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  12. vi.5.19-20 - Letter

    Letter dated 3/19/1906 to E. B. Gaston from Abner J. Smith, Baldwin County Tax Commissioner in Bay Minette, Alabama. He is enclosing renewal money for his subscription to the Fairhope Courier newspaper, but says he will soon be purchasing a newspaper "not far from here" and will work a trade of newspapers with Gaston at that time. He congratulates Gaston for the success of the Fairhope Courier and the growth and progress of Fairhope. He says...

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  13. vi.6.48-50 - Letter

    Letter dated 9/13/1907 to E. B. Gaston from John Bagot, a single taxer in England. Bagot commiserates with Gaston about the single tax movement and the inability of the world to understand the principles of the single tax. Bagot comments of Joseph Fels, who is doing reform work in Englad. Bagot feels Fels is more of a socialist rather than a single taxer. Bagot feels nothing substantial can be done until there is an actual single tax political...

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  14. vi.6.51-52 - Postcard

    Postcard dated 9/21/1907 to E. B. Gaston from John Bagot, a single taxer in England. Bagot is encouraging Gaston to perservere, saying that "Fairhope is an obect lesson" on the single tax. Bagot says he wishes Fairhope were bigger. He tells Gaston to "be quick" in he efforts to move Fairhope forward.

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  15. vi.6.92-97 - Letter

    Letter dated 11/11/1907 To the Friends of the Single Tax Everywhere by Henry Borst, M. D., a medical doctor in Siliverhill, Alabama. Borst, a single-taxer, writes of his experiences and observations after living in Fairhope from 1904-1907. He left Fairhope because he was unable to make a living there, but has moved a few miles away and still observes the Colony. He is overall very sympathetic to the Fairhope single taxers and the administr...

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  16. vi.7.58 - Letter

    Letter dated 9/22/1908 to E. B. Gaston from Joseph Fels, writing from London, England, about several issues. Fels thinks Gaston is correct in not responding to Mr. Albright's critical "sarcastic little sheet" The Eastern Shore newspaper, and feels it is too bad that R. F. Powell is so misunderstood . Fels refers to something bad that happened to Powell's daughter and is writing him about it. Powell has been embroiled in some controversy with...

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  17. vi.9.43 - Letter

    Letter dated 9/28/1908 to E. B. Gaston from Daniel Kiefer in Cincinnati, Ohio, commenting on a recent letter from Gaston. He agrees with Gaston's accounting of Mr. Albright and his behavior and questions "Ira's" drinking and wonders where he got the liqour. He comments of Gaston's concern about his personal position in life and where he stands after his work of the past fourteen years in developing Fairhope. Gaston commented on the help he ...

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  18. vii.17-19 - Letter

    Letter to E. B. Gaston from Joseph Fels dated January 17, 1909 asking for pictures, demographics, and other information so he can furnish information for a New York Times article on the history and progress of Fairhope. Notes in regard to Mrs. Johnson (the Director of the School of Organic Education/Organic Schoo), the Hail place next to the Comings would be good for Organic School - but the Mann place is better. Will send check for school ...

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    vii.3.17-19
  19. viii.9.49 - Letter

    Letter dated 4/7/1926 to Henry W. Davenport in Delta, Iowa, from E. B. Gaston regarding Davenport's bond in the People's Railroad Company which has been dissolved. Gaston says the "while the Railroad did not succeed the Single Tax Colony is very much of a success and Fairhope is one of the nicest little cities along the coast and growing rapidly."

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