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1. 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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2. 1.6.163-165 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated April, 20, 1896. H. C. Schakel presented report of wharf business. Committee on Lamp reported having ordered lamp, not yet received. Committee on Press (S. S. Mann and E. B. Gaston) not ready to report. G. A. Mershon presented bid for road signs. Bid accepted. S. S. Mann presented plan for platting land north of Schalkenbach tract. Moved and carried that plan was accep...

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3. 1.6.166-168 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated April 27, 1896. Mr. Stimpson reported securing 2 lamps, oil can and oil for Association Hall. Moved and carried to reimburse him. Mr. Stimpson also reported that he had been successful at securing subscriptions toward expenses for issuing the Fairhope Courier but still needed to speak with several members. Wharf committee reported. Committee on special edition of the Fairhope...

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4. 1.6.169-173 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated May 4, 1896. E. B. Gaston reported that lumber for wharf had arrived and that a subscription of $10 to Wharf Fund had been received from A. Swift of Des Moines, Iowa. E. B. Gaston made a report on findings by himself and S. S. Mann on the best route for the road. It was decided that S. S. Mann should go and get the Mann Press. S. Vander Meulen reported on business of the...

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5. 1.6.186-190 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated June 9, 1896. Wharfinger gave report on wharf business. Treasurer (C. L. Coleman) gave report of business. William Stimpson (Trustee) reported that he had examined the books and office reports for April and May. E. B. Gaston gave the Wharf Committe report. C. L. Coleman reported strengthening the stairway to South Park. Matter of protecting Fairhope Avenue from washing...

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6. 1.6.191-193 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated June 15, 1896. Wharfinger gave report. C. L. Coleman reported that work on Fairhope Avenue would take place on Thursday and wanted as many as could to join him. The appraisal of C. L. Coleman's land proposed to be taken for school purposes had not yet been done. Moved and carried that the Secretary (E. B. Gaston) be instructed to give personal notice to members on the ground...

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7. iv.5.136 - Letter

   Letter written to E. B. Gaston from Clarence Moeller from Chicago, Illinois, dated may 17, 1897. He announces that he secured a promise from the Chicago Record editor, for a two column write-up about Fairhope. Also says he told the editor about the club's plan to gain more land for the Colony, and that although some people might think the plan is not legal, Mr. Moeller presumes that, with enough legal talent, they can "fix that." He asks for ...

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8. iv.5.98-101 - Letter

   Letter written to E. B. Gaston from Alonzo Gaston on July 21, 1897. He talks about crops not doing well in Iowa and problems with his knee. He notes a trip to Chicago E.B. is taking and comments on a man "Springer" who he dislikes. He asks for the 2nd and 3rd lot south of Ettel's on the Bay and requests him to hand in his application for same. Noted that S.S. Mann wrote to Jasper that his family was coming North in the Fall, but he was going...

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