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  1. 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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    1.12.11
  2. 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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    1.12.24
  3. 1.12.25 - Meeting Minutes

    Excerpt from Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated 10/3/1922. An agreement has been negotiated between the People's Railroad Company and the Fairhope Transportation & Excursion Comany (owners of the Bay Queen steamer) to extend the pierhead by up to 75 feet to be paid by the steamer company. The PRR will repay them, and the FSTC will assume the debt if the former cannot pay, or if ownership of the Wharf is transferred ba...

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    1.12.25
  4. 1.12.2-5 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes dated 1921-1925 of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. These minutes were very brief, written in pencil, and it seems to this cataloger that some meetings were missing and therefore not recorded. Topics include: a building for the Woman's Council to meet, the People's Railroad Company, financial issues such as delinquient lessees, the library, and taxes. From the correspondence of Anne B. Call

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    1.12.2-5
  5. 1.12.30 - Letter

    Unsigned letter likely from Anne B. Call dated 2/23/1923 to the Alabama Public Service Commission saying the roadbed and equipment of the People's Railroad Company is unsafe, and asking for "competent authorities" to examine the railroad before operation resumes. From the correspondence of Anne B. Call

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    1.12.30
  6. 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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    1.12.31
  7. 1.12.33-34 - Letter

    Letter dated 2/27/1923 to E. B. Gaston from A. G. Patterson, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission discussing the condition of the railroad (People's Railroad Company), its status as a "street railway" and its fitness for operation. From the correspondence of Anne B. Call

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    1.12.33-34
  8. 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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    1.12.37
  9. 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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    1.12.39
  10. 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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    1.12.40-48
  11. 1.12.57 - Letter

    Letter dated 4/20/1923 to the Alabama Public Service Commission from Anne B. Call saying that the wharf was turned over to the Peoples Railroad Company to operate ten years ago and has not been bringing in revenue since that time. The wharf reverted to the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation on 1/1/1923. It was suggested that the railroad be turned over too but the Corporation decided not to attempt it. She asks for a copy of the inspectors report.

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    1.12.57
  12. 1.12.6 - Letter

    Unsigned and undated letter to E. B. Gaston, likely from Anne B. Call written in 1921 requesting a referendum election of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation to be held Saturday, 5/7/1921. The referendum asks if the contract between the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation and the People's Railroad Company should be forfeited, and the PRR right to use the Fairhope Wharf be withdrawn. The letter refers to a list of signators of the peititon, of which...

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    1.12.6
  13. 1.12.64 - Petition

    Undated, unsigned petition to the Executive Council of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation from the citizens of Fairhope asking them not to allow the Peoples Railroad Company to collect proposed wharfage fees.

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    1.12.64
  14. 1.12.69-70 - Legal Documents

    Agreement made on 10/12/1921 between the Fairhope Transportation and Excursion Company and the Peoples Railroad Company and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation for an extention to the wharf to be built at the expense of the Fairhope Transportation and Excursion Company and paid back by the Peoples Railroad Company, with no interest, as soon as may be don from the earnings of the wharf.

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    1.12.69-70
  15. 1.12.7 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting minutes dated 12/16/1922 of the directors of the People's Railroad Company to discuss an extention to the Pier Head. $1,400.50 is authorized to be paid to the Fairhope Transportation & Excursion Company for the job. From the correspondence of Anne B. Call

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    1.12.7
  16. 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
  17. 17.17.47 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Wharf Company dated 1/27/1914 detailing N. Mershon's report on the condition of the wharves. Considerable repair is needed for Wharf No. 1 to bring it up to the condition for turning over to the People's Railroad Company.

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    17.17.47
  18. 17.17.51 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Wharf Company dated 6/19/1914 reporting on the controversy between the wharfinger and the manager of the Apollo bayboat on how wharfage charges are set. After discussing with both men, the directors moved to keep the policy as it currently is, since the wharf will soon be turned over to the People's Rairoad Company, and it will be that body's decision whether to take action on this issue.

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    17.17.51
  19. 17.17.52-53 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Wharf Company dated 8/1/1914 reporting interest payments on wharf certificates. Gaston, Berglin and N. Mershon have been served in their roles as members of the Wharf Company in a suit "for alleged delivery of CODs to Mershon Merchandising Company without collection and return of same." Motion made to consult with attorney George Crawford. Gaston reports that the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Council recommends applicat...

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    17.17.52-53
  20. 17.17.54-55 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Wharf Company dated 10/5/1914 reporting bills paid. $80 worth of wharf repair work reported, and the People's Railroad Company was made aware of this expenditure in preparation of turning the wharf over to PRR. Wharf No . 1 is returned to the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation.

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    17.17.54-55

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