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1. 1.13.37-42 - Letter to the Editor

   Undated letter to the editor of the Fairhope Courier newspaper, written by Anne Bellangee Call. She introduces her letter by saying a tourist has asked her questions about the Fairhope Colony, and Call wants to clear up errors and misconceptions about the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. She gives a brief history of the founding for Fairhope, and discusses single tax principles, how they are demonstrated locally, how the Colony is chartered i...

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2. 1.13.48-49 - Letter to the Editor

   Letter to the editor of the Fairhope Courier newspaper dated 5/3/1926 from Anne Bellangee Call. Call is writing in support of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation and its community projects, and expresses her concern about the rumors that local problems (e. g. lack of adequate water and light services) are due to the FSTC. Call explains it is the Town of Fairhope's responsibility to provide these services and that the FSTC has and will continue t...

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3. 1.13.50 - Letter to the Editor

   Letter to the editor of the Fairhope Courier newspaper dated 7/12/1926 from Anne Bellangee Call in support of the single tax and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. She reports that she hears remarked that Fairhope would be "all right if it were not for the Single Tax." Call discusses the current issue at hand - street improvements, which are the responsibility of the Town of Fairhope, not the FSTC She says a Town representative recently repo...

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4. 1.13.56 - Newspaper Article

   Letter to the editor of the Mobile Register newspaper dated 7/14/1927 (newspaper clipping) from William Call titled "Fairhope K.K.K. Parade." Call is responding to "adverse criticism of Fairhope regarding the Ku Klux Klan parade and exercises" on July 4, 1927. The Klan was given permission to parade by the mayor of Fairhope. After learning of this, the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Executive Council passed a motion to disallow use of the...

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5. 1.14.74 - Letter

   Letter dated 8/15/1930 to Anne Bellangee Call from A. E. Shalkenbach in Chicago, Illinois (where he living temporarily caring for his sick mother). Both are Trustees of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, and are continuing their discussion about whether the FSTC should giving Corporation owned parklands to the Town of Fairhope. Shalkenbach's opinion is that no transfer should take place for two reasons. First, he thinks the Town of Fairhope...

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6. 1.14.75 - Letter

   Letter dated 8/21/1930 to A. E. Schalkenbach in Chicago, Illinois from Anne Bellagee Call in Fairhope. Both are Trustees of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, and Call is continuing her correspondence while Schalkenbach is away from Fairhope tending his sick morther. The issue is the proposal to transfer the parklands from the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation to the Town of Fairhope. She is urging Schalkenbach to consult with single tax l...

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7. 1.14.76 - Letter

   Letter dated 8/28/1930 to Anne Bellangee Call from A. E. Schalkenbach writing from Chicago, Illinois, where he is tending his sick mother. Both are Trustess of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, and are corresponding about the issue of possibilty transferring the FSTC-owned parklands to the Town of Fairhope. Call has asked Schalkenbach to consult with single tax lawyers in Chicago (a prominent hub of the single tax movement) about whether...

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8. 1908_Courier - Newspaper

   Fairhope Courier newspapers for 1908. 52 issues were published; Couriers for May 1, 8, and 15 all have the same Issue Number of 36. May 8, May 15 and October 9 editions are missing from this collection but available on the Fairhope Public Library site (fairhopelibrary.org) and newspapers.com These historic papers are scanned using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and are keyword searchable using the 'find' function in your browser. S...

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9. 1908_Courier_Page_162 - Newspaper Article

   Article from the Fairhope Courier dated June 5, 1908 reporting the results of the first municipal election for the Town of Fairhope. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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10. 30.12.1-20 - Correspondence

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated February 1926. Included is general FSTC correspondence, the results of the February 4, 1926 annual FSTC elections, a letter to Fiske Warren from E. B. Gaston discussing the results of the election and Mrs. Anne B. Call's inclination to "throw out ballots where instructions are not strictly followed" (Mrs. Call is a FSTC trustee charged with overseeing the election), the opening of Brown ...

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11. 30.16.1-12 - Correspondence

    General correspondence dated January 1926 of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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12. 30.20.1-24 - Correspondence

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated July 1929 and August 1929. Included are: a brochure from Winona, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, a letter to the First Church of Christ, Scientist about building a church in Fairhope (which was built in 1931 at the corner of Church Street and Fels Avenue), and general correspondence of the Corporation. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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13. 30.27.1-15 - Correspondence

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated March 1928 and April 1928. Included are: a petition to amend the constitution to change the date of the annual elections, that the list of non-resident members be updated annually, a request by the the Town of Fairhope to change the name of Powell Street to Dogwood Terrace, and the FSTC Treasurer's Report for March 1928. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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14. 30.30.1-9 - Correspondence

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated May 1928 and June 1928. Included is a letter to S. H. Gibbons, Baldwin County Agent, from E B. Gaston who infers that plans are underway to locate a site for a "demonstration farm" (i.e. Experimental Station) in the Fairhope area, and Gaston says arrangements can be made to secure land on favorable terms. Another letter notifies the Town Council and Mayor of Fairhope that the FSTC E...

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15. 30.32.1-13 - Correspondence

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated May 1929. Among the documents in this file are several letters between the FSTC and the Town of Fairhope addressing street issues, and there is a letter to Capt Ed Roberts regarding a possible FSTC referendum. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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16. 30.5.1-27 - Correspondence

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated April 1929. Included are a bill to the Town of Fairhope for street improvements, a letter from Ida Menefee of West Virginia about her lease at Satsuma Park, letters of inquiry about Fairhope and other general correspondence. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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17. 30.6.1-22 - Correspondence

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated April 1927 and May 1927. Included are letters to T. E. Mann and his daughter Floy Mann Schermerhorn, both of Gladbrook, Iowa, notifying them that their applications for membership to the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation had been accepted, Pages 16-22 include letters between W. A. Benson and O. K. Cummings about a conflict about purchasing colony land. E. B. Gaston reponds to Ben...

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18. 31_1916_1-42 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting MInutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Coprporation dated 1916. The Colony Council met aproximately twice per month. Most meetings included approval of the previous meeting's minutes, Treasurer's reports (bills, rent receipts, cash on hand, etc.) lease transfers,Wharfinger's report and general Colony business. Among other issues reported in the 1916 meeting minutes: 1916 Annual Meeting Minutes and financial report, turpentine and stum...

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19. 31_1917_1-10 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting MInutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated 1917. These Minutes were published in the Fairhope Courier newspaper and the scans appear as newspaper clippings. The Colony Council met approximately twice per month and included financial reports, lease transfers, and general FSTC business. Annual meeting minutes are included. Among highlights of 1917 are: January 17, 1917. Discussion by FSTC trustees Anne B. Call and A. ...

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20. 31_1918_1-10 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated 1918. The Colony Council usually met twice per month. Includes general Colony correspondece: financial reports, leases and the Annual Meeting minutes. Among highlights are: January 15, 1918 FSTC addresses how to get money owed the Colony from Marlow Turpentine Company. January 24, 1918: Annual Meeting. Trustees report wharf in bad condition. March 4, 1918: The Town ...

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