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Number of all farms (1917), 1,200. Acres cultivated (1917), 64,850.
Acres in pasture (1917), 28,540. Farm Animals:
Horses and mules, 3,500.
Milk cows, 3,900.
Other cattle, 3,000.
Brood sows, 900.
Other hogs, 7,000.
Sheep (1917), 50.
Selected Crops (Acres and Quantity) .- Corn, 36,000 acres; 540,000 bushels.
Cotton, 15,000 acres; 6,100 bales.
Peanuts, 4,000 acres; 88,000 bushels.
Velvet Beans, 4,000 acres; 2,000 tons.
Hay, 9,000 acres; 6,000 tons.
Syrup cane, 300 acres; 39,000 gallons.
Cowpeas, 7,400 acres; 26,000 bushels. Sweet potatoes, 1,400 acres; 118,000 bush- els.
Irish potatoes, 300 acres; 21,000 bushels.
Oats, 1,500 acres; 23,000 bushels. Wheat, 700 acres; 3,400 bushels.
Post Offices and Towns .- Revised to July 1, 1919, from U. S. Official Postal Guide. (Fig- ures indicate the number of rural routes from that office.
Bankston-2
Fayette (ch)-7
Belk
Glen Allen-2
Berry-4
Newtonville-1
Covin-2
Population .- Statistics from decennial pub- lications of the U. S. Bureau of the Census.
White.
Negro.
Total.
1830
3,035
512
3,547
1840
5,961
981
6,942
1850
8,451
1,230
9,681
1860
11,145
1,705
12,850
1870
6,059
1,077
7,136
1880
8,873
1,262
10,135
1890
11,141
1,682
12,823
1900
12,431
1,701
14,132
1910
14,382
1,866
16,248
Delegates to Constitutional Conventions .- 1861-Benjamin W. Wilson, Elliott P. Jones.
1865-Elliott P. Jones, W. W. Wilson.
1867-John T. Morton.
1875-William A. Musgrove.
1901-S. L. Studdard.
Senators.
1825-6-Jesse Van Hoose.
1827-8-James Moore.
1829-30-Rufus K. Anderson.
1831-2-Rufus K. Anderson.
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1834-5-Henry Burrough.
1837-8-Burr W. Wilson.
1840-1-Burr W. Wilson.
1843-4-Elijah Marchbanks.
1847-8-Daniel Coggin.
1851-2-Elliott P. Jones.
1853-4-Elliott P. Jones.
1857-8-Elliott P. Jones.
1861-2-A. J. Coleman.
1865-6-Elliott P. Jones.
1868-J. F. Morton.
1871-2-J. De F. Richards, J. M. Martin.
1872-3-John M. Martin.
1873-John M. Martin.
1874-5-J. M. Martin.
1875-6-J. M. Martin.
1876-7-J. H. Bankhead.
1878-9-W. A. Musgrove.
1880-1-W. A. Musgrove.
1882-3-A. L. Moorman.
1884-5-A. C. Moorman. 1886-7-Geo. C. Almon.
1888-9-G. A. Almon.
1890-1-R. L. Bradley.
1892-3-R. L. Bradley.
1894-5-J. L. Hollis.
1896-7-J. S. Hollis.
1898-9-T. L. Sowell.
1899 (Spec.)-T. L. Sowell.
1900-01-J. J. Ray.
1903-Christopher Columbus NeSmith.
1907-M. L. Leith.
1907 (Spec.)-M. L. Leith.
1909 (Spec.)-M. L. Leith.
1911-Cecil A. Beasley.
1915-J. C. Milner.
1919-M. L. Leith.
Representatives.
1828-9-Samuel J. Parker.
1829-30-John Shipp.
1830-1-James K. McCollum.
1831-2-James K. McCollum.
1832 (called)-Caswell C. Thompson.
1832-3-Caswell C. Thompson.
1833-4-William S. Taylor.
1834-5-William S. Taylor; Caswell C. Thompson.
1835-6-William S. Taylor; Burr W. WIl- son.
1836-7-William S. Taylor; C. Boyd. 1837 (called )-William S. Taylor; C. Boyd. 1837-8-William S.
Taylor; Lawrence Brasher.
1838-9-William S. Taylor; R. J. Morrow. 1839-40-William S. Taylor; Wilson Cobb. 1840-1-Wilson Cobb; Elijah Marchbanks. 1841 (called)-Wilson Cobb; Elijah March- banks.
1841-2-William S. Taylor; Elijah March- banks.
1842-3-James M. Morris; Elijah March- banks.
1843-4-James M. Morris; Allen Harris. 1844-5-Alvis Davis; William W. Bell. 1845-6-AIvis Davis; Elzer Williams. 1847-8-Alvis Davis; J. R. Kirkland. 1849-50-A. J. Coleman; J. K. McCollum. 1851-2-A. J. Coleman; J. K. McCollum. 1853-4-E. W. Lawrence; A. M. Reynolds. 1855-6-J. C. Kirkland; T. P. McConnell.
1857-8-A. J. Coleman; James Brock. 1859-60-A. J. Coleman; James Seay.
1861 (1st called)-A. J. Coleman; James Seay.
1861 ( 2nd called )-James Middleton; Alexander Cobb.
1861-2-James Middleton; Alexander Cobb. 1862 (called)-James Middleton; Alexan- der Cobb.
1862-3-James Middleton; Alexander Cobb. 1863 (called)-James Seay; Alexander Cobb.
1863-4-James Seay; Alexander Cobb. 1864 (called)-James Seay; Alexander Cobb.
1864-5-James Seay; Alexander Cobb.
1865-6-Thomas Malloy; Alexander Cobb.
1866-7-Thomas Malloy; E. W. Lawrence (vise A. Cobb).
1868-
1869-70-
1870-1-W. H. Kennedy.
187.1-2-W. H. Kennedy.
1872-3-W. A. Musgrove.
1873-W. A. Musgrove.
1874-5-J. C. Kirkland.
1875-6-J. C. Kirkland.
1876-7-J. C. Kirkland.
1878-9-Gustavus Legg.
1880-1-J. C. Kirkland.
1882-3-J. B. Sanford.
1884-5-R. W. Wood.
1886-7-James M. Files.
1888-9-J. M. Files.
1890-1-John M. Davis.
1892-3-J. S. Hollis.
1894-5-Zach Savage.
1896-7- W. B. McCollum.
1898-9-J. S. Hollis. 1899 (Spec.)-J. S. Hollis. 1900-01-J. S. Hollis.
1903-Robert Frierson Peters.
1907-W. M. Cannon.
1907 (Spec.)-W. M. Cannon.
1909 (Spec.)-W. M. Cannon.
1911-Sim T. Wright.
1915-J. M. Moore. :
1919-Robert F. Peters.
REFERENCES .- Brewer Alabama, p. 252; Ber- ney, Handbook (1892), p. 294; Riley, Alabama as it is (1893), p. 128; Northern Alabama (1888), p. 140; Alabama, 1909 (Ala. Dept. of Ag. and Ind., Bulletin 27), p. 125; Alabama land book (1916), p. 71; Ala. Official and Statistical Register, 1903-1915, 5 vols .; Ala. Anthropological Society, Handbook (1910) ; Geol. Survey of Ala., Agricultural features of the State (1883) ; The valley regions of Alabama, parts 1 and 2 (1896, 1897), and Underground water resources of Alabama (1907).
FEDERAL BUILDINGS. Federal build- ings in Alabama consist mainly of post offices, customhouses, and courthouses, although two or all three are sometimes combined in one building. The customhouse and post office at Mobile was the first building erected by the Government in the State. (See that title.) There are 27 Federal buildings, constructed or authorized, in the State, as shown by the
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appended list. Of these, 16 have been com- pleted.
Albertville .- Post office building author- ized by act of Congress March 4, 1913; appro- priation of $5,000 for purchase of site, Au- gust 1, 1914. The site has not yet been acquired, but the proposal to sell land, 150x 207 feet, on Main Street has been accepted. No appropriation for the building .- U. S. Statutes at Large, Vol. 37, p. 877, Vol. 38, p. 609.
Andalusia .- Post office building to cost $50,000 authorized March 4, 1913; appro- priation of $5,000 for site, August 1, 1914; irregular lot, 163x143 feet, fronting on Dun- son, South, and Three Notch Streets, acquired February 26, 1915 .- Ibid, Vol. 37, p. 873; Vol. 38, p. 609.
Anniston .- Post office building to cost $50,- 000, authorized March 2, 1899, and $25,000 to begin the work appropriated March 3, 1899. An additional appropriation of $25,- 000 for the continuance of the work was made March 3, 1901, and on June 6, 1902, the limit of cost was raised to $75,000, and the limit again raised, from $75,000 to $150,000, March 3, 1903. On the same date $25,000 additional for the completion of the work was appropriated. Additional appro- priations for completing the building and constructing a wall around a portion of the site were made as follows: April 28, 1904, $15,000; March 3, 1905, $60,000; March 4, 1911, $3,200. Authority for the last-men- tioned appropriation was given by act of June 25, 1910. The total amount appropri- ated for the building and appurtenances was $153,200. The site was ceded to the Govern- ment by the State of Alabama. The cession of a lot 130x120 feet at the corner of Noble and 12th Streets was accepted by act of June 6, 1900, and the building occupied in 1906 .- Ibid, Vol. 31, pp. 659, 1003, 1076, 1133; Vol. 32, pp. 1083, 1204; Vol. 33, pp. 453, 1156; Vol. 36, pp. 677, 1365.
Attalla .- Post office building and purchase of a site authorized March 4, 1913, and $5,000 appropriated for the purpose August 1, 1914. The site has not yet been acquired,- but a lot, 150x120 feet, at the corner of 4th Street and Fourth Avenue has been recom- mended .- Ibid, Vol. 37, p. 877; Vol. 38, p. 609.
Bessemer .- Purchase of a site authorized and $12,000 appropriated for the purpose March 3, 1903; a post office building to cost $60,000 authorized June 30, 1906. Appro- priations for the completion of the building were made as follows: June 30, 1906, $25,- 000; March 4, 1907, $35,000. A lot 140x150 feet at the corner of Fourth Avenue and 19th Street was purchased March 8, 1904, and the building occupied in 1909 .- Ibid, Vol. 32, p. 1039; Vol. 34, pp. 776, 791, 1295.
Cullman .- Purchase of site for post office building authorized May 30, 1908; $5,000 appropriated for the purpose on the same date; a building to cost $50,000 authorized June 25, 1910; appropriations of $25,000, August 24, 1912, and $25,000, June 23, 1913. A lot, 130x132 feet, at the corner of Second
Avenue and 3d Street, acquired June 1, 1909, and the building occupied in 1914 .- Ibid, Vol. 35, pp. 487, 532; Vol. 36, p. 680; Vol. 37, pp. 7, 419.
Decatur .- Site and building, to be conven- ient to Decatur and Albany, authorized March 4, 1913; $6,500 for the purchase of the site appropriated August 1, 1914. A lot, 132x165 feet, at the corner of Banks and Cherry Streets, acquired April 1, 1915. No appropri- ation yet made. for the building .- Ibid, Vol. 37, p. 73; Vol. 38, p. 610.
Demopolis .- Purchase of a site for post office building authorized, and $5,000 appro- priated for the purpose June 30, 1906; a building to cost $40,000 authorized, and $15,- 000 for its commencement appropriated May 30, 1908; $25,000 for completion appropri- ated May 4, 1909. A lot, 120x130 feet, at the corner of Walnut and Capitol Streets, ac- quired October 28, 1907, and the building occupied in 1912 .- Ibid, Vol. 34, pp. 782, 794; Vol. 35, pp. 483, 526, 949.
Dothan .- Site and building for post office to cost $40,000 authorized and $17,000 ap- propriated June 30, 1906. The limit of cost was raised to $60,000, May 30, 1908. Addi- tional appropriations were made, March 4, 1907, $35,000; June 25, 1910, $25.000. A lot, 115x150 feet, at the corner of Foster and Troy Streets was acquired June 1, 1907, and the building completed in 1911 .- Ibid, Vol. 34, pp. 778, 792, 1297; Vol. 35, pp. 520, 949; Vol. 36, p. 704.
Ensley .- Site and building for post office authorized and $25,000 appropriated May 30, 1908: $35,000 additional appropriation made March 4, 1911. A lot, 150x150 feet, at the corner of Avenue G and 19th Street, acquired June 7, 1909, and the building occupied in 1912 .- Ibid, Vol. 35, pp. 482, 528; Vol. 36, 1371.
Eufaula .- Site and building for post office to cost $50,000 authorized and $15,000 appro- priated May 30, 1908; an additional appro- priation of $25,000, for continuance, March 4, 1911, and $10,000 for completion, June 20, 1913. A lot, 130x120 feet, at the corner of Broad and Orange Streets, acquired June 18, 1909, and the building occupied in 1913 .- Ibid, Vol. 35, pp. 484, 528; Vol. 36, p. 1371; Vol. 38, p. 8.
Florence .- Purchase of a site for post office and courthouse authorized and $7,500 appro- priated for the purpose March 3, 1903; erec- tion of a building to cost $50,000 authorized, and $25,000 appropriated to begin the work, June 30, 1906. By act of March 4, 1907, the sale of a part of the site was authorized. Limit of cost of building was raised to $70,- 000, June 25, 1910. Additional appropria- tions made as follows: March 4, 1907, $25,- 000; March 4, 1911, $30,000; August 24, 1912, $10,000; June 25, 1913, $30,000. An irregularly shaped lot, 160x297 feet, fronting on Mobile, Seminary, and Tombigbee Streets, acquired April 13, 1904. A strip off the east side of this lot, 100 feet long and 10 feet wide, was sold to the Elk Club under author- ity given May 30, 1908. The building was occupied during 1913 .- Ibid, Vol. 32, p. 1039,
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1208; Vol. 34, pp. 776, 791, 1298; Vol. 35, p. 538; Vol. 36, pp. 677, 1371; Vol. 37, p. 420; Vol. 38, p. 8.
Gadsden .- A site and building for post office to cost $60,000 authorized, and $10,000 appropriated for the purpose, June 30, 1906. An additional appropriation of $50,000 for completion of the building, March 4, 1907. The limit of cost was increased May 30, 1908, to $95,000, and $35,000 additional appro- priated March 4, 1909. On June 25, 1910, an extension of the building to cost $85,000 was authorized and limit of cost increased by $8,000, March 4, 1913. Appropriations to construct an extension were made as follows: March 4, 1911, $50,000; August 24, 1912, $15,000; June 23, 1913, $20,000; October 22, 1913, $8,000. A lot, 150x135 feet, at the corner of Broad and 6th Streets, was acquired, May 20, 1907. The original building was occupied during 1910 and the extension dur- ing 1915 .- Ibid, Vol. 34, pp. 778, 792, 1298; Vol. 35, p. 950; Vol. 36, pp. 677, 1371; Vol. 37, pp. 420, 866; Vol. 38, pp. 8, 209.
Greenville .- Purchase of site for post office building authorized March 4, 1913, and $5,- 000 appropriated for the purpose July 29, 1914. The site has not been acquired, but a proposal to sell an irregular tract, approxi- mately 122x137 feet, at the corner of Church and Thomas Streets, has been accepted .- lbid, Vol. 37, p. 877; Vol. 38, p. 561.
Jasper .- The purchase of a site for post office authorized June 25, 1910, and $7,500 appropriated for the purpose March 4, 1911; a building to cost $100,000 was authorized and $1,000 appropriated for the commence- ment of construction, March 3, 1915, and $19,000, February 28, 1916. A lot, 120x130 feet, at the corner of Fourth Avenue and 19th Street, was acquired October 2, 1911, but the erection of the building has not yet been commenced .- Ibid, Vol. 36, pp. 688, 1374; Vol. 37, p. 871; Vol. 38, p. 825; Vol. 39, p. 18.
Lanett .- Site and building for post office to cost $50,000, to be located on State line dividing West Point, Ga., and Lanett, Ala., authorized March 4, 1913, and $10,000 ap- propriated for the purpose, July 29, 1914, and $500 additional, February 28, 1916. An irregular lot, 115x130 feet, at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Pine Street, acquired April 28, 1916, but nothing has yet been done toward erection of the building .- Ibid, Vol. 37, p. 873; Vol. 38, p. 564; Vol. 39, p. 19.
Opelika .- Purchase of site for post office authorized and $7,500 appropriated for the purpose May 30, 1908; building to cost $55,- 000, authorized June 25, 1910. Limit of cost increased by $50,000 to provide for a court- house, March 4, 1913. Appropriations for the building have been made as follows: August 24, 1912, $25,000; June 23, 1913, $25,000; March 3, 1915, $40,000. A lot 120x 130 feet, at the corner of Avenue A and South 7th Street, acquired July 31, 1909. The building is in process of erection .- Ibid, Vol. 35, pp. 487, 532; Vol. 36, p. 680; Vol. 37, pp. 423, 866; Vol. 38, pp. 12, 827.
Selma .- Site and building for post office
authorized June 6, 1902; $15,000 appropri- ated for the purpose June 28, 1902; limit of cost increased by $60,000 June 30, 1906. Appropriations for the construction of the building were made as follows: March 5, 1903, $18,750; April 28, 1904, $11,250; March 3, 1905, $30,000; March 4, 1907, $40,- 000; March 4, 1909, $20,000. A lot, 165x150 feet, at the corner of Alabama and Lauderdale Streets, was acquired August 3, 1903, and the building completed in 1909 .- Ibid, Vol. 32, pp. 317, 428, 1089; Vol. 33, pp. 457, 1160; Vol. 34, pp. 773, 1304; Vol. 35, p. 957.
Sylacauga .- Purchase of a site for post office building authorized March 4, 1913, and $5,000 appropriated for the purpose August 1, 1914. A lot, 110x155 feet, at the corner of Calhoun Street and Third Avenue, was acquired September 10, 1914, but no pro- vision has been made for the building .- Ibid, Vol. 37, p. 877; Vol. 38, p. 614.
Talladega .- Site and building for post office to cost $65,000 authorized, and $25,000 ap- propriated for the purpose May 30, 1908; limit of cost increased by $15,000, June 25, 1910. Additional appropriations for the building have been made as follows: March 4, 1911, $30,000; August 24, 1912, $15,000; June 23, 1913, $15,000. A lot, 130x120 feet, at the corner of North and Court Streets, was acquired March 2, 1910, and the building completed during 1913 .- Ibid, Vol. 35, pp. 484, 528; Vol. 36, pp. 677, 1382; Vol. 37, p. 425; Vol. 38, p. 14.
Troy .- Purchase of a site for post office building authorized and $5,000 appropriated for the purpose June 30, 1906; a building to cost $40,000 authorized and $20,000 appro- priated for its commencement, May 30, 1908; $20,000 additional appropriated March 4, 1909. A lot, 120x128 feet, at the corner of Walnut and Market Streets, was acquired December 12, 1907, and the building com- pleted during 1912 .- Ibid, Vol. 34, p. 782; Vol. 35, pp. 483, 526, 958.
Tuscaloosa .- Purchase of a site for post office and courthouse authorized and $7,500 appropriated for the purpose, March 3, 1903; a building to cost $150,000 authorized and $30,000 appropriated for its construction, June 30, 1906. $80,000 additional appro- priated March 4, 1907, and $40,000, March 4, 1909. A lot, 108x140 feet, at the corner of Broad Street and 22d Avenue, was ac- quired February 19, 1904, and the building completed during 1910 .- Ibid, Vol. 32, pp. 1038, 1207; Vol. 34, pp. 776, 791, 1304; Vol. 35, p. 958.
Union Springs .- Purchase of site for post office authorized March 4, 1913, and $4,500 appropriated for the purpose August 1, 1914. A lot, 130x120 feet, at the corner of Hard- way and Powell Streets, acquired August 26, 1914, but construction of building not yet authorized .- Ibid, Vol. 37, p. 877; Vol. 38, 614.
See Birmingham Federal Building; Hunts- ville Federal Building; Mobile Federal Build- ing; Montgomery Federal Building; United States Marine Hospital.
REFERENCES .- Supervising Architect of the
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Treasury, Annual report, 1916, passim; U. S. Statutes at Large, vols. 27-38, 1891-1915, and specific acts cited supra.
FEDERAL COURTS. See United States Courts.
FEDERAL PENSIONS. See Pensions, United States.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK. The bank- ing and currency system adopted by act of Congress, December 23, 1913, in lieu of the former national banking system. On Septem- ber 25, 1915, the legislature authorized and empowered "State banks, savings banks and trust companies organized under the laws of the State of Alabama, to subscribe for stock and become members of the Federal Reserve Bank organized under act of Congress adopted December 23, 1913." By another act of the same date the statute creating the State bank- ing department was so 'amended as to permit the superintendent of banks to furnish the Federal Reserve Board of the United States with copies of the reports of bank examiners and copies of the statements of the State banks which may become members of the Federal Reserve Bank system.
The country is divided into 12 Federal Re- serve Districts. Alabama is included in Dis- trict No. 6, which consists of the States of Alabama, Georgia and Florida, and parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana, with the Federal Reserve Bank located in Atlanta, Ga. At the time the commission for organ- izing the Reserve Bank system submitted its decision determining the Federal Reserve Dis- tricts and the location of Federal Reserve Banks, April 2, 1914, the district in which Alabama is included contained 372 national banks which had accepted the provisions of the Federal Reserve act. In addition to these, there were several State banking institutions which became members of the Federal Re- serve Bank system. The State banks which have affiliated with the Federal Reserve Bank do not, of course, now come under the juris- diction of the State banking department.
See Banking Department; National Banks. REFERENCES .- General Acts, 1915, pp. 869, 883; Reserve Banking Organization Committee, "tatoment, April 2, 1914, (Washington, 1914, pp. 27).
FEDERAL TAXATION. Taxation for rais- ing Federal revenue are two kinds, direct (comprising internal revenue and income taxes), and import duties. A cotton tax and a land tax, dating from 1861 and 1862 were imposed for a short period, but they have long been abolished. Special stamp taxes have also been levied, but are not now in force. For details concerning imposition and collection, and also as to those that are no longer collected,
See Cotton Tax; Import Duties; Income Taxes; Internal Revenue; Land Tax; Stamp Tax.
FEDERATION OF LABOR, ALABAMA. The Alabama State Federation of Labor was
organized September 1, 1900, in the Brick- layers' Hall, Birmingham. For several months prior to this organization the ques- tion of having a branch of the American Fed- eration of Labor established in Alabama was discussed in the meetings of the Birmingham Trades Council, and these discussions culmi- nated in the appointment of a committee to investigate the feasibility of the various plans under discussion by the Trades Council, and to report back to the Council what they as- certained in the investigations, as well as what seemed to them the most proper method of procedure. The members of that com- mittee were W. H. Stanley, from Plasterers' Union No. 62; J. H. F. Mosley, of Typographi- cal Union No. 104, and W. S. Hammett of Machinists Union No. 7. They were to visit all the Local Unions, of the district and place the proposition before them, and to get the opinion of all the organized bodies throughout the State in regard to establishing a strong State body to represent the whole State.
These men visited nnions throughout the State; travelling at their own expense, plac- ing before all the united working men and women in Alabama the necessity of having a State organization through which they might express their united opinion and hetter pre- pare their forces for fighting labors' battles.
The committee reported to the Trades Council that they had decided to call a con- vention of all State unions to come together and form a state branch, and in this the Council heartily concurred, and early in August the call was sent out. On September 1st abont fifty delegates presented their cre- dentials from their respective unions. The meeting was called to order by W. H. Stanley, who suggested that Ed Flynn, delegate from the United Mine Workers, No. 664 Pratt Mines, be made temporary chairman. Delegate Flynn was elected president and D. U. Wil- liams, Secretary. Very little business was transacted at this convention other than to adopt the constitution and by laws and to get organization perfected. This Convention se- lected Birmingham for its annual convention city, and the next convention was to meet the third Wednesday in April. The meeting was to be held in Bricklayers Hall. The following officers were elected at the first annual convention: President, William Kirk- patrick, Pratt City; Vice-President, S. L. Brooks, Pratt City; Secretary-Treasurer D. U. Williams; Press Agent, B. W. Brumley; Offi- cial Organ, "Labor Advocate." The second annual convention was held at Riverside pa- villion on the fourth Wednesday in April, 1902, at Selma. The third annual conven- tion was held in Carpenters' Hall, Bessemer, on the fourth Wednesday in April, 1903. Sixty Unions were reported by the secretary to be affiliated with the State organization at this time. One of the most important things done at this convention was the appointment of a legislative committee to work during the session of the legislature. The organization was represented at the State capital by the following: Jessie Stallings, H. N. Randall, W. C. Cunningham, J. H. F. Mosley, F. E.
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Coole and D. U. Williams. These men worked faithfully to prevent the passage of the famous Anti-Boycott bill which came up at this session of the legislature, but their labors failed and the bill was passed.
The Federation has held conventions an- nually since its organization with the excep- tion of 1915, the failure to meet being due to the fact that the meeting time of the Fed- eration had been changed from April to May and the legislature being in session at this time the executive officers of the Federation deemed it inadvisable to hold a convention during the sessions of the legislature as it necessitated the presence of the officers at the legislature and with the consent of the vari- ons Unions affiliated the Executive officers decided to postpone the holding of the con- vention until the following year.
The functions of the Federation of Labor are primarily for the purpose of having enacted into law measures that are beneficial to the laboring men and women of the State, especially striving for adequate child labor laws, being the pioneers in agitation and work for adequate laws to govern the em- ployment of children and women.
The Federation has continued to grow since its organization, until today the Alabama Federation of Labor represents and has affi- liated with it two hundred and sixty local Unions, seven Central Labor Unions, one Woman's Trade Union League, representing approximately fifty-five thousand members, men and women. Officers are elected an- nually at each convention, the meeting place being chosen at each convention and meetings are held in different cities of the State from year to year. Numbers attending these con- ventions vary; the largest meeting ever held by the organization consisted of five hundred and thirty delegates which was a special con- vention held in Birmingham, October 28th, 29th, 1920, for the purpose of deciding upon plans to co-operate with the coal miners in their strike for the "Right of Collective Bar- gaining." The regular conventions have grown to from two hundred to two hundred- fifty delegates. Through the medium of the Federation organized labor in the State has accomplished a number of remedial measures and also have placed officers of their organi- zation in legislative offices who have been the spokesmen for labor in the legislative halls of the State. Conspicuous examples are Hon. Wm. L. Harrison, president of the Federation for three terms, Hon. M. E. Barganier, past president of the Federation, and Hon. John L. Russell, member of Typographical Union, Mobile.
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