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After the repeal of their charter, the Ladies Educational Society preserved its organiza- tion as a voluntary group of interested work- ers. It assisted in raising funds, both through entertainments and by subscriptions. Through its efforts Mr. Johnson made the gift of an- other lot, located at the corner of Alabama and Church Streets, the site of the present high school. The original brick building was used for boys, and the new building erected on the last named lot was for girls. The Johnsons had come to Selma in 1842, and opened a male and female school in the old wooden Cumberland Presbyterian Church building on the corner of Church and Dallas Streets. Their second session was opened in the old wooden building used as a Presby- terian Church at the corner of Washington and Dallas Streets. In 1844 they took charge of the Dallas Academy, which was chartered in January of the next year.
The story of the academy from this date until its close in 1864 is given in the follow- ing extract from Hardy, History of Selma, p. 184:
"In 1845, the session was opened-the brick building on Alabama street being used for the male and the wooden building at the corner of Church and Selma streets used as the female department, Prof. Johnson con- trolling the male, and Mrs. Johnson the fe- male department. Thus the school continued until 1850, all the time prospering, and giv- ing the most complete satisfaction to the pub- lic. There are hundreds of the best men and women in Alabama and other States, who were educated, and who graduated during this period of the Dallas Male and Female Academy who remember until this day Prof. L. B. Johnson and his venerable lady with the most delightful pleasure. In 1851 Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were called to take charge of the Camden Male and Female Academy at Camden, Wilcox County, leaving Selma, which was generally regretted. After these
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popular teachers left the Dallas Academy, the institution gradually declined, and continued to do so until the fall of 1853, when Mr. and Mrs. Johnson returned to Selma and again took charge of the institution. During their absence the building had become involved in debt, and the brick building for the male de- partment had gone into the hands of Col. P. J. Weaver. In October, however, a female school was opened in the wooden building, the death of Prof. L. B. Johnson taking place on the 6th day of October, 1853, just six days after the opening of the school. Mrs. Johnson, notwithstanding her troubles, con- tinued to conduct the school until the end of the session.
"Mrs. Johnson having given such general satisfaction, she was induced to again com- mence a session on the first day of October, 1854, and continued without interruption to manage and direct the Dallas Female Aca- demy with unparalleled success until 1864, when, becoming in feeble health, she aban- doned the school and no further efforts were made by the trustees to keep up a school until 1866."
The temporary suspension in 1864 con- tinued until 1866, when the academy was re- opened by the trustees. The buildings were repaired, and Prof. W. B. Seals and wife, of Columbus, Georgia, were placed in charge. Prof. Seals resigned at the close of the session of 1868, finding the school wholly unremu- nerative.
About this time began the movement, re- sulting in the permanent organization of the public school system of the city of Selma. The citizens had organized to consider a dona- tion from the Peabody fund, a gift of $2,000 to be available when Selma had raised a sum double that amount. The necessary subscrip- tion having been raised, a school board was elected, consisting of Joseph R. John, Joseph Hardie, George O. Baker, George Peacock, Charles M. Shelley, A. G. Mabry, James M. Dedman, Edward Woods, John White, James W. Lapsley, and S. C. Pearce. The trustees of the Dallas Academy, after conferences with the school board, reorganized by the election of those just named to the position of trustees of the academy. Plans for opening were then perfected, in which separate schools were provided for boys and girls, and a mixed school in East Selma. Capt. N. D. Cross was elected principal and superintendent in 1868. In 1869 the State board of education estab- lished the city of Selma as a separate school district. Small appropriations were made from the general public school fund. Capt. Cross continued in his position three years, declining a reelection. Prof. G. A. Woodward of Talladega was chosen as his successor, and in October, 1871, the schools opened as usual. Prof. Woodward served for eleven years, re- tiring in 1882. He was succeeded by Prof. Richard E. Hardaway, who died in 1907, while serving as superintendent. His suc- cessor was Miss Emily F. Ferguson, who held the position one year, and she in turn was
succeeded by Prof. Arthur F. Harman in 1908, the present incumbent.
REFERENCES .- Acts, 1838-39, p. 54; 1844-45, p. 120; Hardy, History of Selma (1879), pp. 144,. 183; and Dallas Academy, Annual announce- ment, with history, statistics, etc., 1888.
DALLAS COUNTY. Established by the. Territorial Legislature, February 9, 1818. Its territory was a part of the original Creek ces- sion of August 9, 1814, but had been nomi- nally a part of Monroe, 1815, and of Mont- gomery, 1816. It has retained its limits substantially as originally created, although its boundaries have undergone a few changes. It has an area of 957 square miles, or 612,480 acres.
It was named for Hon. Alexander J. Dallas. of Pennsylvania, federal secretary of the treasury, and father of Hon. George M. Dal- las, vice president of the United States, 1845-49.
The act of establishment provided for terms of the superior and the county courts, and directed that "for the time being, the said courts in and for the said County of Dallas, shall be holden at the mouth of the Cahawba (sic) ; but the said courts may, respectively, for want of necessary buildings, adjourn to. some convenient place contiguous thereto." On November 27, 1819, the county court was authorized by the legislature to levy a tax to pay for building a county jail. The same. body, December 13, 1819, fixed the county seat at Cahoba.
Evidently there was dissatisfaction with the location of the county seat at Cahoba, for the legislature, December 7, 1833, provided for an election to be held on the first Monday in February, 1834, "for the purpose of ob- taining public sentiment as to the place where the seat of justice of said county shall be fixed and located." The election did not re- sult in favor of removal. However, with the decline of Cahoba, under an act of December 14, 1865, Selma was chosen, and there the county seat has remained.
The first officials of the county, all named by Gov. W. W. Bibb, were George Shirley, sheriff, appointed February 23, 1818; Willis Roberts, clerk of the superior and the county courts, February 14, 1818; Arthur C. Win- gate, coroner, February 23, 1818; John Howard, ranger, February 23, 1818; and Alex Cathey, justice of the peace, and Reuben Davidson, constable, both appointed February 23, 1818. The first chief justice of the county court was McLeod; and the first justices of the quorum were Thomas Craig, Alex. Outlaw, and John Tubbs, all serving in 1818.
The first election precincts were fixed at the mouth of the Cahoba, February 9, 1818; at the house of George Tubbs, and the house of Joseph Britton, November 21, 1818; and at the house of Joseph Vann, December 3, 1821. By act of December 26, 1º22, pre- cincts which had been established at the house of a Mr. Frederick of Town Creek, and
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at the house of a Capt. Yoast (sic) were dis- continued; and additional precincts were lo- cated at the house of Daniel Hardy on Old Town Creek, at the house of James S. Gaines on the road to Perry courthouse, and at the house of Richard Hall in the Mulberry settle- ment.
Location and Physical Description .- It is situated in the west central section of the state. It is bounded north by Perry and Chilton, east by Autauga and Lowndes, south by Wilcox, and on the west by Wilcox, Ma- rengo and Perry counties. The county is irregular in outline, and from its northern to its extreme southern boundary represents varied topographical conditions. The three physiographical divisions of the county com- prise, first the hilly uplands in both the north- ern and southern parts of the county; second, the sandy plains which border the Alabama in its northwest and southwest course through the county; and, third, the rolling prairie or canebrake lands in the western section. The soils of the first division are all of the cre- taceous age. These hilly uplands comprise the Orangeburg fine sand, fine sandy loam and clay, all derived from the Lafayette sands and clays. The lands bordering the Alabama River section, making up the second division, consist of rich alluvial lands, in many cases subject to overflow. Its charac- teristic soils are Norfolk sand, fine sand and fine sandy loam. The rich canebrake or black belt lands in the western and northwestern section of the county, consist of gently roll- ing prairie lands, rich and productive. The county is well watered, the Alabama River flowing in a winding course through its en- tire extent. The Cahaba River flows into the Alabama at the site of old Cahaba. The principal creeks are Bogue Chito, Cedar and Valley. The timber consists of a mixed growth of pine, hickory, boy, post oak, black oak, red oak, birch, poplar and gum. There are 11 types of soils in the county represented in these three divisions. The weather records at Selma show a mean temperature of 63.9º F., with an average of 40° F. in January, and 81.4º F. in July. The mean annual precipita- tion is 51.72° inches. Details of the character and extent of productions are noted in the statistics below.
Aboriginal History .- Aboriginal remains are numerous along the Alabama and the Ca- haba rivers. De Soto passed through the county in the summer of 1540 on his way to Mauvilla, stopping at Casiste, now old Ca- haba, and Caxa, near Harrell. There are in the collections of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences may pieces of earthen- ware, shell and copper ornaments and pipes, from the cemetery at Durant's Bend, 13 miles above Selma. Urn-burial is met with there, and some of the finest pieces of pottery found in the south have been taken from that site. Mounds and debris remains are found at the following sites: at old Cahaba; old Caxa; an- other one-half mile below Cahaba; and others four miles helow Selma on the right bank of the river, eight miles south of Selma on the
public road near Cedar Creek, and two miles south of Marion Junction. Caxa and the Marion Junction sites show no mound re- mains. Relics are found on Boguechitto Creek in the western part of the county. The ditches at old Cahaba, now nearly obliterated, are thought to have been the work of the aborigines. Cahaba Old Town, a probable Creek outpost, was located in the northern part of the county and just back from Cahaba River, on a stream known as Oldtown Creek. The site of Humatl, a village passed by De Soto in 1540, Is identified as near the present Perry County line on Oakmulgee Creek, but across the Cahaba River from his line of march.
Confederate Commands from County .- The commands listed below were made up in whole or In part from this county.
Infantry.
Co. A, "Governor's Guard," 4th Regt.
Co. C, "Magnolia Cadets," 4th Regt.
Co. G., "Cahaba Rifles," 5th Regt.
Co. D, "Independent Blues," 8th Regt.
Co. B, "Phoenix Reds," 20th Regt.
Co. I, 28th Regt.
Co. G, "Wash Smith Guards," 44th Regt.
Co. H, 58th Regt.
`Co. H, 62d Regt.
Co. I, "Rosser Reserves," 62d Regt.
Cavalry.
Co. F, "Curry Dragoons," 3d Regt.
Co. I, "Mathews Rangers," 3d Regt.
Co. K, "Crocheron Light Dragoons," 3d Regt.
Co. F, Ball-Hatch's 8th Regt.
Co. I, 51st Regt. (Mounted Infantry.)
Co. E, 53d Regt. (Mounted Infantry.) .
Artillery.
Co. C, 1st Ala. Battalion of Artillery.
Jeff Davis Artillery.
Selden-Lovelace's Battery.
Farms, Livestock and Crop Statistics, 1917. -The statistics below are given for illustra- tive purposes, and, in tabular form, without any attempt at comparison or analysis. They were gathered under the direction of the Bu- reau of Crop Estimates, U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Number of all farms, 4,710. Acres cultivated, 314,580. Acres in pasture, 203,040.
Farm Animals: Horses and mules, 13,110.
Milk cows, 12,300.
Other cattle, 32,910.
Brood sows, 9,330.
Other hogs, 37,530.
Sheep, 1,710.
Selected Crops (Acres and Quantity) :
Corn, 137,310 acres; 1,820,490 bushels. Cotton, 64,230 acres; 14,240 bales. Peanuts, 16,320 acres; 141,930 bushels. Velvet beans, 12,450 acres; 37,830 tons. Hay, 21,030 acres; 22,320 tons.
Syrup cane, 5,400 acres; 329,940 gallons. Cowpeas, 22,380 acres; 113,490 bushels.
Crocheron Home, Cahaha
Perrine Mansion at Cahaba, now demolished
"Gaineswood" estate of Gen. Nathan B. Whitfield, near Demopolis
Surgeons' Home at Mt. Vernon Hospital of Insane Negroes, formerly U. S. Barracks
President's Mansion, University of Alabama, erected about 1835, now in use
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Sweet potatoes, 4,260 acres; 251,730 bushels.
Irish potatoes, 210 acres; 8,340 bushels. Oats, 14,100 acres; 234,900 bushels. Wheat, 450 acres; 5,070 bushels.
Post Offices and Towns .- Revised to July 1, 1917, from U. S. Official Postal Guide. Fig- ures indicate the number of rural routes from that office.
Beloit
Martins Station
Berlin-2
Massillon
Blalock
Minter-2
Browns-1
Orrville-4
Burnsville
Pinebelt
Central Mills
Plantersville-4
Eleanor-1
Pleasant Hill
Ellis Portland
Harrell Safford-1
Hazen
Selma® (ch)-4
Ingomar
Summerfield-1
Kings Landing
Tyler-1
Marion Junction-3
Valegrande-1
Population .- Statistics from decennial pub- lications of the U. S. Bureau of the Census.
White
Negro
Total
1820
3324
2679
6003
1830
6794
7223
14017
1840
7922
17277
25199
1850
7461
22266
29727
1860
7785
25840
33625
1870
8552
32152
40705
1880
8425
40007
48432
1890
8016
41329
49348
1900
9285
45372
54657
1910
9890
43511
53401
Delegates to Constitutional Conventions .- 1819-William Rufus King.
1861-John T. Morgan, William S. Phil- lips.
1865-John S. Hunter, Thomas M. Mat- thews.
1867-Benjamin F. Saffold, John Silsby, Brig. Gen. Datus E. Coon, Henry Stokes (negro), Jack Hatcher (negro).
1875-John F. Burns, Sumter Lea. 1901-Watkins M. Vaughn, P. H. Pitts, John F. Burns, B. H. Craig, H. F. Reese.
Senators .-
1819-20-Thomas Casey.
1822-3-Thomas Casey.
1825-6-Thomas Casey.
1828-9-Horatio G. Perry.
1829-30-Horatio G. Perry.
1832-3-George Phillips.
1835-6-Jesse Beene.
1838-9-James M. Calhoun.
1840-1-William S. Phillips.
1841-2-William S. Phillips.
1844-5-William H. Norris.
1847-8-Charles G. Edwards.
1851-2-Francis A. Saunders. 1853-4-Samuel R. Blake.
1855-6-Robert S. Hatcher.
1857-8-James M. Calhoun.
1859-60-James M. Calhoun (1862).
1863-4-Robert H. Ervin.
1865-6-Aaron B. Cooper.
1868-Datus E. Coon.
1871-2-D. E. Coon.
1872-3-Jere Haralson (Negro).
1873-Jere Haralson (Negro).
1874-5-Jere Haralson (Negro).
1875-6-(No senator).
1876-7-B. F. Saffold.
1878-9-J. R. Satterfield.
1880-1-J. R. Satterfield.
1882-3-A. V. Gardner,
1884-5-A. V. Gardner.
1886-7-Jordan C. Compton.
1888-9-Jordan C. Compton.
1890-1-Jordan C. Compton.
1892-3-Jordan C. Compton.
1894-5-Francis L. Pettus.
1896-7-Frank L. Pettus.
1898-9-James H. Nunnelee.
1899 (Spec.)- James H. Nunnelee.
1900-01-James H. Nunnelee. 1903-William B. Craig.
1907-Henry F. Reese.
1907 (Spec.)-Henry F. Reese.
1909 (Spec.)-Henry F. Reese.
1911-Victor B. Atkins.
1915-Benj. F. Ellis.
1919-Jas. B. Ellis.
Representatives .-
1819-20-Edwin D. King; James Saffold. 1820-1-Isaac S. McMeans; Horatio Gates Perry.
1821 (called)-Isaac S. McMeans; Horatio Gates Perry.
1821-2-Walter Crenshaw; Randall Duck- worth. 1822-3-Walter Crenshaw; Thomas B.
Rutherford.
1823-4-Walter Crenshaw; George Phil- lips.
1824-5-Walter Crenshaw; Joseph Pickens. 1825-6-Walter Crenshaw; Joseph Pick- ens; James Saffold.
1826-7-Walter Crenshaw; Joseph Pick- ens; Bernard Johnson. 1827-8-James C. Sharp; John A. Tarver; Erasmus Walker. 1828-9-Ezekiel Pickens; John A. Tarver; Erasmus Walker.
1829-30-Uriah Grigsby; William Taylor; Jefferson C. Van Dyke.
1830-1-Peter Walter Herbert; William Taylor; Benjamin R. Hogan.
1831-2-Peter Walter Herbert; E. w.
Saunders; John W. Paul. 1832 (called)-Peter Walter Herbert; Ethelbert W. Saunders.
1832-3-Peter Walter Herbert; Ethelbert W. Saunders.
1833-4-Jesse Beene; E. W. Saunders; George W. Gayle.
1834-5-James M. Calhoun, Bernard John- son; George W. Gayle.
1835-6-James M. Calhoun; Joseph P. Saffold; Burwell Boykin.
1836-7-James M. Calhoun; John J. Greening; Burwell Boykin. 1837 (called)-James M. Calhoun; John J. Greening; Burwell Boykin.
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1837-8-James M. Calhoun;
John J. Greening; William S. Phillips.
1838-9-Uriah Grigsby; William C. Clif- ton; William S. Phillips.
1839-40-Daniel H. Norwood; William H. Norris.
1840-1-Daniel H. Norwood; William H. Norris.
1841 (called)-Daniel H. Norwood; Wil- liam H. Norris.
1841-2-Daniel H. Norwood; William H. Norris.
1842-3-James M. Calhoun; William H. Norris.
1843-4-R. S. Hatcher; George R. Evans. 1844-5-William B. King; C. B. Watts.
1845-6-George W. Gayle; Ethelbert W. Saunders.
1847-8-George C. Phillips; Ashley W. Spaight.
1849-50-Robert S. Hatcher; George P. Blevins.
1851-2-Benjamin M. Woolsey; Hezekiah Bussey. 1853-4 --- Robert S. Hatcher; George C. Phillips.
1855-6-Benjamin M. Woolsey; Robert J. English.
1857-8-Albert G. Mabry; Thomas E. Irby. 1859-60-Albert G. Mabry; Thomas E. Irby.
1861 (1st called)-Albert G. Mabry; Thomas E. Irby.
1861 (2d called)-Albert G. Mabry; Wash- ington M. Smith.
1861-2-Albert G. Mabry; Washington M. Smith.
1862 (called)-Albert G. Mabry; Wash- ington M. Smith.
1862-3-Albert G. Mabry; Washington M. Smith.
1863 (called)-N. H. R. Dawson; Elijah Bell.
1863-4-N. H. R. Dawson; Elijah Bell.
1864 (called)-N. H. R. Dawson; Elijah Bell.
1864-5-N. H. R. Dawson; Elijah Bell.
1865-6-Albert G. Mabry; James T. Reese. 1866-7-William Craig (vice J. T. Reese). 1868-Warren A. Brantley; Joseph Draun; A. Emmons; John Hardy; Spencer Weaver.
1869-70-Warren A. Brantley; Joseph Draun; A. Emmons; John Hardy; Spencer Weaver.
1870-1-George F. Marlowe; Henry Cocli- ran; Edward Gee (Negro); Jere Haralson (Negro) ; R. Johnson (Negro).
. 1871-2-H. Cochran; Ned Gee; Jere Har- ralson; R. Johnson; George F. Marlowe.
1872-3-Henry Cochran; R. L. Johnson; Thomas Walker; Alexander White.
1873-Henry Cochran; J. H. Goldsby; R. L. Johnson; Anderson Smith; Thomas Walker.
1874-5-W. H. Blevins; W. A. Brantley; D. E. Coon; C. E. Harris; Jacob Martin.
1875-6-W. H. Blevins; W. A. Brantley; D. E. Coon; C. E. Harris; Jacob Martin.
1876-7-Wm. H. Bevins; Greene J. John- son; W. J. Stevens.
1878-9-W. C. Billingslea; F. Boykin, Jr .; W. P. Molett; J. H. McIIwain.
1880-1-N. H. R. Dawson; W. C. Billings- lea; J. F. Calhoun; W. R. Nelson.
1882-3-Randle D. Berry; Sam'l Will. John; C. P. Whitt; F. H. Smith.
1884-5-S. W. John; John F. White; Sumter Lea; H. C. Graham.
1886-7-F. L. Pettus; B. F. Ellis; S. W. John; R. D. Berry.
1888-9-John F. White; W. R. Hardy; W. C. Billingslea; Francis L. Pettus.
1890-1-F. M. Pettus; Wm. W. Quarles; J. Craig Smith; Lewis Johnson.
1892-3-F. L. Pettus; N. H. R. Dawson; W. R. Hardy.
1894-5-R. T. Burns; H. C. Graham; R. H. Tuck.
1896-7-J. C. Smith; P. H. Pitts; J. F. Burns.
1898-9-J. D. Riggs; Paul Carson; W. M. Vaughan.
1899 (Spec.)-John D. Riggs; Paul Car- son; W. M. Vaughan.
1900-01-F. L. Pettus; Calvin Young; B. H. Craig.
1903-Walter Russell Shafer; Elbert Soule Starr; Calvin Young.
1907-Robert R. Kornegay; Alexander D. Pitts; Samuel C. Lacey.
1907 (Spec.)-Robert R. Kornegay; Alex- ander D. Pitts; Samuel C. Lacey.
1909 (Spec.)-Robert R. Kornegay; Alex- ander D. Pitts; Samuel C. Lacey.
1911-S. A. Fowlkes; J. W. Green; A. D. Pitts.
1915-Joseph W. Green; J. W. Lapsley; S. W. John.
1919-J. E. Dunnaway; J. L. Edwards; J. W. Green.
For many details on various subjects in the history of the county, see separate sketches of Alabama River, Baptist Colored Univer- sity; Cahaba; Cahaba Old Town; Cahaba River; Capitals, the State; Casiste; Caxa; Centenary Institute; Dallas Academy; Fairs; Humati; Marion Junction; Methodist Epis- copal Church, South-Orphanage; Orrville; Plantersville; Selma; Vice President of the U. S. from Alabama.
REFERENCES. - Toulmin, Digest (1923), in- dex; Brewer, Alabama, p. 207; Berney, Hand- book (1892), p. 283; Riley, Alabama as it is (1893), p. 159; Northern Alabama (1888), p. 189; Alabama, 1909 (Ala. Dept. of Ag. and Ind., Bulletin 27), p. 112; U. S. Soil Survey (1905), with map; Alabama land book (1916), p 63 .; Ala. Official and Statistical Register, 1903-1915, 5 vols .; Ala. Anthropological Society, Handbook (1910); Geol. Survey of Ala., Agri- cultural features of the State (1883) ; The Val- ley regions of Alabama, parts 1 and 2 (1896, 1897), and Underground Water resources of Alabama (1907); Pickett, History of Alabama (Owen's ed., 1900), Cahaba and Selma, index; Hardy, Selma (1879); Hawes, Cahaba (1888) ; Mrs. Amelia G. Fry, Memories of Old Cahaba (1908) ; Wyeth, Life of Forrest (1899); West, History of Methodism in Alabama (1893) ; "Midsummer edition," The Morning Times,
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Selma, Aug., 1899; "Christmas Souvenir Trade Magazine of Selma, Alabama, of To-Day," De- cember, 1906.
DALLAS MANUFACTURING CO., Hunts- ville. See Cotton Manufacturing.
DANIEL PRATT GIN COMPANY. An in- dustrial corporation, now merged with the Continental Gin Co. (q. v.). The plant of this company, which for many years was the largest and best known cotton gin manu- factory in the world, is a monument to the energy and integrity of one man-Daniel Pratt (q. v.), who erected the first small factory, on a part of the site of the present group of large buildings, in 1838. For five years previous Mr. Pratt had operated a small gin factory 212 miles below the pres- ent location, but upon the expiration of his lease upon the land, the owner demanded an excessive price for a renewal, and Mr. Pratt set out to find another location. The present site was selected because of its almost un- limited supply of timber suited for his needs, and for its proximity to plentiful water power. The first building erected was a saw- mill and shingle factory. It was soon en- larged and adapted for use as a gin factory. During 1839-40 a blacksmith shop and several dwellings for operatives were erected. Mr. Pratt conducted the business himself for several years, and later, as a partnership. From the beginning he made first-class gins only, using the best materials obtainable. He required timber to be well seasoned; the iron of the best grade, the steel of the highest temper, imported from England; and the workmanship, skilled and honest. Improve- ments and new devices were adopted from time to time, and the product of the factory was guaranteed to be the equal of that of any similar factory in the world. The machines soon became famous among cotton men everywhere and thousands were sold. The business greatly prospered. Despite heavy losses during the War, he kept the business going. Before 1899 the Daniel Pratt Gin Co. had become the greatest factor in the cotton gin industry of the country, and was the dominant interest in the consolidation of companies to form the Continental Gin Co.
REFERENCES .- Poor's manual of industrials, 1916, p. 1671; Armes, Story of coal and iron in Alabama (1910), pp. 162-163; Tarrant, Daniel Pratt: a biography (1904); Memorial record of Alabama (1893), vol i, pp. 357-358; Brewer, Alabama (1872), pp. 111-112; DuBose, Notable men of Alabama (1904), vol. i, pp. 422-423; Cotton Planter and Soil, Montgomery, May, 1857, p. 156; Daniel Pratt Gin Co., Illustrated Catalogue (1899) p. 50.
DANVILLE KNITTING MILLS, Bon Air. See Cotton Manufacturing.
DAPHNE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. A "Class B" Normal School, permanently estab- lished in the town of Daphne, Baldwin County, "for the education of white male and female teachers." The governor, superintendent of
education and the president of the school, ex officio, and six trustees appointed by the Gov- ernor, were named as a board of control. Permission was given to establish, in connec- tion with the institution, a public or other school. An appropriation of $2,500 annually from the State treasury was made for sup- port and maintenance, "upon condition that the court of county commissioners of Bald- win County shall furnish free of charge a suitable building and grounds for said nor- mal school, and place said building and grounds under the complete control of the board of trustees." To meet this condition Baldwin County deeded to the State the old county court house, a large two-story brick building, slate roofed, of modern construc- tion and well located. The citizens of Daphne made cash and pledged contributions aggre- gating $5,500. The moving spirits in secur- ing the establishment of the school were Dr. J. A. B. Lovett, who subsequently became president, Captain James W. O'Neal, and Hon. S. C. Jenkins.
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