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WALKER COUNTY .- Created by an act, December 20, 1824. Its territory was taken from Tuscaloosa and Marion Counties. In 1850 its northern portion was set apart to form Winston County. It has an area of 798 square miles, or 510,720 acres.
It was named for Hon. John W. Walker, of Madison County.
Location and Physical Description .- It lies in the northwestern part of the state, and is bounded on the north by Winston and Cull- man Counties, on the east by Cullman, Blount and Jefferson, and on the south and west by Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Fayette, and Marion Counties. The range of elevation is from 500 to nearly 700 feet above sea level. The slope of the county is southward and it is situated in the southern extension of the Appalachian Plateau province. Its topog- raphy is undulating to deeply dissected. There is considerable diversity in surface configuration in different parts of the area. The northern part of the county is undulating to moderately broken, and shows hut little topographic variation, because there has been relatively little stream erosion. The central part of the county is hilly, with a consider- able area of rough broken country. Areas in the southern part of the county and else- where adjoining the courses of the. rivers and larger creeks are so minutely and deeply dissected by streams that they present a mountainous aspect. Thirteen soil types ap- pear in the county and are peculiar to the Appalachian belt. About one third of the area is covered with a sandy soil which is admirably adapted to the production of fruit. It is in no wise an agricultural county, hut there are many well paying farms in its area. An increased interest is being taken in live stock, dairy and meat production. It is very rich in coal, iron, building stone, and other minerals, and ranks second to Jefferson County in the production of coal. The county is drained by the Black Warrior River and Mulberry and Sipsey Forks. The fine timber forests contain the post, red and Spanish oaks, heech, poplar, the gums, and short leaf pine. The mean annual temperature is about 61º F., and the mean annual precipita- tion about 53 inches.
Agricultural Statistics .- From U. S. Census 1910:
Farms and Farmers.
Number of all farms, 2,655.
Color and nativity of farmers: Native white, 2.576. Foreign-born white, 15.
Negro and other nonwhite, 64.
Number of farms, classified hy size: Under 3 acres, 2.
3 to 9 acres, 126.
10 to 19 acres, 334.
20 to 49 acres, 735.
50 to 99 acres, 593. 100 to 174 acres, 516.
175 to 259 acres, 200.
260 to 499 acres, 119. 500 to 999 acres, 26.
1,000 acres and over, 4.
Land and Farm Arca.
Approximate land area, 497,280 acres. Land in farms, 250,003 acres.
Improved land in farms, 76,147 acres. Woodland in farms, 151,626 acres. Other unimproved land in farms, 22,230 acres.
Value of Farm Property.
All farm property, $3,661,179. Land, $1,992,852. Buildings, $746,675. Implements and machinery, $187,175.
Domestic animals, poultry, and bees, $734,477.
Average values: All property per farm, $1,379. Land and buildings per farm, $1,032.
Land, per acre, $7.97.
Domestic Animals (Farms and Ranges).
Farms reporting domestic animals, 2,596. Domestic animals, value, $708,770.
Cattle: total, 11,107; value, $166,212. Dairy cows only, 4,791.
Horses: total, 1,721; value, $166,071.
Mules: total, 2,283; value, $299,612.
Asses and burros: total, 43; value, $3,617.
Swine: total, 19,344; value, $67,649.
Sheep: total, 2,330; value, $4,076.
Goats: total, 1,424; value, $1,533.
Poultry and Bees.
All poultry, 65,870; value, $21,630. Bee colonies, 1,981; value, $4,077.
Farms Operated by Owners.
Number of farms, 1,892. Per cent of all farms, 71.3.
Land in farms, 217,057 acres. Improved land in farms, 59,608 acres.
Land and buildings, $2,251,396.
Farms of owned land only, 1,610.
Farms of owned and hired land, 282.
Native white owners, 1,848.
Foreign-born white, 14.
Negro and other nonwhite, 30.
Farms Operated by Tenants.
Number of farms, 757.
Per cent of all farms, 28.5.
Land in farms, 31,939 acres. Improved land in farms, 16,161 acres.
Land and buildings, $449,761.
Share tenants, 581.
Share-cash tenants, 14. Cash tenants, 133. Tenure not specified, 29.
Native white tenants, 723. Foreign-born white, 1.
Negro and other nonwhite, 33.
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Farms Operated by Managers.
Number of farms, 6. Land in farms, 1,007 acres.
Improved land in farms, 378 acres. Value of land and buildings, $38,370.
Live Stock Products. Dairy Products.
Milk: Produced, 1,132,624; sold, 52,110 gal- lons. Cream sold,
Butter fat sold,
Butter: Produced, 494,866; sold, 79,081 pounds. Cheese: Produced,
Dairy products, excluding home use of milk and cream, $110,641. Sale of dairy products, $24,451.
Poultry Products.
Poultry: Number raised, 137,001; sold, 38,- 108.
Eggs: Produced, 262,581; sold, 107,877 dozens.
Poultry and eggs produced, $86,551.
Sale of poultry and eggs, $32,345.
Honey and Wax.
Honey produced, 10,109 pounds. Wax produced, 719 pounds. Value of honey and wax produced, $1,408. Wool, Mohair and Goat Hair.
Wool, fleeces shorn, 1,581. Mohair and goat hair, fleeces shorn, Wool and mohair produced, $908.
Domestic Animals Sold or Slaughtered. Calves-Sold or slaughtered, 475.
Other cattle Sold or slaughtered, 3,542.
Horses, mules, and asses and burros-Sold, 341. Swine-Sold or slaughtered, 11,350. Sheep and goats- Sold or slaughtered, 1,597. Sale of animals, $79,236. Value of animals slaughtered, $134,064.
Value of All Crops.
Total, $1,281,334. Cereals, $419,080. Other grains and seeds, $11,548.
Hay and forage, $48,340. Vegetables, $206,734. Fruits and nuts, $78,478. All other crops, $517,154.
Selected Crops ( Acres and Quantity).
Cereals: total, 35,406 acres; 437,255 bushels. Corn, 30,999 acres; 397,964 bushels. Oats, 4,384 acres; 39,241 bushels. Wheat, 23 acres; 45 bushels. Rye, 5 bushels. Kafir corn and milo maize, Rice, - Other grains: Dry peas, 1,329 acres; 5,411 bushels. Dry edible beans, 3 acres; 60 bushels. Peanuts, 82 acres; 1,762 bushels. Hay and forage: total, 2,839 acres; 3,480 tons.
All tame or cultivated grasses, 1,232 acres; 1,553 tons.
Wild, salt, and prairie grasses, 579 acres; 757 tons. Grains cut green, 327 acres; 398 tons. Coarse forage, 701 acres; 772 tons. Special crops: Potatoes, 229 acres; 16,381 bushels.
Sweet potatoes and yams, 1,142 acres; 100,706 bushels.
Tobacco, 2 acres; 1,233 pounds.
Cotton, 12,970 acres; 4,757 bales.
Cane sugar, 142 acres; 709 tons.
Sirup made, 7,227 gallons.
Cane sorghum, 582 acres; 2,198 tons. Sirup made, 29,358 gallons.
Fruits and Nuts.
Orchard fruits: total, 114,494 trees; 86,170 bushels.
Apples, 38,386 trees; 26,842 bushels.
Peaches, and nectarines, 62,482 trees; 54,- 691 bushels.
Pears, 3,047 trees; 548 bushels.
Plums and prunes, 9,682 trees; bushels.
3,723
Cherries, 290 trees; 38 bushels.
Quinces, 544 trees; 226 bushels.
Grapes, 3,960 vines; 23,090 pounds.
Tropical fruits: total, 285 trees. Figs, 220 trees; 3,820 pounds. Oranges, 1 tree; 1 box.
Small fruits: total, 8 acres; 6,120 quarts. Strawberries, 6 acres; 4,599 quarts.
Nuts: total, 141 trees; 1,317 pounds.
Pecans, 71 trees; 14 pounds.
Labor, Fertilizer and Feed.
Labor-Farms reporting, 618.
Cash expended, $28,213. Rent and board furnished, $8,638.
Fertilizer-Farms reporting, 1,816. Amount expended, $65,492.
Feed-Farms reporting, 917. Amount expended, $41,049.
Receipts from sale of feedable crops, $23,847.
Domestic Animals Not on Farms.
Inclosures reporting domestic animals, 1,858. Value of domestic animals, $278,547. Cattle: total, 3,209; value, $67,180. Number of dairy cows, 1,714. Horses: total, 566; value, $73,775.
Mules and asses and burros: total, 811; value, $122,386. Swine: total, 3,591; value, $14,816. Sheep and goats: total, 295; value, 390.
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. America. Eldridge-1. Empire-1. Bankhead. Benoit. Gamble Mines.
Burnwell Mines. Gorgas.
Carbon Hill-3. Jasper (ch.)-5.
Coal Valley. Kansas.
Cordova-1. Manchester.
Corona-3. Marietta. Dora-1. Nauvoo-4
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Oakman-3.
Red Star.
Parrish-1.
Samoset.
Patton.
Saragossa.
Payne Bend.
Sipsey.
Prospect.
Townley-1.
Quinton-3.
Wyatt.
Population .- Statistics from decennial pub- lications of the U. S. Bureau of the Census.
White.
Negro.
Total.
1830
2,034
168
2,202
1840
3,820
212
4,032
1850
4,857
267
5,124
1860
7,461
519
7,980
1870
6,235
308
6,543
1880
8,978
501
9,479
1890
14,422
1,656
16,078
1900
21,046
4,116
25,162
1910
30,475
8,538
37,013
1920
Delegates to Constitutional Conventions .- 1861- Robert Guttrey.
1865-Benjamin M. Long. 1867-
1875-John Manasco.
1901-Thomas L. Long; E. W. Coleman; Rufus A. O'Rear.
Senators .-
1825-6-Jesse Van Hoose.
1827-8-James Moore.
1828-9-John Wood.
1830-1-John M. Dupuy.
1833-4-John Brown.
1836-7-Harrison W. Goyne. 1838-9-Walker K. Baylor. 1839-40-Green P. Rice.
1841-2-Milton McClanahan.
1845-6-Tandy W. Walker.
1847-8-Thomas M. Peters.
1849-50-H. L. Stevenson.
1853-4-William A. Hewlett.
1857-8-O. H. Bynum.
1861-2-J. Albert Hill. 1865-6-F. W. Sykes.
1868-John Oliver. 1871-2-John Oliver. 1872-3-G. W. Hewitt.
1873-G. W. Hewitt.
1874-5-J. W. Inzer.
1875-6-J. W. Inzer. 1876-7-R. W. Cobb. 1878-9-W. C. Rosamond. 1880-1-J. B. Luckie. 1882-3-J. B. Luckie. 1884-5-R. H. Sterrett. 1886-7-R. H. Sterrett. 1888-9-J. T. Milner. 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-C. A. Beasley. Vol. 11-42
1915-J. C. Milner. 1919-M. L. Leith.
Representatives .- 1834-5-Samuel B. Patton.
1835-6-Samuel B. Patton.
1836-7-Eldridge Mallard. 1837 (called)-Eldridge Mallard.
1837-8-James Cain.
1838-9-Joseph Rutherford.
1839-40-Eldridge Mallard.
1840-1-Eldridge Mallard.
1841 (called)-Eldridge Mallard.
1841-2-James Cain.
1842-%-James Cain. 1843-4-John E. Clancy.
1844-5-L. W. Baker.
1845-C-John Manasco.
1847-8-John Manasco.
50,593 1849-50-James Cain.
1851-2-John Manasco.
1853-4-John Irwin.
1855-6-John Manasco.
1857-8-William Reid.
1859-60-J. M. Easley.
1861 (1st called)-J. M. Easley.
1861 (2d called)-William Gravellee
1861-2-William Gravellee.
1862 (called)-William Gravellee.
1862-3-William Gravellee.
1863 (called)-John Manasco.
1863-4-John Manasco.
1864 (called )-John Manasco.
1864-5-John Manasco.
1865-6-John Manasco.
1866-7-John Manasco.
1868-W. T. Stubblefield.
1869-70-W. T. Stubblefield.
1870-1-L. C. Miller.
1871-2-L. C. Miller.
1872-3 -- E. D. Kelly.
1873-E. D. Kelly.
1874-5-J. M. C. Wharton.
1875-6-J. M. C. Wharton.
1876-7-John Manasco.
1878-9-J. C. Hutto.
1880-1-B. M. Long.
1882-3-B. F. Tingle.
1884-5-J. B. Shields.
1886-7-J. F. Files.
1888-9-McPherson Cornelius. 1890-1-Thomas L. Long.
1892-3-T. L. Sowell.
1894-5-H. A. Gains.
1896-7-W. B. Appling.
1898-9-Sheriff Lacey.
1899 (Spec.)-Sheriff Lacey.
1900-01-T. L. Long. 1903-John Hollis Bankhead, Jr .; Wilson Alexander Gray. 1907-E. R. Lacey; J. H. Cranford.
1907 (Spec.)-E. R. Lacy; J. H. Cranford. 1909 (Spec.)-E. R. Lacy; J. H. Cranford. 1911-J. H. Cranford; J. D. Hollis.
1915-Dr. H. W. Stephenson; W. C. Davis. 1919-Thomas J. Calvert; W. W. Milford. REFERENCES .- Toulmin, Digest (1823), index; Acts of Ala .; Brewer, Alabama, p. 571; Berney, Handbook (1892), p. 334; Riley, Alabama as it is (1893), p. 59; Northern Alabama (1888), p. 171; Alabama, 1909 (Ala. Dept. of Ag. and Ind.,
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Bulletin 27); U. S. Soil Survey (1916), with map; Alabama land book (1916), p. 155; Ala. Official and Statistical Register, 1903-1915, 5 vols .; Ala. Anthropological Society, Handbook (1910) ; Geol. Survey of Ala., Agricultural fea- tures of the State (1883) ; The Valley regions of Alabama, parts 1 and' 2 (1896, 1897), and Un- derground Water resources of Alabama (1907).
WALLAHATCHEE. See Hoithlewalli.
WALNUT GROVE. Post office and inte- rior village on Clear Creek, in the western part of Etowah County, 20 miles west of Gadsden. Altitude: 862 feet. Population: 1912-204. Its nearest railroad point is Al- toona, about 7 miles south. The richest de- posits of manganese ore in the county are in its vicinity.
REFERENCE .- Manuscript data in the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
WAR CAMP COMMUNITY SERVICE. Na- tional Civic organization supported by popu- lar subscription which had for its objects the handling of problems which might arise in communities where army camps or canton- ments were located, the giving of aid and comfort to soldiers and their families, and whenever possible affording amusement to soldiers and their families during the period of the World war.
In Alabama stations were maintained at Montgomery, Mobile, Birmingham and Annis- ton.
REFERENCES .- Correspondence in files of Ala- bama State Department of Archives and His- tory.
WAR HISTORIAN, STATE, an activity of the Alabama Council of Defense, created by action of the Executive Committee of the Ala- bama Council of Defense, September 13, 1918. At that time it was decided to enter upon the work of preserving the records and mem- orials of Alabama soldiers and Alabama activities in the European War, and Dr. Thomas M. Owen (q. v.) was unanimously selected for the position. The official notice of appointment bears date of September 20, 1918. Dr. Owen accepted on the same date, and immediately active steps were taken to prosecute the work.
Dr. Owen in his report of the state war historian, found in the Report of the Alabama Council of Defense, 1919, says, "The recogni- tion of the value and importance of preserv- ing the records, not only of Alabamians in uniform, but also of the activities of the voluntary welfare and patriotic organizations of the State in support of the war, as indi- cated by the appointment of the Director of the Department as State War Historian, not only emphasizes the wisdom of the work which had already been so successfully under- taken, but it meant the strengthening of the effort by bringing to the aid of the Director, the powerful influence of the State and County Councils of Defense, and authorized the ap- pointment of a local War Historian in every county."
Inasmuch as the Director of the Depart-
ment of Archives and History was appointed War Historian, it will not be amiss to briefly state the work of the Department, prior to the entrance of America into the European War. Immediately after the outbreak of hostilities between the great European powers in 1914, plans were matured by the Depart- ment for the accumulation of materials bear- ing upon the struggle, particularly including current periodicals, newspaper files and pamphlets. When America entered the war on April 6, 1917, to vindicate her place as a world power, as well as to answer the call of humanity, the Department was pre- pared to care for all records of the war activities of our country.
The rapid organization of government agen- cies, such as new bureaus, committees, and voluntary welfare agencies, was followed by planned publicity. Prompt steps were taken to regularly secure all government publica- tions, as well as all of the publications of non-official organizations. Resulting from the activity of the Department, every govern- ment department, and volunteer organization is represented in its collection, hy practically full sets of all publications, including laws, reports, bulletins, miscellaneous pamphlets, posters, etc.
Briefly stated, the task of the State War Historian was to bring together all printed materials bearing either upon the European War generally, or on Alabama's participa- tion therein, to compile the personal record of every officer and enlisted man on the rolls from Alabama, to collect portraits, photo- graphs and views of Alabama men and war activities, to prepare full and exhaustive sketches of all military and welfare organiza- tions in the state, and to accumulate a rep- resentative and illustrative collection of relics bearing upon the struggle.
The State War Historian had supervision .over County War Historians who were ap- pointed by the County Councils of Defense. The men and women who were appointed to these positions were enthusiastic and gave much cooperation to the State War Historian.
The people of the state were hearty in . their cooperation and many valuable records are on file in the Alabama State Department of Archives and History, showing the success of the work.
REFERENCES .- Report of the Alabama Council of Defense, May 17, 1917, to December 31, 1918, published in 1919; manuscript reports and letters on file in the Alabama State De- partment of Archives and History.
WAR OF 1812, GENERAL SOCIETY OF THE. An hereditary, patriotic society, or- ganized in Philadelphia, Pa., January 8, 1891, by representatives of the defenders of Balti- more of 1814 (organized in 1842) which be- came the State society of Maryland, and by representatives of the Pennsylvania Associa- tion of the defenders of the country in the War of 1812. The total membership is about one thousand.
There are a few individual members in the State of Alabama.
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COOSA RIVER, LOCK 12 DAM IN PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION
3351-2-23-1917
POWER HOUSE GENERATING ELECTRICITY FOR A RADIUS OF MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILES
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REFERENCES .- New International Encyclo-
pedia, Vol. 23 (1916).
WARRIOR RIVER. The principal tribu- tary of the Tombigbee River (q. v.) and a part of the Alabama-Tombigbee drainage system. Its length, from mouth to the junction of the Locust and Mulberry Forks, is 182 miles; its width varies from 150 to 700 feet; its depth from 5 to 15 feet. The river is formed by the junction of the Locust Fork and the Mulberry Fork, 47 miles above Tuscaloosa, and flows in a southwestward direction to its confluence with the Tombigbee near Demopo- lis.
The Locust Fork heads in Etowah County, and flows southwestward to its junction with the Mulberry Fork. Its length is not of rec- ord, no survey having been made above the mouth of Fivemile Creek, a distance of 26 1/2 miles. Below that point its average width at low water is about 250 feet, varying from 175 to 400 feet, and its average low-water depth between shoals, about 6 feet. The river bed is solid rock, the banks high and permanent and there is little bottom land. Old inhabitants of this section state that at some time prior to 1860 large bowlders and the most dangerous obstructions were re- moved from the shoals by the General Gov- ernment with the object of facilitating raft and flat-boat traffic during high-water stages. Most of this traffic was prior to the War.
Mulberry Fork rises in Marshall County. Sipsey Fork, its principal tributary, takes its rise in Lawrence County. Both follow a southerly direction to their confluence, and to the confluence of the combined streams with the Locust Fork to form the Black War- rior. The length of the Mulberry and of the Sipsey are not available. The average width of the Mulberry Fork is about 300 feet, and its average depth between shoals from 5 to 7 feet.
The character of the country traversed by all three streams is rugged, and they pass through the Warrior coal fields. Their im- provement is made a part of the general plan for improving the Warrior River, as shown below.
Black Warrior River .- Above Tuscaloosa the river is known as the Black Warrior. This part of the stream traverses the most productive section of the Warrior coal fields, from northeast to southwest. The river con- sists of a series of lakes 500 to 700 feet in width, skirted by rock bluffs 100 to 200 feet in height and connected by falls or rapids flowing over rock ledges. The rock bluffs seldom abut directly upon the river, but usu- ally leave a margin of tillable land from 100 to 500 feet wide bordering on the banks. The total fall from the forks to Tuscaloosa is 122 feet, divided among 12 rapids. Be- tween Tuscaloosa and Demopolis the total fall is approximately 30 feet, the greatest single fall being 1.2 feet. The river is very winding in its course, abounding in curves, and having but few and short straight
reaches. The banks being frequently formed of slippery limestone, underlying a clay soil, slides often occur, which throw large bodies of earth and timber into the river. The Black Warrior and Warrior River tra- verses or forms a part of the boundaries of Walker, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Greene, Hale and Marengo Counties.
Navigability .- The Warrior has always been navigable as far as Tuscaloosa during high water. Above Tuscaloosa it was not navigable, previous to its improvement by the Government, at any stage of the river. The principal obstructions to navigation be- tween Demopolis and Tuscaloosa consisted of gravel bars, sunken logs, snags, and a few rock reefs.
Improvement for Navigation .- By act of May 23, 1828, Congress declared the Black Warrior River free from all tolls. In 1874 an examination of the river from its mouth to Tuscaloosa was made with a view to its improvement for navigation. The following year an appropriation of $25,000 was made for the purpose, and a project adopted which contemplated obtaining a low-water chan- nel 80 feet wide and 4 feet deep. In 1879 a survey of the upper Warrior, as far as the forks of the Mulberry and the Sipsey, was made. In 1884 an appropriation was made for the improvement of this section. In 1902 the improvement of the lower and the upper Warrior was consolidated with the project for improvement of the Tombigbee River to secure a water transportation route from the Warrior coal fields to Mobile. The present project has for its object a navigable channel of 6-foot draft at low water, Mobile to San- ders Ferry on the Mulberry Fork and to Nichols Shoals on the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior, by the construction of 17 dams and 18 locks, the extra lock being at Dam 17, where the lift of 63 feet is equally divided between 2 locks in tandem. The esti- mated cost of the improvement is $9,497,000.
At the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915, all of these locks and dams had been completed. The total amount expended under this project up to that time was $9,- 137,988.93. The amount expended upon the improvement of the entire Warrior River up to June 30, 1908, was $3,193,903.17. Since that time the accounts have been merged with those for the Tombigbee River below Demopolis and separate figures are not ob- tainable.
Water Power .- The Black Warrior and its tributaries are susceptible of a considerable development of water power. In 1911 a com- pany proposed to develop about 15,000 horse- power at Government Dams 16 and 17. How- ever, comparatively little has as yet been done in that direction.
Appropriations .- The dates, amounts, and the aggregate of appropriations by the Fed- eral Government for improvement of this stream, as compiled to March 4, 1915, in Appropriations for Rivers and Harbors (House Doc. 1491, 63d Cong., 3d sess., 1916), are shown in the appended table:
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Black Warrior, Warrior, and · Tombigbee
Rivers, Ala. and Miss .:
July 5, 1884
$ 10,000.00
June 13, 1902
$ 374,000.00
Aug. 5, 1886
7,500.00
Aug. 11, 1888
6,500.00
Sept. 19, 1890
6,000.00
100,000.00
Mar. 3, 1905
15,000.00
$ 30,000.00
Walkers Bridge to Fulton, Miss .:
Aug. 11, 1888
$ 4,000.00
Mar. 4, 1907
238,000.00
Sept. 19, 1890
4,000.00
July 13, 1892
3,000.00
Aug. 18, 1894
1,000.00
June 3, 1896
1,000.00
Mar. 3, 1899
1,000.00
Feb. 27, 1911
100,000.00
Mar. 4, 1911
250,000.00
$ 14,000.00
Demopolis, Ala., to Columbus, Miss .:
Sept. 19, 1890
$ 15,000.00
July 13, 1892
35,000.00
Aug. 18, 1894 50,000.00
June 3, 1896
50,000.00
Mar. 3, 1899
10,000.00
Mar. 3, 1905
10,000.00
Mar. 2, 1907
12,000.00
June 25, 1910
11,000.00
$ · 193,000.00
Fulton to Columbus, Miss .:
July 13, 1892
$ 6,000.00
Aug. 18, 1894
4,000.00
June 3, 1896
10,000.00
June 3, 1896
8,000.00
Mar. 3, 1899
5,000.00
June 6, 1900
86,824.00
Mar. 3, 1901
53,676.00
$ 23,000.00
Mouth to Demopolis:
June 6, 1900 (emergency al- lotment
$ 3,980.81
June 13, 1902
16,000.00
Sept. 19, 1890
55,000.00
June 13, 1902 (allotment) .
3,776.31
July 13, 1892
125,000.00
Mar. 3, 1905
15,000.00
Mar. 2, 1907
16,000.00
Mar. 3, 1909
10,000.00
June 25, 1910
13,000.00
Feb. 27, 1911
15,000.00
July 25, 1912
10,000.00
Mar. 4, 1913
12,500,00
Oct. 2, 1914
9,000.00
Mar. 4, 1915
42,500.00
June 14, 1880
4,000.00
Mar. 3, 1881
1,000.00
Aug. 2, 1882
1,000.00
Columbus to Walkers Bridge:
June 13, 1902 (allotment) .. $
4,000.00
Mar. 3, 1905
2,000.00
Mar. 2, 1907
2,000.00
Mar. 3, 1909
3,000.00
June 25, 1910
10,000.00
Aug. 2, 1882
7,500.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 25,882.98
Demopolis to Walkers Bridge:
Below Vienna, Ala .:
Feb. 27, 1911
$ 5,000.00
June 14, 1880
$ 15,000.00
July 25, 1912
8,000.00
Mar. 3, 1881
7,978.72
Mar. 4, 1913
15,000.00
July 5, 1884
15,000.00
Oct. 2, 1914
9,000.00
Aug. 5, 1886
11,250.00
Mar. 4, 1915
6,300.00
Aug. 11, 1888
6,000.00
$ 43,300.00
$ 55,228.72
Warrior River:
Demopolis to Vienna, Ala .:
June 14, 1880
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