to
leave the South and come north if I could get a imployment my
trade is carpenter or seament finisher and I am willan to do any
kind of worke that come before me I can do which I am not working
at my trade now I am working in a store now and I can bring yo
some good men all so bring my recommendashon with me Hopin yo
will rite me at wonce and let me here from yo. My addres.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA., May 11, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ given me. Although i am badly disapointed because i
realy want to be among the northern folk and i have got the means
to leave here with and by the way you have explain matter to me
it would pay me best to have a transportation so I can be sure of
having a job when I gets there.

PENSACOLA, FLA., 5-18-17.

_Dear Sir:_ Just a few lines to ask your ade en getting a job as
waiter. I am a waiter of 10 or 12 years exsperience in the city
of New Orleans, 4 years here in this city also. I can cook and
serve as butler, I am verry anxious to get up there becaus I have
a family and I desire a study job en a more better city than
this. If you know of any one will send a transportation for a
good man please send for me. I am willing to pay my
transportation back in monthly payments. I will appreciate any
favor you can do for me along these lines as I am in need of a
good job just now. Can furnish best of refrience.

MOBILE, ALA., May 3, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ Alowe me to congralate you on your wonderful paper it
is a help to a lot of the people of our race it shows us the
difference between north and south. We are doing fine in our way
but would like to do better a lots of us would like to come up
there but are not able and dare not ask some one to help us to go
for the law will have us. I like your paper and would like to see
more of Mobile news in it. Who is your agent in Mobile. There is
lots of idle men in Mobile lots have trades but they are not
supplied with work and can't get anything to go off with. Several
men were arrested on being labor agents. Would like to correspond
with you if you could help our pepel eny. You may let me no threw
your paper.

NEW BERN, N.C., May 5, 1917.

_Dear si