ouis to
Chicago. I can get from Greenville to St. Louis cheap by boat. I
want to come up there the last of June. I ask you to assist me in
getting a job I can do most any kind of hard work and have a
common education. If you will look me up a good job it will be
highly appreciated and your kindness will never be forgotten.

SELMA, ALA., 4-15-17.

_Dear Sir:_ If you no of any firm or corporation who need a good
reliable man please notify me I want get out of the south. I cant
live on the salary I am getting I am not so bent on coming to
Chicago. But anywhere up that way where there is an opening for
labor please attend to this matter at once. I can do any kind of
common labor please let me hear from you at your earliest
convenience. I take the Defender every week I see where southern
people are being put on jobs when they reach the North please
look for me a job or hand this to some one that will be
inturested in it.

MOSS POINT, MISS., April 29, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ I read your advt in the Chicago Defender wanting
laborers for foundry, ware house, and yard work with
transportation paid. I'll come at once and lots of others here
would also come if you will transport us there for we are anxs to
get of southen soil.

LAUREL, MISS., May 10, 1917.

_Dear sir:_ i rite you i seen in Chicago paper that you aftiese
for laborer ninety miles from Chicago and i am a experienced
molder and i do truly hope you will give me a job for i am sick
of the south and please send me a transportation i have a family
and wife and three children my oldes child is 8 years old and i
wont to bring my famiely with me so please send me a
transportation at once for i am redy to come at once me and my
family i will pay you for your trubel with all pleasure if i can
get up there please send after us at once for i am redy to come
at once and i have not got money to pay our train fair and if you
will send after us i will sure pay you your money back so i will
close from your truly ansure soon

LETTERS FROM SOUTH TO FRIENDS NORTH AND FROM NORTH TO FRIENDS SOUTH

MACON, GA., May 27, 1917.

_Dear Mary:_--I just got in from B. Y. P. U. eat a