ons.

DECATUR, ALA., 4/25/17.

THE CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE

_Gentlemen_: Gentlemens desious of Settling in some Small
Northern Town With a modrate Population & also Where a Colored
man may open a business Also where one may receive fairly good
wedges for a While ontill well enough, azainted with Place to do
a buiseness in other words Wonts to locate in Some Coming town
Were agoodly no, of colard People is. Wonts to Work At Some
occupation ontill I can arrange for other buiseness Just Give Me
information As to the best placers for a young buiseness Negro to
locate & make good. in. Any Northern State

Thanking you inavance any information you may give in regards to
Laber & buiseness Location Also when good Schools or in opration
Please adress

P. S. answer this at once as I plain to leave the South by May
the 3rd. I can furnish best reffreces.

DYERSBURG, TENNESSEE, 5/20, 1917.

THE DEFENDER, NEGRO NEWS JOURNAL,

_My dear Sir_: Please hand this letter to the Agency of the negro
Employment Bureau--connected with your department--that I may
receive a reply from the same--I am a practical fireman--, or
stoker as the yankee people call it--have a good knowledge of
operating machinery--have been engaged in such work for some 20
yrs--will be ready to call--or come on demand--I am a married
man--just one child, a boy about 15 yrs--of--age--a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church--and aspire to better my condition in
life--Do me the kindness to hand this to the agent.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

I seen your advertisement in the Chicago defender where you would
direct men with families where to go in order to find good work.
I am a Southern cook, butler or Janitor I have two boys age 15
yrs & 13 yrs, and wife that does maid work now I would like for
you to help me locate myself & family some where up there for
work I can furnish reference to thirteen years of service at one
place I am anxious to come right away.

LEXINGTON, MISS., May 12-17.

_My dear Mr. H----:_--I am writing to you for some information
and assistance if you can give it.

I am a young man and am disable, in a very great degree, to do