ion about jobs and also tell me will you pay
my fare up there and take it out of my work after geting to work
and i can get a great many men and family if you want them. they
wants to come but they cant get no work to do so they can get the
money to come on. I can get men women and families so please
answer and let me me no what you will do if you need them.

PASCAGOULA, MISS., May 3, 1917.

_Dear Sirs:_ Whilse reading over the want adv. of the Defender I
find where you wants bench molders 20 not saying I am one but I
am a labering man and verry apt to lern anything in a short while
and desires to come and give it a trile or something else I can
do eny thing in common labor hoping you will send me a
transportation and give me a trile and I can all so bring you as
meny men as you want if you dont want me to bring eny men send me
a transportation for my self. hopeing to hear from you by return
mail.

HATTIESBURG, MISS., April 13, 1917.

_Sir:_ Please oblige me in getting me a pass to Chicago to some
firm that are in need of labors I have three in family besides
myself I have four or five other men with me now want to know if
you can secure that pass we will come at once this would be about
eight passes, my self and two in family and five men which will
be eight passes. these are able and good work man if you can
arrange this & let the list of passes bear each name so as to
form a club. let hear from you soon.

DE RIDDER, LA., April 29, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ there is lots of us southern mens wants
transportation and we want to leave ratway as soon as you let us
here from you some of us is married mens who need work we would
like to bring our wife with us there is 20 head of good mens want
transportation and if you need us let us no by return mail we all
are redy only wants here from you there may be more all of our
peoples wont to leave here and I want you to send as much as 20
tickets any way I will get you up plenty hands to do most any
kind of work all you have to do is to send for them. looking to
here from you. This is among us collerd.

PLAQUEMINE, LA., April 288, 1917.

_Der sir:_ only a few lines in reg