CHATTANOOGA, TENN., May 1, 1917.

_Dear Sur:_ will you send me a transportation i am a foundry man
i want to come where i can get same pay for my work and you plese
send me a transportation for 4 good hard labore man please send
and i can get you some good mens here i am down here working hard
and gett nothing for it so i hop you will ancer soon and let me
here from you i have had 7 years exprense in foundry works i noes
my jobe well i will expet to here from you rat way so good by.

MOBILE, ALA., April 30, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ In answer to your Ad. which apeared in the Chicago
Defender for laborer wanted to work in Foundry warehouse and yard
work I can recruit 15 good honest men whom I believe would make
good and can leave as soon as transportation for same is
provided. Hopeing to hear from you soon I remain Yours truly.

NEW ORLEANS, LA., 4/30/17.

_Kind sir:_ only a few lines wanting to get some information
concerning of work i want to find out when could you send
transportations for fifteen men eight of them is molders and the
balance of them is experienced warehouse men and experienced
firemen if required i saw your ad in the CHicago Defender.

This is all at present hopeing to get an early reply.

CHATTANOGGA, TENN., 5-2-17.

_Dear sir:_ i only had the chance to see your ad to day at noon.
i was to glad to see it and hop that i am not to lat to full it i
am fuly sattisfied i can get as many as 10 or 15 reddy by the 7
or 8 and we will be reddy by that time if you will tret us rite
we will stand by you to the las

CHATTANOOGA, TENN., May 2, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ I beg to call you tension of some employment in your
country. I has been inform that you will give instruction an get
work any wher in the northern stats. I have some of the best
labor that is in south an some of the best molders if we can get
employment in north we wil go.

a waiting your reply.

SAVANNAH, GA., March 16, 1917.

_Gentlemen:_ Having learned that you ar short of laborers, I
respectfully offer myself as an applicant for a situation, and
would be glad to get a hear