me from now until Cristmas to feed myself and
get money enough to come with. Wages is so low and grocery is so
high untill all I can do is to live. Please answer soon to.

NEWBERN, ALA., 5-21-1917.

_My dear Sir:_ Your letter of the 11th inst. to hand and contents
noted. In reply I wish to thank you for the kind offer relative
to the laides. We shall leave for New York on or before June
20th; I desire to know if it be possible to secure our
transportation fare from the parties to whom they shall work?
Owing to conditions (here) in the south one is hardly able to eke
out an existence on the paltry salaries allowed by our white
friends; therefore we need help. If you can comply with our
request, we shall be very grateful to you; & I wish to say in
advance that you will not have cause to regret for whatever the
charges may be we shall pay them willingly. I shall furnish the
best references as to character.

Now, if it be possible for us to secure our transportation, we
could leave here on or before the 5th of June. We prefer coming
by water as it is cheaper. I trust that I have made myself plain
and that you will see your way clear to serve us.

NEWBERN, ALA., 4/7/1917.

_Dear Sir:_ I am in receipt of a letter from ---- of ----, ----,
in regards to placing two young women of our community in
positions in the North or West, as he was unable to give the
above assistance he enclosed your address. We desire to know if
you are in a position to put us in touch with any reliable firm
or private family that desire to employ two young women; one is a
teacher in the public school of this county, and has been for the
past six years having duties of a mother and sister to care for
she is forced to seek employment else where as labor is very
cheap here. The other is a high school pupil, is capable of
during the work of a private family with much credit.

Doubtless you have learned of the great exodus of our people to
the north and west from this and other southern states. I wish to
say that we are forced to go when one things of a grown man wages
is only fifty to seventy five cents per day for all grades of
work. He is compelled to go where there is better wages and
sociable condition