FORT GAINES, GA., Oct. 9, 1916.

_Dear Sir:_ Replying to your letter dates Oct. 6th the situation
here is this: Heavy rains and Boll weavel has caused a loss of
about 9,000 bales of cotton which together with seed at the
prevailing high prices would have brought $900,000.00 the average
crop here being 11,000 bales, but this years' crop was
exceptionally fine and abundant and promised good yeald until the
two calamities hit us.

Now the farmer is going to see that his personal losses are
minimised as far as possible and this has left the average farm
laborer with nothing to start out with to make a crop for next
year, nobody wants to carry him till next fall, he might make
peanuts and might not, so taking it alround, he wants to migrate
to where he can see a chance to get work.

I have carpenters, one brick mason, blacksmith, etc., wanting to
leave here, can send you their names if definate proposition is
held out.

HOUSTON, TEX., 2-25-17.

_Dear Sir:_ Would you please to be so kind to advise us on what
condition to get in tuch with some club on micration movement we
have 1000 of idle people here and good working people would be
trully glad to except of that good oppertunity of coming north
and work. Now please give us the full detales of the movingment
so we can get to gether now please advise right away of the main
headquarters of the club for we are ready for business just as
soon as we can get a understanding from the main club for we have
lots of people in Tex. want to no direct about it and want to go.
We take your paper in this citey and your paper was all we had to
go by so we are depending on you for farther advise. Dear editor
you muss excuse our bad letter for we rote it in a hurry.

KEATCHIE, LA., 12/8/16.

_Dear Sir:_ I have been reading in the Union-Review and other
papers about the work of your department and I am writing to you
for some information. I would like to know about general
conditions, as to wages, cost of living, living conditions etc.

Also as to persons of color adopting themselves to the northern
climate, having been reared in the south. This information would
be much appreciated and would be also o