Letter from Forney Johnston in Birmingham, Alabama, to Governor Charles Henderson in Montgomery, Alabama.
In the letter Johnston explains that industrial production in Jefferson County is threatened by labor shortages and excessive compensations, which he argues lead to idle employees. In response to this "menacing" situation, the Birmingham city commission plans to adopt two ordinances to com...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Johnston explains that industrial production in Jefferson County is threatened by labor shortages and excessive compensations, which he argues lead to idle employees. In response to this "menacing" situation, the Birmingham city commission plans to adopt two ordinances to combat vagrancy. Johnston asks the governor to "issue a ringing proclamation denouncing as slackers any laborers within the State who fail to work to the limit of their physical capacity and opportunity" and to encourage other municipalities and law enforcement agents to adopt and uphold similar vagrancy laws. |
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