The deplorable death of the president will certainly settle that one extra week in Buffalo. Under the circumstances we can't expect to get it. They are certainly getting it "in the neck."

The Pittsburgh Orchestra

In a September 25th letter to Wilson, Herbert expressed his concerns about being paid for the Exposition engagement.

As to the Buffalo engagement I want to say this: Lund with his orchestra played from 2-4 and 8-10. I hope this will be our time too. Since we can't play in the open air, I don't see how or why they should shift us around much. I will send you the program tomorrow. I've had a terrible cold and was unable to do anything but cough and sneeze. I hope that you will see that we get all the advertising we ought to have before we arrive and when we get there. I know that the Buffalo Expo. People are very hard up, and that several of the organizations had the devil's own time to collect the money due them. They are perfectly honest all right enough, but they don't seem to have it! I hope however they will do some business from now on and that we will have no trouble of that kind.

After Wilson apparently replied that the contract with the Exposition could be broken, Herbert replied in part with the following on October 1st.

What I said about Buffalo was that I knew they had had hard times paying their attractions, but that they did finally. I don't see how we could ask then now "if the money was all right" at this time. All we can do now is to hope for a better attendance at the fair, and to insist upon prompt payment ... when the time comes.