March 22, 1904

Albany, NY

Dear friend Rose:

Am now in R.R.Y.M.C.A. Bldg. and have a little time before my train leaves so will profit by it by writing you. The train coming east is beginning to run on time now that the weather has moderated and I will have 2 or 3 hours here every day. Think I will canvass the town with card cases.

You inquired about Mr. Forrester. He is now working on the R.R. same as I am. Runs to Buffalo. He stays in Bflo nights but is in Syracuse from 1:30 PM to7:30 PM giving him time to go to matinee. He is beginning to like the work and may stay at it during the summer. We ought to go to St. Louis and perhaps may.

I sent your birthday present a few days ago. The book is a Tabard Inn’s Library book and the enclosed circular will explain the plan of the Tabard Inn Library. They may have a branch in Palmyra or Newark, but if not, when you wish to exchange book, mail to me and I will exchange for you. They have all the new $1.50 books.

If you wish to do something this summer and the Tabard Inn have no branch in your part of the country, you would be able to make good money organizing one. It will do you no harm to write them and get their plan. It would be easy and pleasant work for you and you could remain home and do it.

Thursday evening I am to attend a concert given by a Choral Society.

It looks like Spring now and I am glad to see it. It makes me wish to get out on the road again. I hope that your mother and father and the children are all well.

I presume that it will be just as well for Josie to get out of partnership and I suppose that her idea of remaining in Rochester will be to remain there.

My father is still out in Oswego County, but I expect him home this week and he will probably bring one of our country cousins.

Will close now, hoping to receive an early reply. I think I will have to walk down to the post office to get an envelope for this letter.

Yours,

Max

I can get of most any Sunday by letting the boss know in time to get someone to take my place.