Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-12


bands on the different dates and at
the various locations. In my letter
accompanying the copy of the official
program / asked the leaders to notify
me whether the disposition of their
band was satisfactory to them.
Prompt replies were received from
the leaders of all the bands except
from the leaders of the Goodrich and
X. o. #. NJ. bands. Mr.. Foster wrote
ME as follows:
Akron o., Aug. 80, 1899.
sMr. P. E. Werner, Akron, 0.
Dear Sir-Your letter of the 18th
inst. to hand, and 1 thank you for
your favor and accept Thursday and
Friday, Sept. IA and 15, and L am sure
that YOU will be more than pleased
With my band, for will do all L can
to make it GO, and the best one in
the city. Thanking you again, 1 am,
Yours Respectfully,
C. A. Foster
"As no replies were received from
the leaders of the Goodrich and K.O.
TN. bands, l wrote them again on
September as follows:
Akron, o., Sept. 2, 1899.
Dear Sir-On Aug. 29th L wrote
YOU a letter which you no doubt re-
ceived on the 3Oth. In it l requested
the acknowledgment of the same.
You have had your letter three days
and have not received an acknow-
ledgment. I now enclose a stamped
envelope so that you will not have to
incur any expense in sending me
your reply, and 1 hope to receive II
on Monday at the latest.
Yours very respectfully,
p. f. Werner,
Chairman Exec. Com
No reply from either of the above
mentioned band leaders was received
to nv second letter. On September
5th Mr.. Foster called at my office and
stated that there was dissatisfaction
his men had left him-and that he
could not fulfill his engagement fol
the fair, notwithstanding the con-
tract he had entered icto with me II
writing. | told him plainly what
thought of his actions and, in the
course Of the conversation with Mr.
Foster, made up my mind that ht
fhn Snann-VnAf a
others. | mistrusted that something
was wrong with the Goodrich ant
K. O. T. NJ. bands, and 1 then de
cided to send Messrs. Jesse Z. Die
and E. NJ. Robinson, two yOun!
} gentlemen who were soliciting ant
; collecting funds for me for the fair
to E. B. Sisler, the manager OF tn
1 X. o. r. M. band, as / had been in
formed that A. G. Ranck, the leade
1 of the band, was absent from tn
city. and the leader of the Goodrich
band, in order to find out the caus
of not receiving a reply to my las
, communication. Messrs. Dice ant
hODllSOn teu W iO- eho ioi'o y"
ing day, that the two gentlemen
5 acted very peculiarly, found a grea
deal OF fault, stated it was reporte'
that the Eighth Regiment band wa
receiving more money than thei
bands, and on general principle
e acted in a manner which was grea
e surprise to my representatives.
y could not believe that it would b
possible that these two bands woul'
. revoke the contracts they had Ell
t tered into with me for the fair.
u then gave Mr.. Dice the original con
$ tract made with the Eight Regimen
band, asking him to show the SAM
to the two gentlemen and t.
endeayor to obtain their prOmis'
s that they would carry out their writ
ten contract with me. MIR. Dice in
;, formed me that he was unsuccessful
9 with them-that these two bant
!, managers absolutely refused to car
D ry out their written agreements ant
as>s,s;s.