Qu'applle Sask. July 10, 1911

Dear Father,

Sorry I have not been able to write you before as you will no doubt have expected to hear a long while ago. I have tried ever day for the last three weeks but for 15 days during that time I was managing the branch and was short a man all the time as well so you can see that I would have my hands full. I had to work Saturday afternoon and Sunday as they came around as well as work on Coronation and Dominion days. Then as the manager only got back from his holidays two or three days before the end of last month which is the end our half year and is always a busy time on account of so many balances and reports to send away.  Only finished the last of them Thursday. I had a visit from Wm. Neilson about two weeks ago. He is taking a fine trip and said he was enjoying himself fine and was sorry you were not with him. He had his whiskers cut off and when he spoke to me at first I did not know him.  Flynn who worked with you on the NTR called for a few minutes at the office to see me. I don not think I ever knew him at home. He is traveling for some wire fence company from the States.  Do not think you will have any trouble with the cement.  It will surely be more pleasant where you are now than it was around la Tuque.  I do not like this place and hope they will not keep me here much longer. I have just been stealing a look through the manager's correspondence and in reply to a letter from head office asking if he had found things in order upon his return after spending his holidays he replied that he had found everything in perfect order.  Now I have not any more news so will  have to close.  I was at church with the masons a week ago today. Will remember what you said about staying where I am. Do not want you to ever think that you should not advise me what to do. Any time that you want me to do anything or suggest anything just tell me without making any bones about it. Now you may have some trouble getting any sense of this letter as this is a new typewriter for me and I have to go so slow that before I finish a sentence I have forgotten how I started it. Hope this will find you well as it leaves me. I am writing Mother today and hope it will find them all very well.

Your son,
Herb