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SOUTHERN MARKET. — Our breeding Stock running constantly. Dimensions of pan, 4 

 has gone to every state in tlie Soutli. If you feet 6 inclies by 2 feet 10 inclies, guarantee- 

 live in any part of the South, you can market Ing plenty of bathing facilities. : They were 

 squabs as readily as poultry is marketed, liberated after dark, but the early morning 

 One of our Southern customers, who lives in will aiford all the bathing facilities they will 

 Gitronelle, Alabama, has been to Boston to need, and we prophesy they will embrace the 

 see us. Under date of January 30, 1903, he opportunities afforded at first opportunity, 

 writes: "I have received Homers from two We wish to compliment you on your prompt 

 others, but they do not compare with yours, methods of doing business, and on the su- 

 I will build my second house very soon as periority of the birds shipped us. . They were 

 the first one is filling up fast." indeed high class birds, in fact, Mr. Rice, 



LONG DISTANCE SHIPMENTS. — To all they are better stock than we expeoted .to 



inquirers we wish to state again emphatl- receive. Tour sending us 4 extra pairs above 



cally that we certainly do guarantee the sale order was a graceful act on your part, one 



arrival of every bird, no matter in what part which we fully appreciate, and thank you 



of the world you live. We are learning all right here for It. Your shipment was nearly 



the time how to handle the long distance a week before we expected it, but by extra 



shipments best and experience has taught us exertion we got all ready in time and they 



little wrinkles about the baskets and the have a fine home. Express charges at $14 per 



arrangements of the feed and water dishes hundred Boston to San Rafael, 270 lbs. weight 



which are valuable. The express messengers of shipment, amounted to $37.80 plus 40 cents 



get their instructions not from guesswork or for feed, 538.20 total, at merchandise rate, 



from written notices or tags, but from a Still at rate given in your circular $4 for 24 



board a foot square on which is printed in birds (12 pairs), this is too much by a 



bold 'type the necessary directions. This margin. H rate to San Francisco per 12 



winter (1903) we have shipped every week to pairs is not ]ust correct, still we are not 



California. One order of 200 pairs for Santa kicking, for the difference is not very much. 



Ana, California, filled seventeen baskets. Note this, 201 birds came out of those bas- 



Of the 400 birds, only one turned up dead, kets, now we ane sure, absolutely sure of 



but as we had sent along four more pairs the count; two people kept count as each 



than the order called for, we were seven bird was liberated and 201 birds came out 



birds ahead on the count. Another large of the orates. If 100 pairs are mated, what 



shipment to San Rafael, California, in Janu- will we do for that poor lone bird? We 



ary, 1903 brought back by return mall the await for suggestions; pretty tough on that 



following letter, which we print exactly as lone bird, 3,500 miles from home, but he or 



we got it, word for word, and altogether it is she is here sure. In conclusion we thank 



one of the best recommendations for us to you for your promptness, your honesty and 



people who live at a distance that we ever your fair, square dealing and will keep you 



received: posted as to our progress as per your sug- 



"Teste'rday, A. M. (Jan. 20th) at 8.30 we gestion. We thank you for the crates; they 



received your letter advising us of the ship- are fine. We wrote you yesterday and look 



ment of 100 pairs of Extra Mated Homers, on for reply in accordance with your usual 



Jan. 14th; advising also that the pigeons promptness." 



would reach us before the letter. Well, they We sent the above letter to Mr. R. H. 

 did not arrive until 4.30 today, Jan. 21 (7) Dwight, agent for the Wells-Pargo Express 

 seven days on the road. We notice that Company in Boston, and he was quite as 

 seven days is also required to get your ship- pleased as we were. Through Mr. Dwight' s 

 ments to Los Angeles; and when you assume co-operation our through western shipments 

 that they will reach here at or before the by the Wells-Fargo have been a remarkable 

 receipt of notice of shipment we think you success. The only ditaculty we have ever 

 are mistaken. Nevertheless, be this as it had on account of long distance trade came 

 may, the birds reached us tonight at 5.30, when we were shipping in crates, not bas- 

 every bird in first-class shape— every indi- kets. We sent a large order into San Fran- 

 vidual one being in first-class shape; giving Cisco and on the way four of the crates were 

 evidence of being shipped in perfect condition broken into by rough handling and forty- 

 and having plenty of feed and water en two birds got away. The Wells-Fargo Ex- 

 route. Your feed ran short, as evidenced by press Company settled with us tor the loss 

 charges of 40 cents made by express com- of those birds and we made good to the 

 pany for feed provided by them, which we customer, sending the missing birds on, and 

 are only too glad to pay, and at same time the customer was out not a cent for further 

 shows care and attention of express company express charges, for the WellS7Pargo people 

 messengers— a good fault. Every bird in the carried the birds deadhead, 

 lot is bright and active, and they come into Tlie baskets in which we now ship cannot 

 a first-class home, a fine house and flying be broken open except with the aid of an axe 

 pen, plenty of feed and a galvanized iron and they can be thrown ten feet across a 

 pan 6 Inches deep with water 4 Inches deep depot platform without being injured. 



