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LONG DISTANCE SHIPMENTS.-To all thej" V"'^ttir"sto .'^han T'e^lctTto 

 inquirers we wish _ to state again emphati- receive. Your sending u« 4 extra pa^rs above 

 cally hat we certainly do guarantee the safe order was a graceful act on your part one 

 arrival of every bird, no matter in what part ^vhich we fully appreciate, and thank vou 

 of the world you live, ^\e are learning all right here for it. Your .shipment was nearlv 

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

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

 little wrinkles about the baskets and the have a fine home. Express charges at ■U'l per 

 arrangements of the feed and water dislies hundred Boston fo San Rafael. 270 lbs. weight 

 which are valuable. The express messengers of shipment, amounted to $37.:f;0 plus 40 cents 

 get their instructions not from guesswork or for feed, :J;3S.20 total, at merchandise rate 

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

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

 bold type the necessary directions. This margin. $4 rate to San Francisco per 12 

 winter (1903} we have shipped every week "to pairs is not just 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 are 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 crates. If 100 pairs are mated, what 

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

 ary. 1903. brouglit back by return mail the await for suggestions; pretty tough on that 

 following letter, which we print exactly as lone bird, :i,.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- 



"Yesterday, A. M. (Jan. 20th) at $.30 we gestion. We thank you for the crates; they 

 received your letter advising us of tlie ship- are fine. AVe 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 (71 Dwight, agent for the Welis-Fai'go Express 

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

 seven days is also required to get your siiip- 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-Pargo have been a remarkable 

 receipt of notice of shipment we think you success. The only difficulty 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 liandling 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 u.g for 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. an-l 

 are onlv 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 Wells-Fargo people 

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

 lot is bright and active, and they come into The 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. 



