CHAPTER XXIII 

 WORKING UP A PRIVATE SQUAB TRADE 



Catering to Summer and Winter Resort Hotels — Restaurant and Com- 

 mercial Hotels — Private Families — Making up Neat Packages. 



In resorts, either winter or summer, there is an unlimited 

 opportunity for the commercial squab breeders to dispose of 

 their squabs at a good price. Being located near or living in 

 such a place the breeder should endeavor to make arrange- 

 ments with the chefs of the leading hotels to supply them with 

 squabs and, if at all possible, secure a contract. The larger 

 hotels are always on the lookout for squabs. 



Restaurants in the average size cities, where squabs are not 

 handled by commission men, use a great many squabs and 

 very probably would use a great many more could they get 

 them. Call on the restaurant managers and explain to them 

 wherein your squabs are much better than those of the common 

 pigeon variety, state how many you can furnish per week and 

 at what price. If the proprietor does not use squabs make him 

 a proposition to furnish him with a few if he will feature them 

 on his menu and give them a fair trial. If you do this and 

 he does his share you will, in all probability, make a regular 

 customer out of him. One would be surprised at the amount 

 of squabs that the average commercial hotels use. Go at the 

 m.anager in the same manner as I have stated above in the 

 case of the restaurant manager and no doubt you can succeed 

 with him. Of course with this, as in other lines of selling, you 

 will meet with a curt refusal to buy but don't give up because 

 of that. 



The author formerly sold quite a large amount of squabs to 

 private families in the city in which he was living and in 



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