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I thank you for your compliments regarding my success at recent leading shows with my 

 Carneaux. Three years ago in one of my consignments of pigeons from abroad, I received 

 a few pairs of Carneaux. I kept them and bred several fine specimens. I am not a regular 

 pigeon dealer. 1 am a fancier more. I work every day at my trade. Pigeons with me are a 

 side issue. I have bought of you since December last over $148 of Carneaux, all for a few 

 customers. Now.these exhibitions in different cities I made have created a furore and everybody 

 IS after me for Carneaux. One party says, " A man like you that exhibits such fine Carneaux 

 must have some fine ones at your lofts. I want your Carneaux," etc. I will send you an order 

 for five pairs and I can guarantee you more orders next week. 



I received my last order of pigeons two or three days ago; which was my third order from 

 you. The_ Homers were very fine and the Carneaux were the finest pigeons I have ever seen. 

 They are simply grand and if I could not get any more like them I would not take one hundred 

 dollars for them. They were driving the hens and feeding in one minute after I turned them 

 out. They all have nests now. You have treated me very nicely and I like to do business 

 with you. You have always treated me right. I had a letter from a pigeon man yesterday, 

 about 150 miles from here, but I did not know how they would use me and so I give my order 

 to you. Enclosed find check for $50 for which please send me three pairs of your very best 

 Carneaux, and the rest, a nice assortment of best Homers. (This is the fourth order from this 

 customer.) 



The eight pairs of Carneaux which you sent me last Friday arrived Saturday morning at 9.30, 

 making seven and one-half hours better time than the shipment of Homers you made me on 

 November 1 last. They are certainly beautiful birds, I tried putting each pair in matmg 

 coops immediately on their arrival, having previously removed the partitions, and by four 

 o'clock that afternoon six pairs had mated. The other two pairs mated the following morning. 



I was going to go to see you last Saturday but it was so cold I postponed it. Kindly fill 

 my order for five pairs of Carneaux. All Carneaux bought of you are entirely satisfactory. 

 It is a pleasure to deal with you. I will have the money ready when I call for them. Kindly 

 advise when you can fill my order. 



The Carneaux were in fine shape and I am well pleased with them. I am enclosing money 

 order for S12 for which please ship, at once as per my other order, two pairs more of mated 

 Carneaux. Please give the filling of this order careful attention, as it means a great deal to me. 

 If these birds do as well as I hope they will, I shall place an order for about 50 or 75 pairs in 

 the near future. 



I am in receipt of the four pairs of Carneaux which were shipped on June 1. The birds are 

 doing nicely, all four pairs having nested and laid. 



The Carneaux came to hand last Tuesday and to say I am pleased with them is putting it 

 entirely too mild. They are the prettiest, biggest things in the pigeon line I ever saw. Every one 

 that sees them says that they are stunners, they are the talk of the town. Will do as you 

 suggest about the plan and photo of the house I built for less than $20, and it is a dandy for 

 this climate, too. If you wish to refer any one to me or have me show any one the Carneaux, 

 just say so and I will be only too glad to do it. Thank you for the prompt and careful attention 

 given my order. 



Our two crates of birds arrived two weeks ago. We thank you for the fine lot you sent. 

 They are certainly as fine as any one can hope to possess. We have the room now for 700 or 

 800 pairs and we intend to fill this up with Plymouth Rock Extra Homers and Carneaux. We 

 are " stuck " on the Carneaux but they are nearly out of our reach. Please give us all the 

 information you can about selling squabs. Can we reach New York? ^ We_ understand that 

 we can. We raise more squabs in the winter than we can easily handle in this city. We note 

 the markets in the Packer but they are always just as you say, below the actual market 

 prices. Our birds will win all the prizes at the County Fair again this year. 



The Carneaux arrived Monday morning and were O.K. and to say I am pleased with them 

 does not express it, as I think the pair of yellows are the best I ever saw. I was surprised to 

 find the extra hen, as I did not expect you to make good the loss of the other one. I thank 

 you very much for the nice way you have treated me in our dealings, and hope to do more 

 business with you later. 



In regard to our conversation of last week about the Carneaux, will state that I like the birds 

 much better than the Homers, as both squab raisers and show birds. Every one who has seen 

 my birds says they are the largest and finest birds they ever saw. From the one pair of 

 Carneaux I purchased of you in March, 1908, I have raised five and lost three. They laid in 



