West Chester, Pa. 
November 24, 1903. 
Charles J . PennocR. , 
Kennett Square, Pa. 
Esteemed friend:- 
Referring to thine of the 23rd, I believe the 
attempt to transport the Martins rests with me as Mr. Carson 
and myself, some years ago, conceived the idea that we could 
colonize them at the "Zoo" by removing the young birds before 
they could fly. I have not heard from him for the present 
season and do not know whether they had any or not but am very 
fearful, they did hot put in appearance there. I thinh it 
was in the year of 1899 that we made the removal. I placed a 
large box on a tall pole and by means of a spring trap and 
rope, we would be able to shut up all the door-ways instantly 
and then we removed the box and put it on the night train and 
the next morning they were hanging on a pole in the Zoological 
Gardens . 
X X X X X X X X X X XX. 
Very sincerely, 
Josiah Hoopes. 
(copy. The writer is of the firm 
Koopes , Bro . Sc Thomas , 
Maple Avenue Nurseries, 
West Chester, Pa.''). 
