Hot Springs Ark. Feb 11, 1906 Dear Professor Binns,
I send you a paper marked. I have no doubt that you know Mr. Keats as he claims intimate friendship with you. I therefore thought that you might be interested in his doings.
We found the Caulkins kiln a “gold brick.” It is of too flimsy construction to be used in
commercial work and there are three cones (?) difference between the ends and center and the top and bottom. So we are building a round kiln of 1000 pieces capacity and will use wood as fuel or perhaps artificial gas. Mr. Bradford was the only person who favored the Caulkins kiln and so I had but him to reason with in getting a more practical thing. We are slow in starting owing to the kiln’s bad behavior.
But I am well content with my employers and if the thing were larger and the salary in proportion I would be better pleased of course. But I couldn’t find more pleasant work any where.
Success to your work.
Yours very truly Paul E. Cox
