Lewisburg chronicle, and West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1850, 1850-03-13
Fur the Lsuis5ure Chronicle.

Mr.. Editor l attended The Market
House meeting on Saturday last. and was
much graiified with the courteous but ear.
nest ordeal OF discussion The measure pass.
ed. Its advantage 10 all-merchants, me-
chauics, and farmers especIally-were fully
dwelt uron-its benefit to the town-and
especially ito convenience to keepers Of
boarding. houses. II is true We all con
trive to live-as reu a. ve ean, now
the oldest and richest citizens have com.
paratively little or no trouble 5u. new.
comers. and persons Of small means, suf
fer more inconvenience and loss than
many suppose. Many people say i. is
dear living as respects food, in Lewisburg,
than in any other large town, simply for
want Of a market. house. This should no,
aud need not Be.
Pwo Of my fellow mechanics said the
only objection they had in giving it trial,
was that they were not we'll enough paid
with cash to supply them. To this it was
truly replied that market-house would
be one link in the much. needed chain OF a
more ready cash business. I would add,
that two regular market.days-say Wed
nesday and Saturday mornings-would
save them time, and old Ben Franklin says
Time is money" And i. is true. The
time lost by mechanics. laboring men,
journeymen. and apprentices. in going and
looking q, all hours Of the day for this or
that article, would buy every family a
house and lot in three years. To &c, one
article OF food grown in our neighborhood
The present way. lakes from half day to
. day per week for each family With a
market two or three hours would do it,
much better. The farmer who brings
anything to sell. could save hours every
day BY having some uniform place to 60
to. II he wants 10 sell thing, he sells in
few hours, or knows he can't. and he 10
satisfied, without going fro m door 10 door
half day or a whole day. II we want
10 buy thing, We 60 and see If j, can be
got. and if it can't. IRE 30 home sofi.fed
ill the next market day. know there is
an immence waste Of time the present way
ofmarketing, which poor men and lsboring
men can not spare. With a market, We
should &c, what vas to be had better. With
half The trouble. and cheaper than now.
The farmer could afford to sell for less by
selling more and saving his time.
There are other persons-w widows, and
persons with small means-who with q
market could buy ~hat they wished, and
in small quantities, who can not now push
their way into stores. have not credit, and
can moi buy largely. There arc poor
people in the country. too. who would
bring many things TO sell, tha; they do moi
now bring. and would greatly benef, them.
and they would trade with us. Market
mornings would be a time 40 would be
pretty sure to see anyone wished-to trans,
act business-and TO purshsse not only
daily food. but from the specimens furnished
,o.ensage our winter supplies. 1t would
introduce order. regularity, stability. 1t
would encourage gardening. fruit-raising.
flower cultivation, and agriculture in gene
raj. in our neighborhood. 1t would give
Us good name, and make our town more
attractive, and as our manufacturing and
educational interests advance. it would be
of increasing advantage to working men
and students, and not the less 90 all others,
A MECHANIC.