Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-28
Washington Markets-Past and Pres
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! I.j5t'o clHft The present construction Of a new
market house and the sudden destruction OF the old
| che have made the subject OF marked arcan,roJ,
tb enc sne popular theme at this tine and have had
VI. eI;tct 10 hilpg cut some intere ting historic
Iehlnlscences connectet with the old buildings in Il
ter the foowi pctuIe o The MINIS n tbs e6arae
apltaI VIII be read with amused interest bv The
Inc extract IS from the letter of a New York;
printed IN DolrH,Rs'S S0rttrRilYsSf n nreciselv
journalist. which oc' urred Juiy - ySs2 "I''
I, reisn, IS familiar with the capitals of their
r1Sgntcent conceptions, wholly blocked out n9rtj
siA bHlt ., and then newly caught and slHa;tel
gov Into one of the most fOrbiddipg soils in fla
whole compass Of the Americas Continent. Instead
O. place here the good taste aud high uIiiV alton
~ to embeliish the nat1ons capital, e. cry
1hng % the hlLd seems 10 have summed il as they
Washiu son when q boy. Its market was then sns
PoTjrs ..nis setaSies raised by the neigh
inooiie. 70 nsr ket 10 he oldest ard most incon-
Of trok en- down horse or one 81 tben1 ~ Va sie
In pair ofthe wTetChedest steers on a rsisaga
bic cars or worse wagon, and driven bV an eau,ii,
well conditioned plantation man, wss tbe
'nuai node OF transportation 10 the cify.
the - scks and the niger -sfapdiDe in the oran
streets were the market house OF the dav Stare
ing poultry and poor meats were the CT mpsnions OF
meagre vegetables. and rs for fruits pawpaws wouid
~ grow There and persimmon, were only in eating
Washington in all these things is mi remtIT 9 b
n nd any well conditioned town in America II ia a
more abuntant of frui. and ye1sfabIa 10
81 q about tire place. The climate deljph{fnl bi.n
~ itsly and yitibg word Of vegetable wealth IN
H- en- tlhce- Prices are good. the demand F.r OH
eGb.es Is steady and Increasing and wby should not
me unity within sight of the capitol be a c1nti1
u u'apd . perfect garden. I igbt gvsSS but That
L viii drop the suiiect.
II VIII te seen that this portraiture relates to a
pslSu arttctCert To abe erection 81 the late Center
MARKER h USE and must therefore date abont tha
I.e,hilng 81 the present century. Washington wa
AZ ths' I'M Dt straggliTE village, htmrled In ty
vice rNrahse Of tEiCEei II q swsup. or J,IgrSS-
h,iCe IRE n"lnH Of Mash Market s. common.
N z ne cnlCre1 PEOPLE. taLd white lie tna
{OT iLst natter II applied 10 the space 1rri nSd
y lit tuteF 11rEst- Turueihes aud caE.I. ,.sr9
o ileG m tNls'cnce, SI.d the railroads which ny
tiIg u rs II CUsaEds o. barrels of nOrtnef snrI.
ana tthfr iTutis, and tens Of butter. p1ul+rf anS
trsettbie pICcUCts. We're rot dreamed Of III
ut-> OF this old letter writer r. fprs If corr5
10 De slavery that then blighted Wash rt,r ,rt
Pre- aLd hthdered ali progress but which hanailr
= longer Tes.s like pail BroR tie nation Capy',
IL We" q tFese sL5 Other like C0nsidera-infs ~.
LAY wei a,inrd 60 10 y viii cha-ifv I'm - -
W. -h'--- " '..ose cary ,tsvs, AId conOra,
se tH selves On the INNER - progress IA ale since
u D aLS especially The wonderful chang. SuI i'm
. 'tnenis 81 the last ten years Much vet rsnain.
e. De cone 2 axe the capt al ana its sJITroun Inc
hat ne should be; bat from present appesTanrGz
the ID sItIiai and aSthetical az ancement 1T NasE
ID on IN the HeNt decade will far exceed even tps,
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