The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-08
A VILLAGE MARKET.
A New Enterprise for Rutland Facts
ana Fnncies Concerning Et-A Good
Location Afforded.


had this enterprise as an important
part of their being as city or village
for many years--towns, too, that have not
nearly as much trade coming in from with
out their own limits, 10 any of the different
commodities of the soil, as has Rutland,
but which by the very fact of possessing a
market have become known far and wide
for their business and sturdy enterprise.
Enterprising citizens of Rutland have Of
ten for years past longed for the same acti-
witty In domestic and country trade to be
seen in their own town, and have envied
the reputation achieyed by Burlington, ST.
Adams, Vergennes, and other towns of less
importance, for the possession of such a
market and an established markct-day.
Rutland has peculiar facilities for a success
full enterprise of this kind and great need
for its establishment. This need is felt
more and more every year as the town in
creases in growth and business. a uni
form and settled policy among our produce
dealers, in all departments of their thriving
trade is something which every business
man must acknowledge would be of inesti-
mable advantage to all, and to Rutland as
a town. Every town, city or village which
has tried the experiment attest its bene-
fits, and would not be without it now for
the promise of untold wealth.
Accepting these statements to be what
all, who have an intimate knowledge of
their merits, claim for them, let us, for a
moment, make one or two propositions for
our readers in Rutland to digest and seri-
ously consider. We know that many of
our leading business men have been led to
think upon this subject of late, and that,
so far as we have been informed, they uni
versaly look upon it with favor. But to
the point IN question. Surprising that a
stock company should be formed for the
express purpose of establishing village
market here. With that end in view we
have a location in our eye which would be
eminently suitable for the purpose named
the old Central House corner, left vacant
by the recent fire. Take, if necessary, the
corner lot and the one adjoining, known as
the "old Red Store lot" and you have one
of the hest locations for an enterprise of
this, or any other kind, that can be found
in town. Here you have a central point,
in the very midst of business, midway be-
tween the different Emergencies of our
principal business streets We will sup
pose, to carry out our plan that no ether
plans are being made for the building of
either of these lots, and that they are at
the disposal of the public for an institution
of this kind So far, then, well and good
1t is estimated that 100000, or $4,000,
at the farthest, will erect a building, say
two stories high with French roof, and
covering the vacant lots burned off by the
late fire on Merchants Row. Su;h build
ing would, beside being of sufficient d.
mansions, present handsome appearance,
as it should in such an exposed and public
location. Underneath is ample room for
large and splendid basement. On the first
floor would be given accommodations for
several stores beside the room for market
purposes. Let this building extend from
Merchants Row through to Evelyn street,
giving an opportunity for some five or six
stalls for market purposes. These stalls to
be patterned after those found in every
city, almost, in the country, to be kept by
such dealers as we have in Rutland, for the
sale of all the commodities of trade which
are fluctuatlng in price and which
can be governed by uniform policy.
These stalls could each haYe a large, roomy
basement underneath for the storage of po-
tatoes and other produce which would be
required to be kept constantly on hand in
large quantities. In this building let there
be q room or hall for an exchange
where, on certain day, to be fixed, by
those interested, by agreement, as tie mar
ket day, the dealers would meet the farm
ers from outside, who now bring their pro-
duce to Rutland to sell when, where and
however their choose. When such Il day
should become fixed aud made known the
farmers would be governed accordingly,
and every buyer here would be necessarily
bound to buy only on that day. This would
regulate trade as nothing else can.
The second story of this building could
be made to pay in various ways by ar
ranging it into suites of rooms to be rented
to small families who might wish to board
elsewhere, or have one of the rooms down
stairs for a restaurant, which could be
made to pay if managed by the right per.
son in the right way. There
could be no trouble, we think, in
renting any number of rooms for
business purposes in such a block on
such a location, even taking both the first
and second stories for such business, and
the third story for tenements. Such a
building should be built of brick, in a
thorough and substantial manner, and to
be planned, before its erection, by skill
full architect, under control of the stock
company, who could agree very readily
upon the nature and extent of the building.
The sum above mentioned could be raised,
VIC think, quite easily in town, let the
sudlCs NC YliuOo caSh, 10 tuCtC arc plCuig
of business men and property owners here
who could divide up the cost at very
small personal risk.
1t is suggested by some that the new
freight depot would be Just the building
for market, but the majority of the peo-
pie have not as yet given up the idea that
it will be used some time for the purpose
for which ii was erected.
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