The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-29

On Saturday, October 10Th, complaint
VS. made BY Mr., Henry Zoeckler against
C. E Eaminski, OF Rush Run, Ohio, for
,blltion Of the 25th section OF the Market
Ordnance Of the city Of Wheeling. The
aidection reads as follows: mi
That no person attending the said mar
Mwith meat, aud who shall not have
Nned On inside stall, shall sell the same
v any quantity less than quarter cut In
tEo pieces, and every person offending
ssiiut The provisions Of this section shall
Sheit aud pay for every such offense not
Ass than one nor more than ten dollars:
Pwidd Gllruys, That the prohibition in
bis section contained shall apply only TO
aose persons who follow the occupation
clbu,chers, and not those who attend the
markets with meat occasionally" nj.
Some note was made Of the case in the
dly press at the time that 1t was tried be-
hr Judge Cranmcr, the result being that
Ae case was dismissed at the cost Of the
Complainant. rr H'svt{r ~ ',24
The matter strikes us as being worthy
done further consideration. The ques-
ton which naturally suggests itself to the
citizens is, why should there be any
ordnance limiting the sale Of meats any
more than Of vegetables? Why should
there bs any provision in the ordinances
dthe City Of Wheeling creating q mono
POLY nthe sale OF meats any more than Of
iaything else brought to our markets? ?
While It is true that Mr.. Kaminski won
IL ease on that sclausel Of the section
quoted, which provides that the jprohibi'
hon shall not apply to those persons who
'nly attend the market occasionally with
meats, L is well known that for years the
Impression has prevailed among country
people who attend our markets that they
haduo right to offer meats ior sale from
their wagons in less quantities. than Q
quarter cut in two pieces, and this i'm
PRESTON has been industriously cultivated
By those interested in presenting sucf
nls, The result has ;yistually been .
monopoly oithe sale Of cut meats BY q few
PARTIES known as regular butchers
% the exclusion OF the farmer, who ha'
been restrained from all competition viii
aVell organized guild or profession. =Th'
people Of this city have time and agaii
aked tho question, why is it that wher
al else sold in our markets has fallen II
pnce at or below anti.war figures, bee
Alone has maintained o price almost equa
% war fguresl Why is It that beef ha
nnged higher much Of the time in tn
wheeling markets than in those Of Gin
e'nnati and other cities2 The milk Of tn
oeoanut lies in the heretoiote under
sOod Interpretation OF the e5th section c
ae market ordinance, which has bee
ned TO forbid the sale Of meats in snia
Quantities unless from q stall inside th
market house. For long years this In
pated construction OF the ordinance ha
Mpt at bay the farmer, who would viii
aGy give the people the advantage Of th
lover prices arising from competition.
Nsa long lane, however, that has n
@m, aud the butchers in taekling u
Aaninski unfortunately got hold Of th
wong man. He is not only q man OF bu
mes, but man Of nerve, and was mott
0e eIuted by the usual attempt as "a scar
Our inimation that this 25th section
@e market ordinances as heretofore int
Pfe'ed, creates close corporation In Il
butcher business may be challenged
may bo said that all the butchers want
'aas the meat should be sold 'tnSldpBl
market house, OF, In other words, til