New-York tribune., 1880-02-19
THE NEW MARKET UPTOWN.
OPINIONS OF FULTON AND WASHINGTON MARKi
NEN ABOUT THE ENTERPRISE.

OPINIONS OF FULTON AND WASHINGTON MAhhEi
MEN ABOUT THE ENTERPRISE.
The announcement IN THE TRIBUNE yesterday
that the Manhattan Market was about to be re-
opened attracted much attention among market
men. and TRIBUNE reporter who cOnversed with
ounber of them in regard to it. found them to be
much divided in opinion as to the merits of the un-
dertakinc Several of the Fulton Market men eX-
pressed themselves in favor of it. IL was splendid
market they said. with unusual convenlences and
facilities for trade, and was sure TO be success
Two or three of them. however, while admitting that
Manhattan Market possessed great advantages over
sny other said it did not affect them in any way; IT
was a matter for the Washington Market men. who
would undoubtedly be turned out of their present
premises before long. Some of the Washington
Market men on being appealed to for then opihion
ire ,ted the new enterprise as new device for GUST
ing them from their present position and were con-
ieqnently strongly opposed toIt.
William Gilman, butcher, Fulton Market, one of
the promoters OF the enterprise, out OF town. HIS
brother Charles said in reply to the reporters ques-
lions 1--WE have fourteen stands in this market
which have been occupied by our family for thirty
two years. We paw 500 n week tor them The
rents. as you know, were doubled ABOUT nine
years ago. Now 65 per cent OF our GUS
toners live. above Tweuty-thrd-st, and that
is the reason why we have gone INTO this new
scheme. Our carriage alone amounts TO $4O DAY,
ana III we cOulu supply q SlC"t o,t Nu'
toners from this uptown market much or TINS i eX,
pense would be saved. We shall have several
stalls in the new market, aud ha1ye reasonable
hopes of dong good business there"
T.. G.. BlackfOrd, the large dealer IN fish,, SAID
" am decidedly in favor of Manhattan Market,
bur there are few objections to 1t. One Is TINS
railroad shuutng close 70 the market. II that
were stopped should 60 NJ at once, ana helleVe
many others would The market building is GER
tainfy one OF the finest in the world aud, apart
from that see no reason why, our customers having
moved uptown the trade should not follow. We
have been endeavorinG to get new nlarket , hele'
pretors and saloonkeepers interested III the present
building beng maintained"
A. RObbns "a. & G. RObbnsl, produce merchant,
said think it Will be just the thing for the
Washington Market men. as they VIII have to get
out soon any way. As for myself am not inter,
esteG. We have been here thirty-hve years ana
bnt up n business, and We don't lntead 10
John Kennedy, butter doalef of Washington Mar
ket said :" The Washington Market Protective
AssoclatiOn will have a meeting about tins thng TO-
morrow We are determined not to leave mere.
What we want is new market, and we have reason
to hope that will get 1t from the present Legsla-
ture. few have sDOken TO lac in Iavor OF thus new
market but my opinion is that those who have a
good stand here had better stick to IT, ,,..,...
AmoE. th0S., at tie NcSt washington Market
who were seen, John Doctor said: " don't know
nothing about the new market, ana don't want
Perhaps the widening OF "esi-st. VIII take ny my
stand what then can 90 IN the store on the
other side Of the street. No, sir. ! likes where
am. and shall stick. A hundred thousand dollars
would not move me-. -,
n. Snfin. also a large meat dealer, said " l
don't know ANYTHING aboutth the widening of West
St. nor about The new market, but do know this
they can't move us They haven't money enough.
No. not Vanderbilt aud all the res. put together.
The butchers can raise $50 600 600 lf' srequred"
Several other marketmen " om the reporter
talked with said that about one fourth OF the
wholesale butchers at West Washington Market
would lose their stalls when West-st was widencd
they would, no doubt, 90 uptown TO Manhattan
Market. 1t was the great toplc of conversation III
the markets Yesterday and while many connected
with Washington Market did not wish To move a
number expressed themselves in favor OF the new
uptowD market.