The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-10-22
THE MARKET TROUBLES.

school at . II. M. ana 800 p. m.
THE MARKET TROUBLES.
Action OF the Market Company.
The trouble between the Washington.
Market Company and the dealers continues
| to grow in intensity. Considerable feeling
is shown on both sides. At q meeting Of
the directors of the company yesterday
afternoon the agreement of tho market
dealers not to bid ut the auction sale to-day,
but to move out If any stalls are sold was
read, and Mr.. w. Il, Chandler moved the
following:. That in case the market men,
who have combined TO disregard the law of
Congress- carry out their threats of leaving
the stalls now occupied by them, and also
succeed by intimidation, in preventing
other bidders from buying, selectipg or &C.
cunviGg them, that the clerl; Of tho market
be instructed TO thgaw open all such stalls
by hubble advertisement to competent and
responsible dealers from any part of the
United States and to agree to give them the
use of the stalls rent free for one year while
building up their business, Mr. Chandler
advocated tho mQti0n, saying that 1t was
the natural and appropriate method of meet
ing the dealers combination. Mr.. j. III. Ella,
Sixth Auditor, said he was willing, if neces-
sary, to pass the vote, and for one would be
willing to sink every dollar of his stock if
the dealers persisted in threats and combina-
tions to prevent obedience to the law of
Congress. But he said he believed the
dealers when they signed the combination
agreomont misunderstood tho forms of sale,
and would not be unreasonable when they
had time to read and reflect lie therefore
moved TO lay tho vote on the table. The
motion to table was carried-yeas, 7, Messrs.
Emery, Ella, Clark, Whitney, Smith, and
Varncll nays, 3, Messrs Chandler, Kill
bourn, and Smoot.
Mr. Ella then moved that the sale be post
poned until next Wednesday.
A motion to lay this motion on the table
was carried by seyen yeas 10 three nays,
f No Sale To-Day.
The announcement of the sale OF the stalls
in the Centre Market at IL o'clock this
, morning did not attract many people. In
fact when MrW e. Chandler and Mr.. Thomas
Bowling. the auctionecr, started out to
, select n spVt 10 pqnduGt tho sale no bidders
| could be seen, and II was then DECIDED TO
postpone the sale until half.past IL. An
occupied stand near the middle entrance of
the Seventh street wing was chosen from
: which to conduct the sale.
j. Red flags were stuck up at the main en-
. frances of the Seventh and Ninth street
wings of the market, and then Mr.. Bowling
: rang his hlll soana large crowd collected
and AIossls. Chandler, Bowling, Ella, Emery,
, and Others mounted the stand. Mr..
Chandler was about to say something when
}. Mr.. G. w. Cooper the attorney for the
l dealers, arose and said con behalf of the
C dealers of the Washington Market hereby
notify all parties that said dealers
a EEntest Against the Legality Of this
frOpYscM S.,a
' of stalls, and hereby notify any purchaser
that his right TO take possession of such
: stalls will be contested by all the appliances
of law"
It Mr.. Chandlcr.-"Arc you here for the
!; purpose of doterring or intimidating any
:. one from bdding?'
Mr.. Cooper.-"E mphatically, no! came
|. here to notify innocent purchasers that u
4. they buy they will ho subject to litigation
&c Mr.. Chandler then began TO read the
l. rules and regulations governing the sale
:, when Mr.. Cooper interrupted him ant
i. asked if the rents and bonuses had becr
consented to by the District Commits
4, siGnslS,
T. Mr. Chandler replied by saying that thu
y law In existence under the old charter gav'
a the right to the mayor and council to FL
II that, but us there is neither mayor no
IN council the Market Company reserved TIN
IN right themselves, but the company Is per
fectly willing to submit the matter to tn
y, Commissioners.
II, Mr.. Cooper again arose and advised tn
I'd dealers not to buy until that question wa
H. settled.
n. Mr.. Chandler said that il was not com
puls0ry on the part of the dealers to BIZ
y end they need not do so. There hay
". BEEN" said he " {, good many threats mad
d. by the dealers that they would lOapo th
IN market in body five persisted in gu
D. course" Continuing Mr.. Chandler said
| lie ic tiDh Dppun
seven years ago
tn "rhe dealers then loft the market am
n stayed away ten or twelve days, but wcr
v I: glad enough to get back again."
u. During the delivery of this speech NJ
(. Chandler was
Several Times IEoOted,
II, and questions were put to him by tn
en- dealers, which he answered. When til
n: noise had subsidized Mr.. Chandler continues
ct. by saying;
ed "You have perfect right TO 20 out
this market and leave your stands, but
y; viii be orr duty to I'll them up and W
e. shall do IL, But, if you 40 an INCH fqrth'
y" in your combination and prevent or o
nj tempt to prevent any man from bidding
,h YOu Violate the Law,
II and will be held responsible for it. III
nj time has come when every man can do 9
he chooses under the laws of the Distric
w, and we will see that those who purcha'
he the stalls which we offer for sale are pr
tGcted in their rights"
of Mr.. j. W. Eilligp, fer mGny years . prom
ng inent dealer In the old market, hut Who +
~ fused to purchase from the present con
aT, pany, mounted a stand and made n mo
W. excited speech, in which he said that ii
sa- marketmen under the old regime, we
III driven out of the market by the Was
~ ington Market Company and compelled
~, purchase from that corporation, p0ntinl
l,ii Ing Mr.. I<illinn said, "Wo did not inyi
on the Market Company to build us a markC
IT'S have an inherited right here. They (tl
no Market Company, have us in the court
rn,. and some of us in the poor-house." IA
plausel.
or. Mr.. Ella, one of the directors of the Coz
t. pany, proposed that the sale be postponed
ing some other day, when the dealers can G
l!rf' away from their business 10 bGtter adva
"'' tage Mr.. Ella did not believe the deglt
nm. thoroughly understood the question, al
let. wanted to give them7nore time to study
ing lie denied the accusation Of the dealers tn
1870 there over has hoen any disposition Gu u
part OF tho market company to oppose the
IIay but, on the contrary, 1t had always been t
nh aim of the company to
ID. Deal Fairly and Honestly Wi