Daily Republican., 1882-12-13
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: The great agitation In regard to NOV
ing our market from King street, whicl
has sll grown ont OF the attempt to an
: force the law already governing thu
street market, by removing certain
huCksters who persist in obstructinG
the streets and cheating the people
Gould not all this have been done with
out tussing, and then leG well enough
alone? There is no necessity for . re,
moval of the market from King street.
Taking everything into consideration
there ia no better street for the purpose
in Wilmington.
But, say some, itS too far to carry
baskets. Better carry them little dis
tance, when you can buy cheaper, which
is fact that will soon be learned TO
the sorrow of good many poor people,
who have enjoyed one Of the cheapest
markets In any city Of the country, II
you remove King street market. Twill
give my reasons why 1t is the cheapest.
1t 10 market for all kinds of pro.
duce that the people want. Meat mar
kOt, fish market, farmers market and
market of produce dealers, all in one,
on one day and oil one street In
market of this kind, where there Is 90
much produce, and so much competi-
tion iD prices, will, and do keep them
lower than where they are divided by
distance. This is fact, deny 1t none
dare. AOther reason some advance,
for removing the market Is to get away
from the commission men.
Well suppose you do get away from
fhnTn fhapn from w IN
You please, why you kill the very bds.
iAess that makes your produce cheap.
Did you ever count up to see that.
Ii every farmer who comes to the Will
mington market brought all he raised,
1t would not give the population of
Wilmington one square meal day !?
These ate faets and still some are ready
to say that comm ission men have no
business 70 be In business, and We will
remove this market and try and break
up this produce business. Why it Is
all fOOllshnssS, and IL the market ia re-
moved, you will see tina; what write
Is truth.
Commission men have made King
street market just what it is, one of the
cheapest markets 20 be found. Com
mission men compete with farmers, far
mers compete with commission men,
and 50 it goes, the more competition the
cheaper will prices bs all the world
over.
Why, take the produce dealers out of
Wilmington to-day and before two
weeks your family will pay 70 cents a
pound for butter, 80 cents dozen for
eggs, potatoes 81 80 per bushel; apples
you won't get at all; and we might
name every article that goes on the ia
BILE, whi,h would be advanced % to sol
per cent.
SO, in conclusion, we hope our City
Council will not act 30 aS to break up
the King street market, but lot 1t alone.
1t 10 good enough. Let farmers, pro
duce dealers and huoksters bring all
the stuff they can gather and sell it, as !
when 1t is all together, it will sell
cheaper, and people eau buy all ON one
street at one time. Have no corner |
stands to obstruct travel, aud let all !
sell, and then, and in no other way, |
will we have cheap market, We |
hope the City Council, who we believe |
want to do only what is tO the interest |
OF he people, will lot the market alone |
and enforce existing ordinances to have
regularity and all will be much better |
than Any removal or dividing of the |
N market. JUSTICE.