Daily Republican., 1882-12-13
The Peoples mlBKet.

The article In your yesterdays issue,
signed Public Necessity, would have
been more appropriately and properly
signed sordid and mercinary interest.
Tho writer seems to be very plausible
and fair, and has purposely written to
deceive the public and mislead those
who have not time to look into the
matter. 1t would be more like the
thing If the writer would come out like
q man, acknowledge that he has a per-
sonal interest at stake, and likely owns
property on French street, and that
Is the true reason for his asking for
. change.
When he speaks of Madison street it
is but o blind TO deceive the public,
we'll knowing that there Is no likeli-
hood af a market continuing there for
any length Of time, even ii Council
grant permission. II the people in the
Western section wish to try the expert
ment there can be no objection to their
doing 80; bus the factiis, the real prime
mover in this public disturbance, this
disturbance of the peace Of the commu-
nifty, are men who, from personal mo-
tives, desire to break up the King street
market, in order that they may have 1t
removed TO French street; and they
raise the cry for market on Madison
street to deceive the public and cover
up their tracks.
But Is it not about time that an hon
est and just statement OF this market
business was placed before the people.
Is it not about time that this unjust
TRADE against much needed class of
merchants who are supplying a great
public need, had received its proper
condemnation. Let us get at the facts
of the case. DO the merchants drive
the farmers away rs the writer has as
serted.
The entire amount of reservation
from Second street to Seventh, which
you may say Is the business centre, con-
slSts of ton or twelve. Now this GER
tainly is not unreasonable on the part
Of tire store keepers and wholesale mer-
chants, who, ia time OF scarcity, have
brought produce from Europe to supply
our necessities. There is no just canse
for complaint on the part Of the farm
ers; they cannot all expect to back up
their wagons between Third and Fifth
streets.
They cannot justly complain for
want Of room as there is nothing to
breveut them from moving further ont
King street. And II any Citizen inte-
rested will survey the ground from
Eighth to Eleventh street, he will dis
cover how little the occupancy of the |
squares interferes with private interest; /
and how we'll suited they are for mar
ket purposes; he will also discover that
. considerable por ion of the space |
bet Ween Fifth and Sixth streets is pub
lie property.
He will not discover any engine house 4
on King street which would make it |
dangerous for the farmers in time OF !
fire. If it be claimed on the part of the
writer OF the article referred to that the |
writer of Sbis may bs interested on |
King street, suppose we admit this |
point, Is 1t net just and proper for |
business men to be- interested? Men who l
at expense have altered their properties |
to carry on the market and produce
business, would 1t not be honorable and |
fair that the Council who have author
lied the farmers market on King street,
should protect these merchants and
these property holders, when there is NO |
just public necessity for change, and |
when the cause of complaint Ii NOT
on facts. We are willing that
this case shall rest with Just and fair |
minded public, who are willing tn do
unto others as they would be done by. |