The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-05-30
Those Market Trains.

SALT LAKE CITY. Nay 90, 'S3.
Editors Herald:
1 read your article in this morn
ing's HERALD with peculiar feel
ings. There are always two sides
to a question, and l would like to
say word or two on the other
side. MISREPRESENTATION is the first
law of nature" we are told; as city
we, of Salt Lake. have a duty to
protect, if possible,Our own licensed
"dispensers" of vegetables and
fruits; they have to pay for their
licenses; they have to buy up a
stock of perishable stuff that lasts
but few days. and If they are not
disposed Of i'll that time, they are
lost to the general supply and lost
to the individual who has them on
sale. These supplies are very gen.
orally contracted for from our own
city gardeners, who have to pay
heavy taxes compared with people
in the country; and if lot Of pro-
duce is crowded on to the market,
probably, when the market is al
ready full, and s'dispensefs" are I'M
willing to buy extra supplies when
they already have plenty on hand to
fill all demands, of which they are
generally well posted, then this ex-
ira supply is peddled round at a
reduced rate; thereby the market
becomes demoralized, the city pro-
ducers become discouraged, and the
dispensers" injured in pocket.
The country producers can raise
their truck much cheaper than the
"citizens," on account of the large
amount of animal labor employed
on large patches, while the "citizen"
has but a lot or two to work by
hand. Now, the Suburban" can
produce grain, hay, ETC., and supply
that in Salt Lake-the "citizen"
can not; then why not the "citizen"
have a chance for life without
bringing the weight OF cheap market
trains down upon his devoted head ?
But the country people come to
Salt Lake to trade with our mer-
chants! Very true; but the country
stores get their supplies also from
Salt Lake merchants, making their
arrangements to supply their neigh
borhoods with such as they think
will be needed, and then have their
customers freighted off by the car
load, so leaving them and the goods
in limbo, time lost, interest growing,
goods spelling or going out of
fashion, and ruin follows.
Mr.. Editor, if there is any class
of people that needs protecting in
its rights, it is these small dis
pensers;" the wholesale merchants
have chances to turn around and
make ends meet that these dealers
Of perishable produce have not.
Don't let US have cheap market
trains, with miscellaneous people
bringing produce in when not
needed, to become spoiled on some
body'S hands. If the market demands
more than our citizens can supply
let contracts be made and the pro-
due "carried" in as it is needed by
the consumers, and let the farmers
put in their forces on imperishable
products, such as cereals, cattle
poultry, wool, ETC., which are safer
and as often bring good prices, il
wide awake to sell at proper sea-
sons when there is want of such
things. If the market is down
hold on to your supplies; they vii
all be needed. There is no need O.
neighbOrs breaking their necks tt
compete and undersell each other.
Don't give US cheap marke
trains. Cheap fare and freight ar
| good, but don't bring in the truck.
GREENS.