New-York tribune., 1884-12-06
BEST MARKET IN AMERICA.
so TIE PROUD STAND KEEPERS CALL RI.

rHF CLEAN Airy AND BAsDsoms srw WASHINGTON
aARKBf-A WELCOME CHANGE 70 Buyers ASD
SELLERS ALIKE.
Hammer and saw were making a din IN the
ne~ Wash beon Market battling when :
lhibuNr reporter walked IN ftpm vessy o. shd
ioeh r0si of observation Under Tho bis sht sliehs
10 iha centre of Tho tobf, sisir waihmsn nhaef The
ilieiDn ~ Contractor tinliAghef wefe basf IN
pNiiina th2 nhshine i6hphts ~ Tho structure,
Not long agr onniniiinp lfnm Tho tiy ~ Mesie9
inspected tho neW market, ana decided ~ reeaHaena
tho construction of SIMILAR ane ia the oapsi Ut
lhe Altees. Enthusiasts mafketmen say Il 10 the
finest budngol its kind On the continent.
The roof supported by l2O columns of iron, aud
The dooriug aud finishing took 2s0,O00 feet of
Georgia white pine. The woodwork has been given
a coating OF oil shelIac and yarnish which lends it
a hue like that of old gold. More than $500 piles
were driven, some of them sixty feet deep, 10 form
a foundation. The oldest inhabitant is SAID 10 re-
member when fishing boats anchored in Green
wch-s If the memory oi this standing authority
on ancient history is correct, where this spacious
new bnlling has been erected at cost of SZNOnOO,
once tue bed of the North River. Mr. Cal
lag er has made good speed. Ills contract gave him
until next Aprl to hnisl the work: ,n Inc ansi
ind put up awnings The sidewalk VIII contain
one row of booths on the inside. leaving space
eight feet wide IN Washington. Vesey and Fulton
sts and thirteen tcet wide IN Nest-st.
With the completion of these new aud COM
.nodIous quarters the question of moving ia the
ilarKetmen has hecomc one of absorbing interest.
When the old rattle-trap" that turned the ram
from their heads for nany years was to be pulled
own, the removal of the inmates to the eghboring
sidewalks WAS only accomplished by uncommon
tact and hrmness on the part OF the committee in
charge Putting them i'll their new places has
been taking all the time and efforts of two promi-
ncnt butter dealers. who compose the committee
having charge Of the sale aud position OF tho
.tands. They fro James Kay and Jacob Gray.
When the reporter found the committee they were
beseged by anxious marketmen, negotiating for
their new positions. M
ELL" said Mr. kav when he found time 10 talk to
The reporter " IT'S no easy job 10 move these
marketmen ont OF building into H. street aud
then back again into another building without
good deal OF kicking There was no end or
trouble when Fulton Market was opened, and ~
obyate "a repetition of that. Clerk kcttlenan and
Mr.. GRAY were appointed a. the COMMITTEES having
charge of positions Mr. kettienan died aud lett
only two. Ii Is matter of fractions OF an inch
often. One man will contend that s neghbor
has gained eighth of an inch on him. and a.
consequence he is unable to put in an additional row
pf butter-tubs
The new building a space five feet wider
than the old market. In the arrangements OF tho
Smyth, the architect has made II conform az
nearly az possible with the old mar kct. There viii
be the same number ot gingways OF the same width
rs in the old structure running on exactly te sa,no
lines. \ diagram of the new market looks ike
nap Of miniature city. with iIs main aud cross
streets aud little alleys. Housckrepers who wcro
familiar with the old market will tnd when they
visit the new their favorite marketmen IN pr csey
the same spot that they have occupied for long
wears only instead of the dingy old coppng blocks
of the butcher. and the cruubling stands Of tho
poultry. fish and butter men, will b. found marble
slabs vanished stands. multltndinous rows or
hooks, and general appearance OF AIR ami iight
which would have aston shed some Of the ancient
danes whO were accustomed in the 0den time 10
come from the country and stand in the market
until thcv had sold ont their supply of chickens,
ergs and butter. Markctmen who have bnll. mp u
BIG trade mt certain corners. such as Meat Avenue
and Poultry Lane. have mad to pay high rent To
retain their positions. Choice sites on tay0rlte
corners are costly Stands quoted from 800
| to 5000 One stand sixteen by twenty four feet,
with the lifting mp by the renter cost him 10000.
The fittings include the marble tops of the slabs,
| the cehouses. etc
Some of the lnarketmen since they have been on
| the sidewalk have picked mp valuable trade, and
| hes are In no haste to move into the new building,
| feiring .hlt the new customers may not hnd
| thrm. Others are in great hurry 80 get back,
hoping in their old qunrters 20 reg ,in some iofer
r,istoii whch has tailed 10 lind them ont ~ the
wilderness OF sidewalk booths. The latt are by
| far the iiost numerous. "Vre thug ws expect
hrtcaftero snih Mr.. KAY, president of the washing.
,on Marketicns Association. Ais bet'ct class ~
trade Peolhc will coinc tp the reg clean 'uatket
| that wcte krp, away by th gergrl oisrhmbtt ~
| m, at Wa exrert ~ Ser Tin ralnbst dafs ~ tbs
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