Daily Republican., 1885-06-01

49,
Entered ct tho Post face ct Wilming
lsn, Del, - second GLASS mail matter
NONDAY. JUNE 1. 1855.
short Msasases-A Again.
Notwithstanding the raking up the |
berry sellers got some three years ago
for using short measures, some Of them
are q Is again. The strawberry season
has ina sst in and they seem deter
mined to make the most they can out
Of It. This there can be no reasonable
objection 70 II they do it honestly, but
II they do Il by using short measures,
called quarts that are not quarts, they
might e we'll enter house and steal
or snatch q pocket book from passing
market woman, and convey 1t to their
own pockets. Market Clerk Writ can
sec, II he would, that some Of these
berry sellers are cheating the people
They are doing 1t openly with little
diminutive pinched up little tin recep-
tacles called quarts, that are no more
quarts than bucket is barrel. 1t Is
Mr.. Wirt's duty to see that the people
are not cheated in this manner, and the
more effectually to enable him to pre-
vent the people from being cheated, the
city ordinances require him to see that
all measures and weights are properly
stamped. He may be busy now, but 1t
Ia important that he should attend to
this duty.
We saw berry seller on Saturday
selling berries as fast as he could mea.
sure them up in o tin cup, which the
people who bought must have believed
to hold q quart They would ask for .
quart of strawberries and this tin cup
was used for the measure. 1t was moth
ing but liquid quart measure, indeed
We are not sure 1t was as large as even
that. The legitimate quart measure
stood at one side unused, and looked
like giant beside the pigmy cup that
was used. The people who bought
never thought about the short measure
they were getting.
They were 30 intent about getting
the first strawberries of the season that
they never took thought that they
were cheated out of very nearly gill
of berries for every quart they purchas-
ed, or IL they did think about it they
kept 1t TO themselves, as this was per-
haps the first purchase and they may
not be 80 easily cheated the next time
they purchase. People who have good
eyes and good calculations can easily
tell at sight whether these berry mea
sures are the right size, at least WHERE
the discrepancy is 80 great as to reaci
nearly q gill in quart.
It would be too personal for Us II
tell who these berry sharks are, ant
were we to name them, the next tim
they had berries they would in al
probability use an honest measure, an
then say we lied about them, and poi
sibly fly to the last resort of dishonel
people-sue for libel. There are, how
ever, honest berry sellers in the ma
ket, but they make no money out
= the business on account Of the dishone
ones. They cannot compete with tho
who gain.a quart in every FIVE or q
quarts they sell. If a seller saves
quart in every six quarts he sell
with strawberries at IS cents q qual
he gains 1S cents or 8 cents qua
OMAR hanaat saljers It will be seen frc
loss or quit the business, at least tn
make nothing at the business.
Now, the question is, are the peoI
who have to toll and strive and swt
to get scanty wages, going to encoura
these dishonest dealers ? They ne
not do 1t if they do not want to do
Though the clerk Of the market IN
fail to keep these berry sharks up to
mark, the people can do it themselv
by not purchasing from them. H.
are they to find out who they are
them go to P&rry's, next door to
REPUBLICAN office, and get a gu
measure, stamped by the sealer of m
sures and weights, and let them taxi
along with them to market, and VIII
ever they purchase what is calle
quart Of berries, measure them ri
out into their own legitimate gu
measure. That would very soon d.
the line. Or ifpurchasers do not
the idea of such public manner
scotching berry shark they can lie
their measures at home and meas
their berries on their return. Ofcor
the dealer in " shorts" under these
cumstances would not be patroni
again. Another good way to br
these sharks to bay Is after purchas
from them to take the berries tc
known honest dealer like Mr.. Wills
at the south west corner Of Fourth {
King streets, or to Mrs. Mousley
Third street market, or to others '
can be named, and test them by t
measures.
There are number of hucksters
the market who are not selling str
berries, and who do not intend to
because If they give honest meas
while others give short measure,
will lose money. The latter they
not afford, and having some regart
their reputation and character,
cannot afford to be dishonest. T
arc other dealers who sell straw be-
by the box ast as they receive thel
the crates. They do not guarante
quart in the box, but sell them jul
they get them, at so much box.
is honest, legitimate merchandise
long as 1t is understood that they
sold by the box and not by the q,
We have only TO say that four J
ago we waged war against the /
sharks, driving some Of them out o
market, and if the people this yea
cheated in their berry purchases,
will not have the REPUBLICAN to b
for it.
The VOTERS of the city have but
til Saturday noon in which to mak
their minds who is to be Mayor o.
city for three years, Henry G. Co