The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-18
NO TAX ON TEE FARMERS.
They May Sell Their Produce Without
License.

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License.
No more tax on the farmers There is no
law for it, Alderman Harris spent several
hours yesterday perusing the city code and
he did not fiud anything that provided for
the exacting of a market fee from the farm
ers who sell their own produce around the
| market or on the streets He will make
| that report TO council Wednesday night,
and IL is likely that entirely different in
structions will be given the market clerk.
For q considerable time Clerk Maddox
| has been collecting tax from the farmers,
who sell in carts from the west side OF the
market down TO Franklin square. The
farmers have complained about IL, aud
many Of them have quit coming 20 town 70
sell produce on account of it A large
number of them came 70 market yes.erda,,
but the army # hucksters monopolZsd the
western side Of the market and the farmers
had to back up their carts on st. Julian
street, between the market and Jefferson
street
A merchant said that this should not be
allowed There is an ordinance against it,
which reads:
All hucksters selling in the Savannah market
snail sell Inside Of the market, and it shall be
unlawful for any person other than farmers
VINO sell their own produce 10 sell on the outside
OF the Savannah market
Under the caption market Rules and
Regulations" is the following paragraph:
Country carts and wagons shall be stationed
on the west side Of the market, commencing at
the southwest corner and extending around TO
TIE main entrance on Bryan street; vegetable
and other market vehicles on the east, extend
ing around to the main entrance on Bryan
street; butchers will be allowed to unload their
wagons on the Congress street front.
The farmers were completely rutei out
OF their market places yesterday. Over
fifty hucksters who had purchased produce,
we're comfortably seated along the side
walk with their baskets and boxes IN
front Of them. The huckster, however
convenient 10 Inc market, is a great annoy
ance 20 the farmer. They get to hij cart
first in the morning and hang around it,
crowding every body else, so that they may
purchase the farmers produce and resell it
for twice what the people who attend
market would have TO pay, if they bought
directly from the farmers
There Is also an ordinance against re-
selling, the penalty for a violation of which
is $50. 1t reads:
A fine of $50 will be inflicted on any person
who may hereafter be convicted before the
police court for selling or offering, or attempt
ing TO sell, at or near the public market Of Sa-
yannah' any meat, fish or poultry, game wild
FOWL, eggs, vegetables, fruit, butter, or any
other article or commodity or provision of any
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and which such persons may have bought at or
near said market at any time before such re-
sale, or offer, or attempt to resell.
Several farmers from Etingham county
and also from Bryan county were very
much delighted Yesterday at the idea Of
being permitted to come in aud dispose of
their produce without a tax. They are
glad also that there is an ordinance pro-
vlding against hucks,ers purchasing prod
uce from them and reselling it. One Of
them said that it viii probably be
a means of driving hucksters out
and the farmers may be able to
dispose of their truck directly to tile
people who attend market Tue farmers
say that they much prefer to trade with the
citizens than with the hucksters. They
think that if the hucksters are kept from in
front of the carts, people will patronize
them, aud the trade will thus be built up.
Those who attend market" said
merchant, 'can see at once that it is a
benefit to them TO buy direct from the
farmers, and they should insist on having
the ordinance prohibiting re5elling en-
forced
Mayor Schwarz is In favor of giving the
farmers all the encouragement which the
city can consistently give to them. If he is
aware, said the merchant, that there is any
infraction of the law, he win promptly pun
iSh the offender.