Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-10-11
Correspondence.
Mcssrs. Gordon & Wilson, commits.

| sion merchants, New I DIX. uhuer uitIe
October 3Td write US as follows:
There wasa large Attendance of rep
resentative growers from all over the
country in this city. Thursday. October
ond, to join the commission merchants
here in opposing an ordinance brought
before the Board of Aldermen by the
Retail Grocer's Union, relative to
selling all fruits and vegetables by
weight. and requiring the same 20 be
marked upon each package.
The following growers from Virginia
took active parts in laying the folly and
after results before the Board or Alder
men. should they pass such an ordi-
nance: Cart. Orris a. Browne Cape
Chmles: Henry Kearn, John 4. Griffin.
| Hardy luke, Messrs. Bidgood and
Carney, Eorf"lk. Va.
Many representatives OF commission
houses were present and opposed the
measure.
It is hardly possible tlia' tn" Board of
Aldermen would rlss such an nrlinance.
Which, would INN so MANY ~nnds from
| New York to other markets. but should
This proposed ordinance passthe Dnar'l,
The above named farmers and COM
mission merchants hope to have the
Maror To the hill.
Tie fnlnwil q is the ordinance:
S. ctim mo person shal yell offer
nv expose for sale any vegetables or
rrni.s in barrels. baskets. hnves. crates
i or bags within The co"nnrl'r limits of
thp;t CITY nr New York. rrrent tie
wcirht of The contents of such horrel.
nnekct. hox cate or Dag shall be as
follows.
Ser.icn EVERY barrel Of spinach
shall containnot less than frrtv pounds:
every barrel Of sprouts shall contain
not l"ss tl.an city pounds: every hnshel
of potatoes shall contain sixty pounds:
every hnShel of tlrnips, carrots par
snlnS or bcets shall contain siXtvp"niids:
every hnshrl If swrrt putat nes or onions
shall contain City five pounds: every
bushrl Of Tomatoes Shall coltaili sixty
rounds: every nag of string mr. WAX
bralIs Shall chllain not less than forty
.o,nds: every Ing &c era berry or lima
beans. or green peas shall contain not
.ss ;Lan iiny pounds: every barrel Of
annlrs and pra,S Il, il contain not less
than twpntv-ivr pounds.
S.cu u 3-ANd TINT every larrnl,
hir lrv basket and C NE "f vegetables
and f,nit nfrarrd mr. c1rosstl fnr sale. nr
soil wit! in the corp rate limits nj the
Ciiv IF New York. rot otherwise rro
v;Gni fnr in the lmevinns s"cti"n. shat
hp l,hol,r'l slammed ~ ,nnrltrd outside
flo. off in nlain letters and numerals of
Yt least, ono inch in sig" wi, II til" actual
and correct measurement or weight of
lilo contents file enf.
Section 4.-Nn rersnn shall offer for
Gale any vegetables or fruits nSrept
f,uiis and vrr"tshleS which are l~ngllt
nv count. in any store or business rlice
III the City of New York or within the
corporate limits Thereof except hv
weiplt. or if soil in lrlskrts. hacs- hnx
pc. crates ar larr,l Is the actual weigh,
,,r measurement or c0n'rrts i''nr"h tn
lp llia;k eA on each basket lrl-. lnx.
cate ~ barrel in l-ttars or numerals OF
at least one incl in siz".
Section : mo person shall! sell offer
or rynnsp for sale With" he corporate
limits of The CITY If New York anv
vegetables or f"'iitS Ill any other WAY
than prnvid,,l for III tile prrvin s sec
tion. cXrtm such vegetables and fruits
AS are now hv custom sold 10y cnunt aud
not hy weight or measure.
section 6.-Any nnr violating any of
thr provisions ~ this ndilancr shall
forfeit and pa, fine ~ fen dullars for
each and every such offence.
Ell Tile ordinance, ii passed. will
doubtless operate very uninslly til 4 lie
people of the Eastern Shore. y lieces-
sary incident of the ordinance would
aeen to b.. an army of employees To
weigh the produce and fruits and to
stamp the weight OH all packages-and
Illc result wnultl hp a heavy tax on the
shipper. as there is no one else upon
whom the burden could he imposed.
mrcessaiy cnIstquerc CO ,uurSlippprs
would seek Ga avoid Tie tax Ivy looking
to o:hrr markcts-end it is Il matter
therefore of considerable Importance tn
tllr commission merchants. Dependent
us we a,r urnu New York for tile sale
of u great part of cur produce. restrc-
tinns placed upon us in any way III orr
trade with HAT city. cannot hut result
in great evil