Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-28

A Bill Which. 1t 10 Claimed, Would Work
Injury to Them In the Markets.

A Bill Which. 1t Is Claimed, Would Work
Injury to Them In the Markets.
To the Editor of The Evenir. Star:
1t appears from the report of a meeting at
Rockville, published in The STAR of January
Is, that a committee was authorized to press
for passage before Congress certain matters.
some Of which might be an improvement and
benefit to the farmers and real producers The
following portion. however, of the report if
agreed to by Congress, viz. THAT the south
half of street from It'll to 18th streets and the
north half Of street from 10th to 18th streets
be declared public market place, and that the
hay market square, known the Washington
Wholesale market. should he made as we'll as
the streets, a public retail market" would work
the greatest possible injury to every real pro-
Queer and farmer desiring to bring into
the capital and market their own products.
The farmers whose teams have to travel from
ten to twenty miles TO market their hay, oats.
straw, corn. wood and all coarse and bulky
articles, well as their scattering horses cat
tie, sheep, calves and live animals, for which
they have had for the past twenty
years ample facilities to sell at the
slightest possible expense under the man.
agcment of the wholesale market grounds
by the Washington Market Company under the
sixteenth section of its charter, ought to I'M
derstand that by this scheme the streets and
the Wholesale grounds which have heretofore
been specially kept under the Washington Mar
ket Companys charter for the use of the real
country producers are thrown open that the
jay hawksrs, peddlcrs and lazaroni from every
part of the globe may iufest the space thus
thrown open without paying license or taxes
and camp upon it night and day leaving the
farmers and producers to take ther chances in
stead of having the space reserved for them as
has been done under the present system II
the farmers and real producers marketing their
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true interests they will not lend themselves to
any movement tending to cripple or DESTROY
the Washington markets, which are admitted
TO be the most complete and expensive of any
in the country. There is ample space next 70
tho wide sidewalk on the south side of the Gem
ter market and In the courtyard ON the north
side Of the market to accommodate every
actual producer marketing his own pro-
ducts, which is held by the market
company exclusively for the real farmers.
The writer, native Iirginian, has for several
years had charge OF the wholesale market
grounds. which have been managed under the
direction Of the Washington Market Company
strictly in accordance with the market charter
in the interest Of the real farmers and pro-
ducers and who, from their daily conversation,
will not be led into any trap to aid in an at
tempt to induce Congress to take away the only
space which has been dedicated for their exciu-
sive use, and which would operate to build I'D
q competing rat.letrap OF a marko: something
like the old Marsh market from which the city
never received income enough to give it q re-
spectacle appearance and around which and in
the adjacent streets tie general appearance was
disgrace to the capital Of a great nation. Any
attempt to block and cucumber the streets es-
peciaily around the Center market. with mar
ket sheds which. with the numerous cable and
horse cars, would 80 block the streets that peo-
pie would not dare to use them to- the ordinary
travel, should be summarily dismissed by tho
committees Of Congress. E. b G.