Evening journal., 1893-01-30
LET JERSEYMEN COME.
Commission Merchants Profit
Would be the Farmers Loss.
HOME MARKETS WOULD BE RUINED

Than of This State, From Patronizing
Our Markets "a Scheme Of Wilmington
Commission Merchants-New Castle
County Representatives Would Net
Present II.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter called
on Clera of the Market Smeltz on Satur
day afternoon and interviewed him con
cerning his opinion of the bill introduced
into the General Assembly at Dover on
Thursday by Representative Salisbury,
Of Kent county This measure is aimed
at the Jerseymen who have the privilege
of the present markets in this city. He
said:
Il see by last evening paper that there
such bill before the General Assembly is
at Dover, for doing away with farmers of
New Jersey, Maryland and Chester
county, Pa, coming into this city 20 dis
pose Of their produce This bill was got
ten up by several commission men of this
city for their own selfish purposes.
Jersey Sweet Potatoes Would BE No
More.
"To begin with here is Section ., which
reads:
Section 2.-That every such person,
or persons. firm, company or corporation
desiring to be engaged in, prosecute,
follow or carry on the trade and business
pursuit or occupation named in the fore
going section Of this act, Chat is selling
of country produce of a perishable
character) may apply to the clerk of the
peace Of New Castle county for proper
license. authorizing and empowering
him, her or them TO engage in. prose
cute, follow or carry on such trade,
business pursuit, or occupation, ana
upon his, her OF their paying for the
use Of the state TO the said clerk of the
peace the fee Of 800, also the fee to the
peace for issuing the same, 10 shall be the
duty of such a clerk Of the peace to
issue him, her or them, a proper license
therefore.
Can man who raises a few peaches
and sweet potatoes be compelled TO pay
e1OO aud patronize the market The
best peaches that are sold in our markets
come from Iron Hill, Maryland Ii
this bill was passed these raisers would
be compelled to 60 to some other mar
ket.
Must Pay License, But No Curb Market.
According to section Of that bill,
where would he sell his peaches This
is the shape Of 10:
"Section 3.-That it shall not be law
full for any person or persons, firm, com
pany or corporation so licensed to expose
their produce for sale on any Of the pave
nents, sidewalks or curbs In the said
city of Wilmington.
That section forbids him TO sell or
expose for sale on the sidewalks or pave
ments of this city, even after he has
paid for a license. 1t turns the whole
matter over to the commission men. The
farmer cannot sell on the streets, but
must sell to these selfish few.
Their Guilt Covered over.
The fourth ection, IN my view was put
in to cover up the other sections In
order to take the suspicion of them they
have added this clause:
''Section 4-That any commission
merchant or person receiving produce TO
be sold on commission and shall sell the
same and shall fail to return TO the
sender the proceeds Of such sale, after
deducting the usual charges shall be
guilty of misdemeanor. and upon con
viction thereof shall be compelled tC
make restitution to the amount so with
held and shall further pay the cost OF
prosecution and shall be fined $l0C
and be imprisoned in the county jail for
term of not less than six months and no
more than one year.
They will take great care to juggl
this section, and will pounce on the
poor farmer at the FIRST opportunity
Commission merchants as a rule are
selfish class.
Presented BY a Kent Representative.
. 81 also notice that Representativ
Salisbury Of Kent countv presented tn
2 bill doubt II a representative Of Ne'
Castle county would present IL for pas
= sage, or he would probably have bee
4 sought for This first step looks yer
scaly, as il seems as though the comp
lers had no confidence in the represents
o tives from their own county.
The Farmers Are Against It.
!, This morning / had opportunity
. 90 through the market as my duties r
o quire. and did not find one farmer WI
!. was in favor of the bill. l converse
q with at least 250 of them. They vel
q all in favor Of the present system
r. Several said they would use their Il
3: fuence with the members Of the Gener
% Assembly TO vote against the bill and
/. don't think a representative Of Ne
v Castle county will vote Tor ~
5, other Markets Would be Sought.
~ "a Jerseymsn comes here about thr
!, months in the year and not the ye
around Suppose farmer who liv
out of the state comes to this mark
u. with thirty bushels of potatoes aud th
n, law would compel him to pay 81
to license to dispose Of them Would
he do itg No. He would drive to We
w Chester, Lancaster or some other tOv
ia where he could sell them without I'll
re necessary expense.
N There is no better butter in the Mi
ty kets of Wilmington, than that viii
lr. comes from Chester county. Shou
les this bill become law this tariff won
he be stopped and then those farme
lse would go TO Philadelphia where
nd license is paid. The Twelfth str'
of Market house in that city was built
cir the farmers by the Pennsylvania RI
road Company, which road would hI
the produce there and now offers tn
tv such inducements that they would l
nf bother with the Wilmington market.
To The Thirtieth street Market house