Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-02-08

AGAIN THE MARKET.
The Poor May Eat Chickens But
Not Vegetables.

EDITOR THE CITIzEN:-1 see you have
raised a great war on Mr.. Gudger's and
my calculations and position on the
market question. You set out by saying
"the market house has not had fair
trial" inasmuch as it has not been COM
plete but a short time. The new en-
trance was made in August, think, and
has been so during the winter. Now,
the experience Of this citv is that there
are twice as many beef markets in win
ter as summer. There are only eight
markets now running. So you see eight
have been cut of on account OF the Mar.
ket house. At one time there were 26
beef markets in town.
So far as all of the marketable vegeta.
bles being displayed Under one roof, that
does not equal the display formerly
made in every grocery store on the
streets, and so far as the competition,
ou can go to every stall in the market
and YOU will find the same price on the
same article. Looks like organization.
And so far as convenient-what is more
convenient than having everything in the
stores on the streets? There is hardly a
person in town who does not pass from
five to IL stores on his way to the mar
ket house. And being separated thev are
more apt to cut on prices. So tar as
Ashev,lle going backward is concerned,
it is better to 60 back when you see you
are wrong than 60 on. Atlanta and
many other cities have done the same
|thing-abandone their market house
So far as some Of the present o:cu-
pants having to be forced into the mar
ket house is concerned, you would have
to force them, no. matter what you
wished. If it were for them to enter par
adise. And so far as the expense incur
red, that is very small, comparatively
nothing, and am satisfied that the
next administration. if it has noticed the
! working of the market, will have no
, idea of going back. As to the bealth-
fulness of the ci y, have never heard OF
case of fever coming from market or
, grocery store IN this city. Our health
+ officers can easily have butchers to keep
their premises clean.
RI Now as to 1.-THE attempt to justify oui
assault on the MARKET" as you prefer to
term it, not being conclusive, wish tc
q saw that monopoly can he unsatisfac
tory to the monopolist, for ifa monop
s oily fails to pay the largest profits tn
u monopolist cannot be satisfied. Th'
= butchers have full right to buy, but OF
'f account of the size and shape OF th
>, to wn, it makes it so inconvenient to I
great portion OF the citizens in the sub
: urbs of the town to come to the market
r they will buy bacon, chickens and othe
:. things instead Of beef, from the peddler
and nearest groceries, causing tn
butcher to lose considerable amount {
rough meat each dav. The rich ma
n can and will send to the market tor hl
q steaks and roasts, but the poor ma
" who works ali day will eat baconSp
chickens rather than walk mile afte
II night to get stew or soup bone. 81
IN the consequence is that the stews, SOU
S, bones, ETC., have to be thrown away to
, want of purchaser, making nece
sary loss to the butcher monopoly
OF and unless the peddler comes along. tn
lg suburban is apt to have to sit down
d. a dinner without vegetables
Now we come to your criticism on tt
' water rents. only reassert that tt
IT, city is furnishing the market water fr'
nd ofrharge. and will refer you to the wat
he rates for the amount the city will be alb
to collect, which Mr.. Murray will glad
furnish you on application. The r
III mainder of your remarks are 80 u
no reasonable will not attempt to answ
I'D them. TIC. Starnes.
ed We let MIR. Starres have the la
OF word. His proposition to rent the ma
by ket house is too dead to make iurth
comment by THE CITIZEN either seem
NC or ncccssary.-En. CITIZEN.