The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-19

growth aud progression Of the city, a
TRIBUNE reporter yesterday sought au
interview with John E Roche on the
subject.
Mr. Roche is always fully alive to
movements that shall rebound to the
benefit of the city, and his views are
interesting and instructive. He has
given the matter research and invest.
CATION, is 3 member of the special
market place committee Of select coun.
Gil. which will at the proper time pre-
sent in council an ordinance covering
the matter When asked to define the
present position of the farmer or
huckstep, Mr.. Roche said:
"A study Of existing conditions is
necessary to an intelligent considera-
tion of the question. Today the farmer
enters our city with his load of pro-
duce and hucksters it from house to
house. That portion Of the city which
they know by experience to be the best
for prices and sales is first visited and
the result is that here there is glut.
in other parts a famine. l speak more
particularly of the articles sold during
the summer and generally prepared
for dinner, but it is equally true of al
most everything they sell and at all
times of the year. In October and
| November there will be found at
points where farmers enter the city
men and women seated on the curb
stone for hours waiting for a load Of
cabbage, potatoes, turnips, beef, pork.
etc, and this is continued day after
day until their wants are supplied"
DANGER OF PRESENT SYSTEM
DO you believe that goods huck-
stored in the poorer sections OF the
city are fresh or inspected?' asked the
reporter.
Veal, mutton, beef, pork, poultry
and other similar products Of the farm
are carted about and offered for sale,
and it is not known that they are fit
for food. II is impossible for the food
inspector to examine every load, In
the summer season fifty inspectors
could not do it. He will tell you that
bob veal, bull beef. undrswn poul-
try fair outside but foul within and
much other unwholesoms stuff is Of
fered for sale almost every day. Light
weights and short measures are not
uncommon. Any retail grocer in the
city will tell you that it pays to weigh
and measure when buying from farm
ers.
After stating that buyers and sellers
would be benefited by market, Mr..
Roche continued:
1T is scarcely necessary to speak Of
the congested condition of Lower Lack
awanna avenue, or the odorous corner
OF Lackawanna and Penn. These places
speak for themselves II we have q
market place the farmer aud the buyer
will have place to meet and any per-
son wanting farm products can find
all there is for sale in the city by Wis
iting the market. If any articles lot
fit for food are brought in the food in.
spector can ascertain that fact without
difficulty and prevent their sale. If
weights are light and measures short
the buyer will be protected by the
market clerk.
Lower L1ckawanna avenus will be
greatly relieved, the corner of LackR-
wanna and Penn avenues and other
points will be cleaner, and wholesome
food, full weights and measures, cleaner
streets, the removal OF foul odors, less
garbage. improved sanitary conditions,
better health, more business. better
business, and greater city revenues will
follow as a matter Of course.
When asked to define the nee .ssary
legal steps for securing market and
the status of the matter in select
councils special committee. Mr.. Roche
said:
ITO frame an ordinance to meet our
requirements is very difficult matter.
l have given the subject much
thought, gathered together all the data
that l could find. and am not yet sstis-
fed with my work. Ipurpose calling
meeting Of the committee soon, and
will at the same time invite the pres
enee Of persons interested for the pur.
pose of getting any ideas they may
have to offer, Ihope it will be we'll at
tended. and that all who attend will
give their views upon the subject.
THE MARKET PICTURED.
1.-THE ordinance provides that the
place shall he central, equipped
with such building, stalls, stands and
fixtures as are necessary that license
fee shall be charged; that stalls, stands
and spaces may be rented by our own
citizens as we'll as farmers; that arti.
cles of food shall be inspected before
being exposed for sale; that it shall be
a peoples market until 10 o'clock, from
10 to IL the merchants may buy, and if
anything is left over it may be huck-
stored throughout the city. Penalties
are imposed for violating its provisions,
the office of market clerk ia created,
his duties defiued, salary fixed, dates OF
settlement with city treasurer for re.
ceipts named, etc.
" lived at Harris burg, a market
town, in 1888 and know that house
keepers went to market as early as 5
o'clock a. IN. Merchants at the same
time opened their stores and the buy.
ing for the day was done at this early
hour, l have neighbor, former
resident OF Buffalo, where markets are
numerous and the word pictures she
draws of golden butter, fresh eggs, big
pumpkins, squash, apples plums,
grapes, flowers and all the other
products Of the farm and garden
in the market at 8 o'clock in the
morning is very pleasing and she pines
now for the delights of marketing at
this early hour l think the advan-
tages Of a clean, we'll kept market are
so great as compared with the few dis
advantages that will follow, that 1t
will soon be popular and profitable
resort for the people Of the CITY,"
The market place committee will
meet this ;svening in select coun-
Gil chambers and an invitation is ex-
tended 10 all citizens interested to be
present.
SCRANTON AGAIN HoRoRED.
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