Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-02-06
Aldermen S'arnes And H l.. Gud-
ger Give Their 0ide-A PrOni
nent Bu'cher's Views-Huck
sters And Butchers Talk Abou,

reading. it passes it will then lie over
week unless unanimous consent be
given to a suspension of the rules i'll
order that it may be passed tnen and
there.
1t was stated before the Board by
Alderman Starnes that a bid of $1,000 a
year had been made by firm here that
would rent the building. This firm is
Muslin, Fakes &. Co., Wholesale com.
mission merchants. But TIE bid, as a
card from Alderman Starnes will show,
has been withdrawn for the present.
From Messrs H'arnes ana Gut1ger
EDITOR TUE CITIzEN:-As the market
house question is becoming a matter OF
considerable interest, and we are men
toned in your paper as the gentlemen
who have on "the war paint" we wish
to give you for publication, the fac:s and
figures tina actuate US to take the posi-
ton we do. This is an economic question
that affects every person in this city, as
either business men or consumers, and
every person outs'd de of the city who are
dependent upon the city tor market
Prices have certainly gone up to the
consumer. and down to the producer
1t is in the power Of the Mayor anO
Board OF Aldermen to remedy the evil,
and we do not hesitate to say they
should do so as early as possible. The
butcher and huckster business has be
come monopoly under the presen
market house regulations, and those
who compose the monopoly are very
much dissatisfied with the existing laws
themselves. while business men OUTSIDE
claim that business has become pro6tless
since the market house WAS opened.
The figures are as toIlows-expense OF
running market house per annum:
Market keeper S+n per III nth .."..."$ $50
NJ ,rkr, h lpcr, 81 ! p II o"th...... 3
Five arc ieh = at s. per month......." +S
-Four ,n,nudcsee light~ at Toe. per
Ill nth zee. on
Ncces.a,y expenses per yrar..........,., 2UC
Add 10 tn am .unt Il rcd tor mar
ket hou.e Ltr rannum.."...........,.. Loo
Eorai.. ................$2,7 7us
I o thi amount add SIP ci'l tax sc
We right to collect from butch
ers, say =. NJ $ 3 each per Ncar.. 3ot
Then add emount We c"u"i h,rSe
hu k>ters, say 80 at $40 Zach
unr yenr ., .,,.,... CO..
WiI give ....................... SO, 7ul
| We are now furnishing water tree to
| the market hou {. Put them al
| back on the .tree's and oh ,rgc
them for water ana we II be
able to col ect atl,ast.....""."." at 400
Which will give us a total of.... ....."> - lC4
Now tn high st income the ma ktt
has been est mated at IS ..,........... 4 6so
Which would make u | IS to the city
per annuin t'o
Aud if YOU will calculate the water
question YOU will see that 500 to the
city would equal $500. for we have been
losing $500 heretofore on the water
Which would make an actualloss OF only
SIG These figures do not include the
West End marked. which will he Il
greater loss than the SIC every year.
We are satisfied of the fact that lr' 81
meat has advanced 90 p.r cent. since III,
market house was opened. We give YOU
these facts and figures SO that all con
ctrncd can investigate for them selves
and see VIII. her we are right or wrong
7. { StarncS.
H. Lamar Gud@cr.
The Hid Withdrawn
EDITOR THE CITIZEN Since MIR. Eud-
ger and myself sent you a communica
ton yesterday concerning the market
house, the firm who offered to rent tn,
market house for the sum of $1,000 pc,
hnc Il 70 l, fnr IA,
present and asked me to so state.
T. c. StarncS
MI Wolfe OppOs-s
THE CITIZEN today talked with lame:
Wolfe, one OF the largest dealers in resl
meats in the market. He is opposed tc
the idea of aboishing the market
why" said Mr.. Wolfe, "break up tn,
market now. before it has had iai
trial? Before the entrance on the norti
side was made two firms, W. NJ
Hill & Co. and p. {. Mclntirc
got large share of the tad.
because OF the advantageous Location
OF their stalls The new eut, ance change(
things in this respect. 1t helped tn
" hole market. spent $500 or S+0l
fixing up my stalls and don't like to b.
torn up. although ii the city should fore
US out and pay me for thy expens'
could take nv chances Tor trade. Her
everything is under the care OF an inspcc
toi who can keep everything cl an
should think the butchers should be sat
isfed-it they 90 out they will be ar
rested if they do not keep their premise
clean.
Regarding the statements made t.
the Board bv Mr.. Luther, to the .fTtc
that the butchers here take advantage O
the farmers. can say that lhave Dough
meat cheaper out of the marke, than
have in. The farmer comes to the mar
ket to sell hi, beef and he has everything
in nut shell. lie does not have to ru
all over town to yet bids. and there /
not ss much advantage to be taken o
him in here as there would be outside
Our prices to consumers are about wha
they have been all along. On cOurs
meats must advance some now, becaus
the breves we buy now are stall ted
The three stalls rented by Hill & Co
McInt,rr & Sherman and myself p.> SIG
rental to the city a month, when 4
itself is considerably more than 81 2U
a year"
what The Renters Say.
A round of almost everyone of the stall
made by THE CITIZEN this morning give
an idea of how the ,enters in the marke
feel on the abolition subject. The pc
r, suited as follows.
James Wolfe: am opposed to it.
w. NJ. Hill L. Co.: In favor Of going ou
Of the mackct.
Mclntire & Sherman: Opposed to I'll
fev movement.
Golfer & Co: Undecided.
r L. Ownbey: I've thrown up every