The morning times., 1895-07-09
Louisiana Avenue Dealers Protest
Against the Laws Decree.
MAY RUIN THEIR BUSINESS
Mn iority of Them HaveCOmpIied with
the Courts order, but Some Hint at
Further LitigattOn-rhey Claim
That Jealousy of the Market Com
pany Caused the Trouble.

A scene Of UNUSUAL activity was presented
from daylight until after sunset along both
sides of Louisiana avenue, between Ninth
and Tenth streets, yesterday, for the mer-
chants were moving their effects from the
side dewalks into the fOur-foo limit eSignated
By the law
How and where to store large bulk OF
chicken coops, calf aud sheep pens baFrels
and boxes of potatoes and other vegetables,
and crates of eggs in the small space was
question which puzzled more than one OF
the spectators and even the merchants
bat before nightfall the forty-foot dewalk
was deserted and il seemed as If the spirit
! Of bIstIe about the street had entirely
vanished
0nthe north sideor the avenue the WhUle
sale produce merchants, who were compelled
by the decision Of the court TO vacate the
areas in front OF their respective places of
! business. were cong reg ated on the sidewalk
! discussing the situation.
OBNOXIOUS REGULATION
They were loud in their dcnunciation
/ Of the enforcement of the old regulation,
as it was made as obnoxious aud detri-
mental TO the interests of the residents
! OF the city
! SAID Mr. Loving, Of Loving Il Co.
| This Will drive many Of us out OF bust
| uess, as the goods handled are OF such d
| perishable nature that they viii not per
| init Of being stored 10 such a small space
| as the rooms OF the houses duriag the day
| when the summer sun i5 pouring down its
| rays. Poultry is chiefly Ealdlcd at this
| time OF the year aud it Is inhuman TO pile
| up the coops, filled with fowl. III the little
closets ia the building
'OUT business ueceSsitates exposing our
/ 10 V,fp pgl 1 ysR Ia mt
cannot sell The consequence Will! be
! a failure OF the Washington market The
! nature OF our business means large con
| siguments OF all kinds Of pcrishable mat
| ter. from ali parts Of the country, but t
we are compelled TO abandon the most Is
| sential facilities this city will lose its
only outlet Of food. tie commission HOUSES
aud the cousgners Will ship to another
market -
Mr. Saum, Of j F Saum & Co. talked
on another phase OF the matter
Tie Idewalk." said he, lis forty feet
in width-wider than that of any other
street and 9 distinct division OF the side wais
can be SerI We have been Utilizing
bat eighteen feet. thus leaving twenty / We
feet for pe,ieStriaGs-aS much space as IL
given in any city.
When we move IN our goods, we demand
lower rent and thus the value of the prop
erty is deprecated
KEPT WITHIN BOUNDS
"Of course, we know that some of the re-
! tail dealers have over-stepped their bounds
and have gone 50 far as TO erect permanent
structures On the side walk, whereas we
the wholesale dealers only place our goods
on the space near our places when IL
active business and never leave anything
out after dark"
I Others seen were metnbers of the firms OF
Messrs. BuIlsm * Mchcever, Krcy, Price *
| Co, and Miller L Roller Ar. Boyce, oi
BoyCe, Lynn * Co, said.
We will have 10 60 out OF business
How can we carry on our vocation TheI
: the most essential point prohibited by
the authorities?
Another merchant said that every city
had its business section SO arranged thai
one street AT least, could be devoted 10 th'
wholesaleing or produce.
! 1t Is the business feature of Il city" ht
/ said, and is recognized as such by ever
citizen and official For twenty year
and more we have been doing a legitimat,
business here, only 10 be broken UP now.
e The buildings - said Mr.. Loving, "wer'
built especially for commission merchant
: and as such have been used.
+; MAY MAKE ANOTHER FIGHT.
''Ths dealers on B and Tenth street
: above Louisiana avenue have not been not
fled To remove their effects from the sid
walks and their goods really occupy til
walking space for pedestrians along tha
/ street.
Il understand" said Mr.. Loring. ''th;
the present war against the Louisian
avenue merchants started from q Petite
r signed By the merchants OF the Centt
Market. who are Jealous of the flourls
ing condition of the commission houses
Several other merchants expressed Il
: same opinion, some declaring 1t 10 be
r tact that the present condition OF atfai
was purely the result OF a combined efro
on the part of those interested III Il
( market house to kill the comm Isslon me
{ chants business.
+ 1t is said that the merchants will n
e submit without another fight, and Il
I matter may again go to the courts.
q George Joyce aud K. Edna Joyce al
S Charles Walter. carriage manufactured
: and Ben jamin McCauley, livery stab
l keeper, all on Fourteenth street. bet twet
Il d and E streets northwest, We're in Il
police court yesterday, charged with o
o strIcting The sidewalks Policeman Jol
! A Boyce, of the First precinct, Swore o
{ the warrants, and w H Eggteston, Gle
!, in the Department of Agriculture, was t
J. prosecuting witness. Mr. EGgIeston te
It titled that he saw a number OF vehicl
II standing in front of the places occupied
II the defendants, but could not say how lol
they were allowed to remain there Jud
| Kimball decided that there was no ga
and the defendants were dismissed