Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-23
Farmers Meet and Discuss the Market
Question.


Farmers Meet and Discuss the Market
Question.
An adjourned mass meeting of the produce
dealers who have been ordered by the Dis
trict Commissioners to remove from the
north side of street northwest and south
side of the Center market was held this
afternoon to hear the report Of the commit
tee which called on the Commissioners yes
terday in reference to the subject.
All present had read the report of the in
terview had by the committee with the Com
missioners. as published in The Star of last
evening, and in consequence of this no
formal report was made.
The meeting adjourned to meet at the
same place Tuesday afternoon next at the
same hour.
After the meeting one of those who have
taken much interest in the matter told
Star reporter that he has interviewed about
one-half OF the members of Congress now in
the city on the question of enforcing the
order of removal, and found that they are
in favor of allowing the persons who would
be affected to remain where they are.
A Farmer. View.
Referring to the order Of the Commits
sioners moving the farmers and produce
dealers from the sidewalk on the south side
of Center Market, Mr.. Washington Boni-
FAINT of Sligo declares it an unwise one
'TheSpace We occupy cannot he well used
for anything else said Mr.. Bonifant to-
day. Il have been coming to the market for
a very long time. When l 'irst came, the
market extended only from 18th to Sth street,
and there were slim accommodations for
farmers and gardeners. Then the extern
sion was made from Sth 20 9th street and it
was a long time before any stands could be
rented. Mr.. Shoemaker and myself We're
the only farmers who rented stands for a
long time, and often had to drive the COWS
out before We could stand there. There We're
but few huckSters in WaShingto then and
most all of the vegetables We're raised with
in the limits of the corporation. A great
many people raised :hair own vegetables
and everybody kept Il COW. They would
bring their butter and eggs top of 4 load
of hav, and it would be hard work TO keen
the stray cows from eating 1t. After long
time the stands were taken up by hucksters
and gardeners wholly within the District
and the farmers had to sand in the street
and sell to the hucksters at the latter's own
price.
Il understood that Mai Powell said that
no ladies bought from farmers in the mar
fet. | have sold produce time and again to
well-known ladies who buy everything they
want that have to sell have often seen
prominent ladies' in the market buying from
farmers and gardeners but l don't think
many of them would go TO the mud hole in
Haymarket square. If i; aad been left as
1t was one could drive his load of hay or
corn in, leave it all night and find it sa .e
the next morning. The old sheds that We're
there before the present market were not
Very usefu. to farmers, and they had to
Sltnu III the Street ana 90 tEe best they
could. Sometimes they would have a large
portion of their goods stolen, while now You
can leave your wagon there and come back
next morning and find II ali safe. The mar
ket is better pol!csd and watched than II
ever was TO my knowledge before. Il street
could not be put to anything that would
benefit the public more, and if We go to the
old haynarket We will have to hire some
one to carry the goods two squares to get
t. the market for delivery If we are fortu-
late enough to sell anything at ALL"