The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-06

The success attending the movement
for the promotion Of home industries in
duccs the Post-IntelIigencer 10 attempt
10 extend its influence. The people OF Sc
attic are agreed that II is wise 10 foster
local industries, bat we can do no less
good by promoting the interests of our
local farmers and produce raisers. II is
estimated that from 100000 TO $1,000 900
Is annually sent ut Of the western part
OF this state for vegetables. chickens and
dairy produce. Yet within a radius of 100
miles We can procure the finest qualities
Of most of the articles now imported. The
chief difficulty has been the absence OF a
means By which producer and consumer
could be brought together. Many commits
sion merchants. would prefer to handle
local produce, but they have TO supply
their customers regularly and promptly.
Farmers come into town in an inorganic
ed and irregular way. and hawk their
vegetables from place to place. The
price cannot be established. as they are as
likely to come into town when there Is
glut as scarcity; and commission mer-
chants cannot depend upon a regulated
and unfaIllng supply.
We propose 20 enlist public sentiment In
en- effort TO establish a free weekly mar
ket on given day. so that buyers and
sellers may know when and where to
meet. Frequently now farmer brings
into town a few sacks OF potatoes. wan
ders aimlessly from place 10 place and
returns with half his load only to make a
similar excursion another day This con-
sumes so much of hts time that Il costs
him more TO market his goods than TO
raise them, and loss Is inevitable.
Wherever markets have been establish
ed and conducted on sound principles and
with good mRnasemcnt they have been
success. We do not expect that con-
sumers VIII be able 20 buy directly OF the
producers 10 any great extent. What We
aim at Is 20 bring the farmers and the
wholesale buyers together on such terms
that each can make a profit and the
whole value DE kept in this state instead
of being sent away. II only one-thir1 Of
the business Is done locally. can any ono
doubt that the purchase OF Si.ooo 900 snuu-
ally from the farmers OF King. snoho-
mish. Kltsap and Island counties would
no, work very appreciahle benefit? The
merchants 81 Seattle would also feel the
benefit Instead Of the money being spent
IN san Francisco or peS Moines. Il would
pass back from the farmers hands 70 the
Starekecpera, and both would be better
or.
We suggest that the city council pass
er.4f Rffat,ss,ra A..
and defeating the use OF an open space
On one OF the public thoroughfsrcs or
other easily accessible place. where and
when market wagons he permitted %
stand and sell their produce without Zee.
discriminating license fee would be
fundamentally objectionable. bat the
granting Of municipal privilege such
rs this would not probably Re assaGed.
Unul the experiment. has been tried u
would not tie Well 70 undertake too elah-
crate plan. The site should 10 accord
ed with the express understanding that a
might L. retired at the option of the
council This condition IS a charter linz
sta;ion upon ordinances. bat u would 10
Well 80 record it.
IL would Re a splendid thing for the
whole surrounding country and fer Sc
attic 20 have rftv or hundred harry
farmers leaving town say each Saturday
night with SO or 81 apiece in their
pockets or carrying home the neccssaries
that amount would buy. II woHt make
many starekesners happy 20 DO that
amount Of extra business every week.
aud II IS ali 10 lie done ev simply buy
iug Of cur own neigheors instead % send
inT our good cash 70 the peo0ls % other
states.