The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-17
TRUCK FARMERS PROTEST
Order for Their Removal From
Center Market Denounced.
OONGRESSMEN WILL HELP
Those Representing Al jaccnt Virginia
and Maryland Districts VIII BE
Asked TO Induce he Com missioners
To Rescind the Objectionnb BILE Decree.
Cleveln nd's Interference not Asked.

The truck farmers of the District, the
adjacent counties OF Maryland and Vir
gnia and the produce dealers who occupy
stands on the north side of street, be-
tween Seventh and Ninth streets northwest,
met in large numbers at Market Hail yes
terday to protest against the order of the
Commissioners that they should vacatc the
premises.
The meeting was in answer 10 a call
made by George u. Curtis, Mrs. Laura
Donaldson. George A. Comfy and Others.
The first meeting in answer 10 the call of
this committee was held on last Thursday.
Since that time the opposition TO the order
of the Commiss toner's has been rapidly gain
ing strength aud yesterday 800 more
names We're added to the petition asking
that the Commissioners revoke their order.
proposition was made. asking for the
appointment of committee TO wait upon
President Cleveland and request that he
should take some immediate action III the
matter but 1t was not indorsed-
The defeat Of this proposition is largely
due To MI. Hugh Cosgrove, who, in Il brief
speech, showed it was not the desire or
intention of the persons interested To over
ride the Commissioners in the matter.
RELIEF WOULD SURELY CONF
The farmers side of the case had never
been plainly put before the Commissioners.
he said, aud when it was, he was sure
relief would be granted them. The Com
miS>ioucrs, he said, were not To blame,
aud The movement was gotten up, not so
much to rid Il street Of the retailers as TO
move them where they would ENHANCE the
volume of some ones property. This
view of the matter was accepted by the
| meeting and The idea of appointing a com
mittee to wait upon the President was
abandoned.
The meeting was called 10 order ny MI
George u. Curtis. who explained its object
There was such thing, he said, as law in
the land. and both rich and poor had 10 DE
governed by II. The people who had Deem
holding places IN Il street for twenty-five
or thirty years. had rights, and would rialui
them. The law grated an adverse posses
sion from an occupancy of twen'y-one
wears. he was Informed and he did not see
| how these people who had held stands here
nearly twice that long could he elected.
Mr. j. II. GiIliS, of Montgomery County,
| Md. said that the act OF 1857 permitted
| the use Of fifteen feet ~ street outside tue
! curbing for the tTafricking. and lie did not
think they could be disturbed. He advised
| that the people go TO their representatives
| and show how they were being oppressed,
and ask that they come 10 their assistance.
| HeonIy believed in going 10 President Cfsvc-
| land as IA last resort.
TO ASK CONGRESsMENS' AID.
As a substitute TO the resolution asking
| Of the appointment OF a committee, Mr.
! Cosrroye submitted the following:
| Resolved. That permanent committee
/ of three each from Maryland, Virgil
| and the district OF Columbia. he appointed,
I and NEON junction with their representatives
I in Congress. call upon the Commissioners
! and ask for relief"
| The committees are-Virginia. Wells \.
! Sherman. Henry Rice, Joseph Fields.
Maryland-Gcorge Bonfont, A W smith
John ;. ellis.
Observation-Disclosures Bryan, John Bladen,
| Col. Reeves.
The committees were instructed 10 NE
,ranared To make a report at the next
| meeting. which will he held at the same
time aud place on Tuesday next.