Evening star., 1895-06-11
Condition of the Water.
FARMERS AT THE MARKET.
A Committee Appointed to Confer
With the Camn,i ouera

Committee Appointed to Confer
With the Commissioners.
The farmers who raise produce and dis
pose of 1t on large scale in the Center
and other Washington markets met at the
american House this morning for the pur-
pose of appointing from the original COM
mlttee OF seventeen, chosen at a meeting
held last week, conference committee of
three members to act in conjunction with
an advisory committee of two members In
waiting upon the Commissioners of the
District to find out their attitude in regard
to the acquisition Of the hay market square
situated between street and Little B
street and 10th and 18th streets northwest
by the wholesale produce dealers. There
We're present at the meeting Messrs. G. G.
curtis. b. F. Joy, r. B. Howison, Charley
Churchman. o. S. Pullman, Benjamin Bag
gett, - Herdbower, S. Wright, ]. c.
Reeves, Victor Byer and A. Miller
This same committee met last week at
the same place, the proceedings being re-
corded In The Star, and resolutions were
adopted which provided for this meeting
After the object of the meeting Oday
was stated by Mr.. Sam Howison, who
gave short history of the meetings and a
comprehensive view of the situation. the
organization of the committee was begun.
Mr.. q. q. Curtis was elected president or
chairman of the meeting; Mr.. B. F. Joy,
secretary. and Mr.. r. B. Howison treas
mittee, and the papers and funds were ac-
cordingly turned over to them. AS the
primary object of the meeting was the Sc
lection of a conference committee this
action was next proceeded with and re-
suited in the choice of Mr.. Horace Croser,
Mr.. G. G. Curtis and Mr.. B. F. Joy. AS
the first named gentleman was not a men,
Der OF the original committee of seven
teen his name was substituted on the orig
inal committee in the place of Mr. Kirby
VINO was absent. 1t was provided at the
former meeting that the committee which
should be selected should act with an ad-
Visory committee, consisting of Col Wright
Rives and Mr.: Sam Howison. Consequent
ly, the five who will wait on the Commits
soners with the resolutions adopted will
consist of the five above named and will
proceed at the earliest opportunity to OBJ
tain what every produce farmer in the
country near Washington is working for
MIR. Sam Howison gave some suggestions
and maintained that it was better for all
concerned, the buyers as well as the sellers
to occupy the space along the street fronts
of the hay market, instead of along B
street. thereby overo rowding that thorough
fare to dangerous and uncomfortable
degree. He said that it would make it
much easier for the produce Dealers who
would be enabled to drive here in the morn
Ing instead of at night, and who would
not be under the necessity of getting to
the market early in order to secure place
under the first come, first served" rule.
He also pointed out the additional comfort
and safety the plan proposed would, in his
opinion, give to the consumers who fire.
quent the market, and stated that the
Commissioners should be informed as soon
as possible of the proposed action of the
committee. After the election of officers
and the choosing of the conference commit
tee the meeting adjourned to await the ac-
ton of the Commissioners when called
upon by that committee