The evening times., 1896-02-01
SENATOR'S 1t THE MARKET
Looking Into the Complaint Of
the Truck Farmers.
VIEWED THE BUSY SCENE
Remarks Made by Messrs. Gallinger,
Mcmillan ana Martin, Indica ing he
Waythe w ind Blows-President mt Ord
ways Expln nat ion of the Workings
of the Concern and Its Value.

| Senators Gallinger, Martin and Proctor
this morning made a tour OF investigation
of the Washington Center Market. and the
stands outside it, with particular reference
to the treatment OF the farmers and the
proposed removal to the open space above
| Tenth street.
President Ordway, of the Market Com
! pany, accompanied the Senators on the
I visit, and explained the workings of the
/ market to them.
The visit was the result OF a resolution
| adopted IN the Senate directing the Dis
| trict Committee to investigate the proposed
removal of the farmers from their present
stands near the market. Senators GaIlin-
| ger, Martin and Proctor formed a sub
committee of the District Committee, APP
| pointed for the purpose of visiting the mar
ket. After walking along street in front
! OF the market, the Senators reached the site
| where the Commissioners proposed to To-
! cate the farmers.
Senator Mcmillan. though not on the sub
committee, was with Senator Gallingcr
part of the tinie and il is believed had his
| views somewhat changed by The evidence
/ before him. Looking upon b street, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh, Senator Nc
Milan remarked, "A man came TO me the
other day, and, as an argument III favor
of removing the farmers, said that there
was great traffic along there. Wei, |
do not see where IL Is.
MIR. GALLINGER's SYMPATHIES.
Senator Gallnger said 10 The Times rep
resentative: My sympathies are decidedly
with the farmer, and / cannot see the
/ benefit to him or to the people 10 remove
him from tine present place. or course,
/ might change my mind after hearing the
evidence to be given i'll u hearing before
the Commissioners"
The general opinion seemed TO prevail
that it was an unnecessary hardship to
compel the farmer 10 leave the market,
where lie has protection from The weather
and where there is better trade. 10 go TO
anopen LOT without shelter of any kind what
ever. The farmers, IL seems. would be con-
tented with the lot in question should they
have proper protection and convenience.
The Committee did not express itself as
to whether Congress would provide FOR such
Improvement, but it is not unlikely that it
Will. Each OF the Senators seemed i'm
pressed with the busy view presented by
the moving wagons and the general ap-
carance Of good trade. They did not con-
slider the hustle and confusion as detri-
mental to anyone.
They rather held the opinion that it was
lust a scene Of business. such as is found
around every market on market day. After
viewing The exterior President Ordway con
duCtcd the party up III the market and
through the cod-st oraCc corridors.
senator Martin asked several questions
as to the financial standing OF the ma ket
company and President Ordway had quite
difficulty in clearly explaining some of the
details. For instance, senator Martinasked
what the apItal stock OF the company was
and President ordway replied one million
dollars
''An paid up" asked senator Martin.
THE STOCK PAID UP.
NO, no." was the reply, and President
ordway proceeded to detailed explana-
ton but Senator Martin asked how much
had been paid up. From this it devel-
oped that the stock is considered worth
Sl5 per share. while the par value is $50.
Finally. after much nIaucuvcring by SEN
ator Martin, he brought out from PrcSi-
dent Ordwdy that the original Stoclhold-
ers had paid originally about 81 per share.
President prdway impressed the senator
with the fact that the market company
was not Il paying concern. and at one
stage Of the conversation senator Proctor
suggested that q resolution be introduced
in the Senate To find out what senators
had financial interest in the market com
pany. This. Of course. was in Jest. and
someone laughingly made remark about
the amount of stock supposed 10 be pos
se>SCd by Senator Chandler.
President Ordway assured the Senators
that Senator Chandler had"very little stock
in the market company at present. and he
was not sure that he possessed any at all.
After listening to President ordway tell
them about Armour's assertion that the
Washington Market was the finest in the
world the Senators took the elevator. and,
emerging from the Seventh street entrance
took a carriage and departed.
While the investigation was being con-
Quoted Mr. Curtis. a farmer from oXon Hill
district. Prince George county. Nd. was
giving the committee some of the farmers
views on the removal question and later
was heard to receive the assurance from a
friend that Congressman Wellington had
promised his support to the farmers.