The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-01
VARIOUS MARKET SITES.
Mr.. Harris Disagrees With q Cham.
Der of Commerce Committee.

OSE OA COH1m cree Com tttGA.
To the Editor of the Globe:
In reading over the report of the cham
Der or commerce committee must say /
see but little in 1t to convince me that
the committee had the great mass of our
citizens and the farmers and gardeners
much in mind
Inc whole thing is written from Third
street, and anything that does not con-
slder Third street first, last and all of
the time Is not in It, Now no one wishes
10 narm Third street nor the men doing
ouSiless tnere The commission men
nave only to send their buyers to where
the market Is located. They buy one or
oozen loads from the farmers; the far
mer delivers the goods wherever de-
sired Sometimes the farmer is directed
TO drive to the commission mans store
on Third street, but more frequently to
the car the commission man is filling In
the treight yards near Broadway. Thus
II VIII be seen that the commission man
does not touch the produce-potatoes.
onions, cabbage, or whatever it NAV be
Inc farmer does the hauling and putting
INTO cars. Now, bearing this in mind.
can any one say that the commission
men must move from Third street If the
market IS located north of Eighth street
on one or the several blocks there offered
Inc loading of car Is done, I saw. in
the freight yard, some blocks east NJ
Sibley street. If the farmer sells his
load at market near Jackson and
Elsnth, he does not have q long haul
ana besides down grade but not a hill
Ii he were to sell his load on the Eagle
street site he must get out of there the hest
way he can. In hauling out of there he
Will meet great many farmers teams
ana grocery teams as WELL The hill is
steep and the street narrow. At the top
OF the hill are the seven intersectfng
streets with its two car lines. This will
at times produce blockade In going
10 the freight yard, passing down lower
Ihlrd street, he can get through all right
IL II Is on Sunday. Now no matter what
site you choose on Third street the way
on lower Ihlrd street is sure to be block
co. or at least difficult to get through
and the farmers team will fare slim ~
II collldes with the heavy teams used
do"n there. Since the union depot loon
was put In the conditions are worse than
neIore Now 1t Is just as convenient for
the commission men to have the market
near Eighth and Jackson as on any Of
me sites offered elsewhere. I have said
this much, hoping that [ NAV succeed
In calming the minds of the chamber ne
commerce committee. 1t is likely that
the Third street men will continue ia do
business at the old stand. If any are of
wandering disposition, they would
more than likely move out onto West
seventh or West Third street where
mere are good store rooms very cheap
IN case the market is located ont that
way The committee wants the horse
ana nay market connected with the pro-
duce market. Men only visit hay and
morse markets, and they are verv few
IN number central location is not
necessary for hay and horse market
"A produce market should be for the bene-
lit OF the great mass of a CITY The Ioca-
tloh should be central as much so as il
IS possible to get it. No one would think
Oh locating large retail concern in an
OUT Oh the way place. If Well located it
VIII pc largely patronized. and such a
location as this will suit tho farn,a,s
and gardeners, and hundreds of retail
merchants and manufacturers, and the
hotels and restaurants doing business
east OF Wabasha street.
%. B. Harris