The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-14
CHRIST CHURCH SITE.
1t Is One eff the Most Desirable Yet
Mentioned.

To the Editor of the Globe:
Of all the sites suggested for q mar
ket south of Seventh street, the one on
which Christ church is located is the
least Objectionable 1t is more accessible
to the consumer than any of the others,
and the consumer should he chiefly con-
sldered. Whichever is most desirable for
the consumer is the most desirable for
the producer This site is convenient
enough, possibly, for the grocers, while
those on Third street are not, as there is
not room there to transact business. But
very few Of the commission men buv the
produce brought il by the home-grower
Ihese buy good many loads which are
put into the cars in the freight yards be-
low SIbley street by the growers. If it
goes to the commission mans store it Is
taken there by the growers. So the COM
mission men are not necessarily to be
considered in locating the market
When farmer engages his load to
shipper at point on Third Fourth or
Fifth street he cannot drive to the car in
the freight yards down Third street, as
he would encounter the commission mems
and grocers teams standing. crosswise of
the street, and further down the street
cars and heavy wagons used in the
wholesale district. So if any of these
sites are chosen south of Seventh the
farmer must so to the freight yard on
Fourth or Fifth street. Is this desired?
In locating market the people are
hrst and chiefly to be considered IT is
not matter in which we can consider
the private interests of a few individuals
at the expense of all other interests
pubic market procured at public expense
must be for the public Private intere s+s
must De eliminated in locating so imDor-
tant a thing certainly as the public mar
ket' apprehend that 1t is hard for some
or the gentlemen tc whom the peonle
nave right to look for unselfsh IegisIa-
ton, to give it.
During the business hours of the dav a
large per cent of the city's population 10
round east of st. Peter street and west
OF 6roadWay The center of this is at q
point near Sixth ard Robert streets
think no one will deny this The nearest
point to this at which market can be
located is the block on Eighth Robert
ana minnesota, and the one east of IT
on jackson. Eighth and Robert On this
block there is enc good building. hut that
Is on the corner Of Eighth and Jackson
ana need not be disturbed There is yerv
niue value in anything else on the block
L don't know that this block has ever
been suggested; it would he a magnifaeut
location for market. These blocks have
real value present and prospective Here
is the loop and no one can denv that ito
accessibility to the people is man
tunes superior to any of the sites Of
Tered on West Third or Fifth street In
deed. there is no comparison that can be
consistently made
The block on which the relief society is
located is desirable Ioca tor This block
1s'arge and accessible. The relief society
would be doing wrong IN Directing TO
moving as they are easily accompaniment
elsewhere. If this block is wanted If
should be taken for the purpose. Either
OF these blocks can be secured at less
than what the old market would have
sold for
Under grant Of authority to main
tain market the removal will be bad
unless the people have the same priviI-
eyes in the new market as in the old ,,
Rex VS.. Starkey, A and E., s.
%. E. Harris