The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
TIRED OF LONG WAITING.
A Gardener Who Wants the Council
to Do Something

to Do Something.
To the st. Paul G O b e.:
We trust, as the champion of our cause,
you will favor US with the publication of
the following:
The Republican convention one year ago
pledged the people of this city n proper
market. One year has gone by and we
are not much nearer to solution of this
very important question This matter
should receive the greatest attention by
our citizens and commercial bodies. The
members of our present council, with
few exceptions, care very little for the
people Or their interests as long as they
can gain their own selfish ends. We had,
until very short time ago. one of the
most valuable pieces of property, the old
market house, Seventh and Wabasha,
valued at 100000 1t was bought and es-
tablished some twenty years ago, and
from the market receipts from all sources
the city has collected about $l,0O0,O00, but
by resolution of the council this val
liable property was given to the public
library before the people were aware of
it, Has any other public department of
our city given to other departments any
thing they control? The park board has
said that tc take Smith, Rice or Central
parks would be disgrace to the city and
they would appeal to the courts to stop
such action. Another thing. We collect
by taxation from our citizens over 81 600
600 every year $500, 900 goes to maintain
our schools; $200000 are for the police
force $500, 900, for fire department.; sac 800
for court house; $4,000 for parks SIS 900
for library, and so on. Not one of these
brings a revenue into the city 1t is adj
mitted that the best line Of goods brought
into the Minneapolis market comes from
Ramsey county. 1t is also admitted that
each gardener and farmer coming into
our city with a load to sell-and we will
have, with good market accommoda tons,
800 teams day for at least six months in
the year-the shipping interest of our city
would increase 25 to 40 per cent, as almost
anything grown can be produced here,
and a better grade than is grown else
where. Minneapolis averages three car
loads Of green stuff a day during the
season and three times what ST. Paul
does in dry stuff
The sale of these 600 loads Of stuff
means at least 1000 each day, and at
least $1,000 distributed amongst our stores
every day. A proper market will adver-
tise our city and we can show the world,
although classed az a very cold state,
what no other state in the union can, and
sight better tc look at and more i'm
pressive than all our parks or public
property. The council has fooled with
this important question until the people
are Disguised. Eight or ten sites have
been suggested, but ninety of our
people out of every 1Gc are for a good,
central location. The block in front of
the high scht oil has been suggested, and
is the best block offered. But a member
of the school board says you cna't have
1t there; go down to Eagle street. ! am
interested Gown there. The block back
of the Golden Rule was killed because
there was nothing In it. Block ten is about
to be killed Hutchins and some other
Eagle street interests are opposed to it.
For heavens sake. give up the Constans
block, the cheapest of them all, or give
Hutchins his price, ard move him 200 feet
further east for a quarter of what they
will get for the present place.
The que stion of increasing the tax Is
all bosh. The middle and poorer classes
of our citizens want a market, very few
Of which have time to go to our
library or enjoy the luxuries of our parks
We do net want any market house at
all All we ask is the vacant ground with
proper sheds
j S. Wall,
Hudson avenue road, st. Paul, June. g.