The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-07
Mustn't SELL AT ANY PRICE.
The Mass Meeting Wants the City to
Keep the Market House.

The mass meeting called to protest
against the sale of the present market
a0use was held yesterday afternoon in
Metropolitan hall
About 80 people We're present 4 ma
iority of them were business men.
Though many that were there were
known to favor the sale, if Il fair price
could be obtained, they took no active
part i'll the proceedings, so all that was
done was unanimous.
Mr.. w c. Stronach presided over the
meeting and Mr.. George Allen was
secretary. Speeches We're made by
Messrs. ALI a. Thompson, Chas. NJ.
Buebee, j. r. Ferrall, A. +. Stronach
and j. G. S. Lumsden.
All of these, except Mr.. Thompson
opposed the sale of the market house at
any price. Mr. Thompson said he was
not committed specially to its sale, be
simply wanted an auditorium and that
was about the only way he saw to gel
one. If anybody was able to suggest
anything better he would accept that in
stead.
OR" he added. eff when the motion
is passed protesting against the sale
you'll open subscription books here fol-
an auditorium. I'll subscribe, and try
to do my part no matter what your
plan. But / want to request that before
YOU start the subscription list, you place
| two policemen at the doors, to prevent
| the people here escaping.
For let me tell you, this matter vii
not down with the passage of a simple
protest from the business men right
| around the city hall. The people are
| aroused ON this auditorium question ano
| they will favor the selling of this mark
| ct house to get a better one and al
| auditorium besides, unless You devise
| some other way to get an auditorium.
The other speakers thought the ques-
| ton of selling the market and the
question of erecting an auditorium were
| TWO separate and distinct questions; that
| the meeting was called to consider the
| sale of the market and not the building
of an auditorium.
This idea prevailed and a motion made
by Mr. Busbee was passed, declaring II
the sense of the meeting that the mark
ct house ought not to be sold at any
price.
This done. Mr. Thompson insisted that
an effort now be made to see how much
the men who had defeated the only
feasible scheme vet proposed would give
toward an auditorium.
Mr. Busbee said the other business
having been disposed of he thought the
suggestion Il good one.
At this juncture there was an lmdta
| ton among the audience of rats desert
ing sinking ship.
Hold on cried Chairman Stronach
but they kept going and by the time the
| meeting adjourned about half of then
| had left the hall.
Mr.. y. b. Stronach moved that a com
mittee be appointed to confer with tn'
| committee on auditorium from the
| Chamber of Commerce. The motion pre-
| vailed
Some more speeches We're made agains
| the sale of the market house, though
the motion against the sale had beeI
passed Il half hour in the rear.
Then as the meeting was about t
adjourn Mr.. f. i. Stronach said h
| thought there ought TO be Il COMMITTEE
on the General Welfare of the city ap
pointed. He moved the appointment o
such a committee. The motion prevailed
Neither of the committees thus pro
| yided for have yet been announced, anC
there is much speculation as to who will
be ON the General Welfare Committee
and what their duties will be anyway.