The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-22

EullOF morning news. Inc war De-
tween the green grocers and hucksters Is
getting quite warm. l see in to-day's
News an article signed 1T. NJ. H." who
is supporting the vendors without giving
any good reason for his position. 1 see
Alderman Canty, says let the vendors go
where they please, and sell all they can,
that the popular cry is for the huckstere.
1 ask from whom does this cry come?
Is it from the business men who pay tax
for the privilege of doing business in the
city of Savannah, or is it from the wo-
men who take no thought of the burdens
carried by those who pay tax to stay in
one place and pay rent and license, to
serve those who do not buy at their
doors.
contend that most of those women
who cry for hucksters have a servant or
little boy who can go to the nearest
store and get all they want in twenty
minutes time. The trouble is
the housekeepers and servants
have been educated to wait
for huckster, when they should have been
going to the store all the time see AL
derman CAVITY says it is a hardship on
property owners, as it will take away the
means for paying rent. What does the
rent of a huckster amount to compared
to the average green grocer. One is pay
ing 70 cents per week for a room, the
other is paying, all told about $50 per
month If a green grocer fail to pay
his obligations it is said he is failing with
money At the same time his life is be-
ing Slapped by those who pay nothing in
support of the city. The drayman has
to pay a tax to be allowed on the streets.
If some one not paying license drive out
l. in a
plumber comes to town and wants to
compete for business he is told to get
a license If vendors are allowed to run
at will over the city, then the grocer and
green grocer should pay the same license.
This vendor will work for three hours
and make enough to get into game or
craps and his days work is done. When
the landlord calls, ne is moved. The
green grocer is at his post from a. m.
until late at night selling fresh meat fur
nished by the trust at such prices II IS
almost impossible to keep from losing.
Is a grocery store allowed 20 sell chick
ems? No Is a vendor allowed to sell
chickens? Yes, all he can, and nothing
said to him.
Suppose this $1,000, now paid to the
city by green grocers. were not collected.
That would leave a big hole to be filled
from some other source. Who would be
called on to supply this shortage? The
tax-paying people. not the hucksters.
What does the huckster pay to the city?
One dollar. if you can catch him. near
election time. l understand that COM
mission man on the bay has signed the
hucksters petition. If hucksters could
arrange with the growers to buy from
them and let the commission man
alone, who would be the first
man to say he was hit? The commission
man. The huckster creates no demand.
therefore, If he is not selling at the door
it will be sold at store, and commission
men will be just as well off. AS 1t is now,
green grocers do not buy because they
can not sell. The demand, II filled by ven
doris who pay no license. no water rent,
no electric light bills. no store rent, and
only about 70 cents per week for a room
1 have no connection whatever with
stores of any kind, but contend for the
privileges to be enjoyed by those who pay
for them.
1t would be just as legitimate for some
one to go on the streets with jug full
of whisky 10 sell at the doors TO those
who do not care to go out sitter 1t.
/. T. W.