Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-16
WILL BUILD MARKET HOUSE
GrOcsru, Butchsn, Gardeners and Hucksters
Planning Independent EntsrpriIs.
PROPOSE TO ORGANIZE STOCK COMPANY
object is TO Erect building for Whole.
sale Marketing in COmmission
House Dfstrict-Tired
of Annoyance.

Grocers, butchers. gardeners and buck
sters Of Omaha are planning the organiza-
ton Of a stock company for the erection Of
a market house that shall be independent
Of the city. Negotiations are pending for
the leasing OF a lot near the commission
houses in the wholesale district and 1t Is
expected the proposed building will be
ready for occupancy by the time the season
opens next spring. 1t will be strictly q
Wholesale market. According to the present
plan. Il will accommodate It's gardeners,
ali of whom will be stockholders. and who
win derive benefits from their stock which
will reduce the expense OF maintaining
stalls.
We've got to have a home Of our own
now" said O. l. Porter. chairman OF the
wholesale committee Of the Retail Grocers'
association. I'VE can't continue TO be
bothered by all Of this pulling and hauling
and If we had known last spring what we
know now the building would have been up
by this time. But we thought We would
haze no trouble IN maintaining our present
position until the close Of the present sea-
son. Now comes the order Of the new hre
and police board, ousting the gardeners
from their positions. and so 1t Is up to US
to DO something. We haven't definitely
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several suitable ones in view
1T will be a good investment for the
gardeners and grocers. as will be seen
when you come to figure what the city has
made out OF It In former years. We have
been talking about Il all summer. There
are $50 grocers and $50 butchers who viii
take ali the product OF the gardeners who
Will be accommodated IN the building. The
proposed market house VIII pc down some
where In the immediate neighborhood Of
the commission houses, where II viii be
convenient for US 70 market our garden
stun and also to secure the commission
stun required BY gardeners and butchers.
wholesale Trade only.
I'VE expect to make this strictly q
Wholesale market. where gardeners can
clean up whole loads. ana win not be
compelled 10 dribble their products out 10
consumers In small quantities. We are
perfectly willing the city should have a
retail market house, but at the came time.
when one knows the small amount Of stun
that has been bought BY consumers on the
present market "A the last hve or ten
years. It doesn't look as II . retail mar
ket would amount to much. Take the
| grocers, for instance. They buy their
stun early, select the best there Is, haul
II to their places Of business and deliver
to customers in good condition. q from
the margin they receive over and above
what Il costs them 10 deliver and the ex-
pense Of doing business, Il would not seem
to any one Who Is well informed that they
are making any great pruht out Of the
green grocery business.
IT is likely that the committee nov II
work upon this matter win close a deal foI
q lot very soon. and that thu foundations
Of the building viii be laid within the
next thirty days"
When the acting Board Of Fire and Police
Commissioner attempts 10 enforce It's order
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