The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-11
PUBLIC MARKET WOULD Be
A BIG BENEFIT TO MANY

The rapid Increase IN the number
II small farmers and gardeners In
the Immediate vicinity 81 Seattle
makes "A public market more neseH-
s4rg u the present time than ever
bffoFv, During tn past two years
The fiumher of people settled on
small farms near the city has mere
than doubled end the srgti0n u the
tsuhfY - the north and south. az
we'll 80 acFofs Lake Washing on. j.
now aettiinE up rapidly
tseaidrH this. Tacoma IL preparing
20 steal a march on Seattle In at
tracing she producers by establish
ms = public market and this viii
have a decidedly bad effect on the
consumers here and the store keep
ers xho depend upon the country for
= gpad part Of their trade Certain
sections 90 the south wili 90 20 Ta-
cotns. both Go cell and Ca trade. IN
the event Of n market there. and Sc
attic viii lose both ways.
The heaviest growth in the pro
duefuE sections % the county r. to-
wuftf ths south. or toward Tacoma.
and Seattle must do something TO
bold fhla patronage BETTER faelii-
ties suy trading and n larger market
makes Seattle the most favored ~
the farmers hut IN the absence Of
anything better. the farmer will 20
where he has the beet advantages.
HARD on THE FARMERS.
A. ths present time the farmer has
20 sena bis products % commission
men and many tifueH does not get
enough ont of them TO pay the sx-
peuara 81 production. He has TO
submit TO The viii and dictation Of
the city commission men or else keep
MS products he ia not independent
IN the sense the farmer r. supposed
10 be
Sow the Seattle market Tor the
local products depends upon the
commission houses The producer
does not have an opportunity 20 get
into tire city 10 look over conditions
and ia KEEP; totally tn the dark In re-
gard 20 things that would be most
beneficial 60 his interests
on the other hand. the consumers
~ Seattle DO not have the orportu-
nifty 20 procure fresh products. be-
cause there are none 10 procure. All
tho VeErtah los. butter and eggs are
purchased by commission men. who
IN turn cell them 70 the retail deal
efs and they 20 the consumer. In
this way considerable time is lost
from the hands OF the producer 10
the tahie ~ the consumed and all
that time the products are losing
their freshness.
The cost TO the consumer is also
fnrrea sol. The commission man
must have his profit. the retail deal
er must have something 90 pay his
help and his rent and a profit In
thla way either the consumer is
Obliged to pay high price for his
goods Or the producer soils his prod
ucfA At price that is too small. AZ
general rule the effect n both
ways. both consumer and producer
LOSING certain benefits that by right
belong 20 both
A HELP To BOTH
The establishment ~ a public mar
leet would benefit both. II would
give tho producer an opportunity 10
meet the consumer. lie would get
better price FOR his goods. lie
would have a firm and steady mar
kst to depend upon. II would en-
courage him 90 build up a home in
the suburbs ~ Seattle.
The consumer would have an or
portuulty % procure fresh products.
lie could procure these necessities
NJ q price much less than az pres
eut. lie could so to the market ana
get iuet what he wants without be-
inR obliged TO take anything that r.
ddivered To him. At present he is
obliged to purchase the stock that
has been on hand for several DAYS
or go without.
There o. another class that would
be benefited by the market. md that
r. the storekceper IN the city. The