The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-12

/ be procured, and the business he
gets Is In the commodities that can
not be supplied by the house TO
house peddler.
The element OF decay. the uncer-
tainty OF demand and the narrow
profit az which all these commodi-
t ties produced on the farm are sold.
make the business most uncertain
and almost Improbable for the reg
uiar grover OF the city.
| III HE nuYs EARLY
In the morning he IL going 10 be met
with the high prices that prevail
when the market opens II he does
not buy he Is obliged 90 confront
his purchasers and patrons with the
statement that he does not know at
Just what price he can sell certain
| goods or else run the chances OF
undercharginE or oyervhargina
/ them.
This very uncertainty was pointed
out as one OF the most potent rsa-
sons why a market would be bene-
| fetal TO the consumers. by one who
was unutterably opposed TO a mar
ket on the grounds that Il would
inconvenienos the grocer In the con-
duct of his business. 10 IL fact
that the products can be bought on
the local wholesale market three and
four hours after the market opens
for the day at a price much less
than the first quotation. With a
market the price would be regulated
BY the demand and the supply. and.
In either event either the producer
or consumer would reap the benefit
One % the strongest arguments In
favor Of q market IL the fact that In
not enc % the cities Of the East where
market. have been established have
they been suspended. Instead Of their
coming into disfavor. they have be-
come to be public necessity and the
project 10 discontinue them would be
met with a general uprising Of the
people.
Nearly every city % the Fast % the
siHs Of Seattle and hundreds smaller.
HAVE PUBLIC MARKETS
at which the producers and consumers
assemble during the DAY and reap q
eomon benefit on the one hand the
producer finds a steady market for
his goods ct a reasonable price ani
I
procuring whatever he desires fresh
from the gardens OF the surrounding
country.
Many % the local grocsrs have taken
a great interest In the project 20 ea-
tablish public market IN the city
and they are generally IN favor o.
such an institution. while many %
them disciaim any knowledge OF how
they are conducted IN the East those
who do are Of the oplnlon that such
place could work no injury 10 the
dealers IN tho city. The same rule
/ that applies In other cities. has been
brought 90 use In showing why a
market would be Of benefit 20 Seattle
/ and no kreat injury 20 her grocery
+ dealers.
One OF the most conservative and
/ best informed srocers In the city 10
I y. n. Pe.pisH. manager Of the l. u.
/ Cooperative Grocery on Union street.
Mr.. Peoples was reared IN the South
where markets are almost az frequent
as cities. and he has spent
A GREAT DEAL oF TIME
on the road In the cities % the North
and East that have markets. when
interviewed yesterday. he said.
I'm speaking as one who l. inter
sstcd In the general progress Of IN.
city and giving my experience in the
East and South. 1 would say that
am heartily in favor q . market A
market properly conducted can work
an injury 90 no one. and can be made
OF ineetimabis value 70 the great class
Of consumers
The one great advantage In a mar
kst is that tho people can have an
opportunity to inspect all the stock for
sale without walking all over a eity.
In the cities where ! have ssen mar
ksts. there 10 no question as 20 the
number % people who visit them.
Every class Of people are constantly
found at the markets buying fresh
goods from the men who produce
them.
To Illustrate uhAt ] mean By the
people having an opportunity Of In
spsctinE goods. will Use the condi-
ton that exists In this city. There
are a great number o. groceries scat
tered ali over the city. A patron
comes 70 my store. for instance. and
does not feel satisfied with the veEs-
tables have for sale That patron
desires 20 look around before purchas-
ing They will be obliged 10 walk sew
srai blocks In order to satisfy them
selves that they can procure goods
that suit their particular liking.
with a market they will be able to
inspect the goods exposed for sale
without walking any great distance.
Ths market would Of necessity be con-
fined within the space Of two or three
blocks. In this space there would b.
several different sellers ana each
would have
GOOD. FRESH PRODUCTS
to sell by this thu purchaser could
get just what h desired without be-
Ing obliged 20 travel 50 far.
AS a grocer. l would Just as well
give up the line 81 green goods that Ia
usually carried BY houses In this bust
ness. We ara obliged TO carry a stock
q this kind. and. in the absence q
our patrons having no better place
At which 20 procure them, We must
carry them for their convenience.
I'm q city Of the Riza Of Seattle a
market cannot reach every section.
The outlying districts would not be
benefited 30 much as In the longest
ed sections.
BUT THE BENEFIT
IN these parts Of the city would be
sufficient 20 more than counteract any
disadvantage that would be ocea.
stoned. The far-out districts could not
reach tho market but many Of these
have opportunities 20 procure fresh
veseth bles that the more conseHted
section does not have.
- market would be under the super
vision Of an inspector. who would see
that the booths were kept clean and