Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-18
WANT TO BUILD
A MARKET House

The fact was discovered Saturday
that strong sentiment exists among
our farmers in favor of establishing
market house and of entering upon a
thorough agitation of the matter at
once to the end that a market house
may be built before next winter
Among the prime movers j. Wa J..
Suter, of Sunnysde farm whose enter
prise and sound practical ideas stand
as a guarantee that there is nCtling
in the agitation that savors of hot air
but that those who show any interest
in the matter mean business
In conversation with IA repre- Seuta,
tive of this paper Saturday Mr.. suter
said that the question of feasi bility
and profit cease to be discussed any
longer in connection with the psoposi.
tion. 1t has been we'll estabi shed
that the proceeds retlizesd fro u the
curbstone market by the bo ough
would pay handsomely on such an in
vestment as might be requi red to hu Id
a market house that would met all
requirements. Investors are uDt lack
ing and all that is required is to actu-
ally take hold of the work
One Of the first things to determine,
Mr.. Suter says, is how the borough
council stands in regard TO the prop
osition-whether it would reveal any
antagonism to an abolishment of the
curbstone market or whether it would
encourage aud aid in ways which
might become expedient the building
of market hou.e. This is regarded
as very important consideration.
If left to the farmers or the towns
people Mr.. Suter states that there is
no question as to the verdict. The
necessity OF disposing of load of pro-
duce out of doors, regardless of the
degree of cold or of rain or snow, adds
materially to hardships of a farmer S
life, while the experiences of towns
people in making their purchases un-
der like conditions is only little less
trying and bitter Another voice in
favor of abolishing the curbstone mark
ct would come from majority of the
Mill street merchants, who are dread
fully annoyed by the congestion on
the street. the soiled sidewalk and the
unavoidable accumulation of dirt and
refuse left outside the curb each mark
ct day.
The building of market house, such
as in view, while affording the farm
ers all the comforts implied by such
structure, would not entail upon the
latter any additional outlay in the
way of fees or rental In this connec-
tion it might be proper to state that
the farmers pay pretty dearly for the
privilege of standing in the curbstone
market-that their entire outlay is not
embraced in the fee collected by the
market master, but that the amount
they pay for the removal and care of
their benches alone forms an item that
cuts pretty deeply into their profits
during the course of year. One ven
dor alone who maintains two benches
pays ST. 80 per month to the man who
is responsible for their care aud keep
ing Benches, of course, would be
q fixed appurtenance in market house
and would not have to be reckoned
with as an item of extra expense.
Close inquiry revealed the fact that
those projecting a market house have
no desire to sell to wholesale dealers
or to bring about any other innovation.
For that reason the projectors would
like to see the borough of Danville
identified with the proposition, so that
the market as at present could be regu.
lated by ordinance. One of the first
objects of the agitation is to see what
the borough is willing to do
1t is true, the whole thing is still
in embryo. But the object is to come
to some understanding with the bor-
ough and. unless the project is wholly
discouraged, to get to work immedi-
ately so that market house may be
an accomplished fact by next winter.