The Greeley tribune., 1909-07-28
Gardeners Claim They
Are Being Made
the Victims
PREPARE A BACKFlRE
Will Themselves Sell
Groceries Upon
the Streets

Sharp differences have A''>eIl
between the grocer> and sarden-
er> OF the city: which the garden
ers say amount to active warfare
against their occupation As ir1it
peddlers and which they also
maintain will result in their put
ting up a strenuous fight against
the srocerS by securing and SELL
ing groceries as well as fruit and
vegetables to the housewives OF
Greeley.
Wilson Turner. gardener, is au-
thority for the statement that all
nearby sources of fruit and vege-
table supply have been cut of
through the activity of the grocers;
that gardeners shipments have been
tampered with to secure the names
OF the shippers and that efforts have
been made to have the city rescind
the licenses of the fruit peddlers.
Mr.. Turner claims that one grocer
in particular is the instigator of the
war against the gardeners. He says
that this grocer interviewed all the
other grocers OF the city and that a
was reached by many
of the grocers to cooperate against
the men selling from wagons on the
street. According TO Mr.. Turner, the
first steps taken against the peddlers
was TO seek information at the city
hall to see if they could not be pre-
vented by the ordinances from using
the streets as transient markets. He
says that this investigation establish
ed the fact that the peddlers had Ii
censes and were conducting a strictly
lawful business.
II have two wagons" said MIR.
Turner. AT the present time / am
unable to secure either fruit or vege-
tables. The grocers have evidently
corresponded with the dealers from
whom we had been accustomed to
make our purchases. We had been
buying fruit from grocers in Denver
and now we cannot get so much as
a lemon for the street trade Our
source of orange and banana supply
is also cut on
We can secure no more fruit or
from Loveland or the 9TH
er places where We had been making
our purchases. Other gardeners are
similarly affected. l expect it has
been noticed by the housewives of
the city. who in the past have de-
pended upon the wagons to great
extent for their supply OF fresh veee-
tables.
But myself and other gardeners
do not intend to submit to this in
justice. We have been engaging in
legitimate business and intend car
rying 1t on. Myself and other gar
deners are going to have our stun
shirred from f1rther east and we in
tend adding grocery supplies to our
wagons. 1t necessary we'll make
our wagons travelling grocery stores
have paid my license fees to the
city and so have the others, and /,
there is to be a fight to stop our
business, We'll be in it to the finish. >
A member of the firm of Baab &
Sons, grocers. stated this mornine
that 1t was the intention of the groc
ers to fight the peddlers unless the,
stopped handling fruit at such low
prices. He said that there was M
intention of interfering with theil
vegetable business, but that the groc
ers could not compete with them /,
the fruit trade and commission mel
mad been asked to stop selling I,
them. This request has been grant
ed
While speaking on this subiec
the grocer said that the commissio,
men had been sell zig fruit to tn
peddlers in small lots at the sam
prices the grocers had been force,
to pay for larger amounts. He sal,
.hat the grocers would maintai,
their attitude on the fruit question
out would not object to the hand
ing OF vegetables on the street