Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
NEW MARKET WAR
ENDS IN BOYCOTT
0RIENTALS BR0WBEAT NON
TRUST MEMBERS
FINE is IMPOSED FOR DEALING
AT OLD STANDS
Fight of Japanese and Chinese to Con-
troll Produce Market Rouses White
Dealers to indignation and
Action

Browbeating methods are now being
used by the Oriental produce trust,
composed of Japanese and Chinese, II
judged by reports current in trade
circles since the new market company
opened temporary quarters on Nlnth
street at the intersection of San PEDRO
street orders have gone forth from
those in control of the trust to ORR
entail dealers and traders that If they
persist in patronizing the old market
on Central avenue they Will be 'troze
out" And it is also said that the
Japanese and Chinese who have en-
tered the agreement with the trust
shall be fined $50 for each offense of
taking fruit or produce to the OLD
market.
Many Orientals have for years done
business with the commission merch-
ants at the old market and are
obliged to continue in the trade with
them. In view of this condition the
boycott methods being practiced have
caused bitter complaint.
On the other hand many of the
white dealers at he old market are de-
pendent to a degree upon the Orientals
for their produce supply, but the larg-
er dealers have a sufficient field OF
white growers to draw upon to meet
all demand. The Orientals are at
tempting to gain absolute control OF
the vegetable market, as well as that
of small fruit, such as berries, ETC.,
and have succeeded to a marked degree
in accomplishing their purpose.
Whites Become Alarmed
The whites are using every means
of heading off the tide toward the con-
troll and many of them have become
alarmed. But the whites. In making
their defense against the invasion,
have, from all appearances, used fair
methods, dealing by all alike, regard
less of race or color. The Orientals
have, apparently, gone to the other
extreme, those in the combine retus-
ing to trade with the whites and in
huencing others of their respective
races in doing likewise.
Spies are stotioned at the old mar
ket. it is declared, for the purpose
of informing upon any Oriental who
attempts to sell his wares to the old
commission houses which have carried
on business with all races for years.
The spies have become so bold as to
threaten growers with violence should
they continue to supply the white
commission men with vegetables and
other products Of the soil, for which
the white men pay in full.
Those interested in the Los Angeles
market are one in the belief that un-
fair methods are being practised by
the new organization and that some
redress should be meted. out.
H. Z. Houk, a director in the Los
Angeles Market company, in discussing
the situation yesterday, said:
Independent of orientals
'While the vegetable supply has been
short since the opening of the new
market, we are now obtaining our
vegetables direct from white growers
and others independent of the Jap
anese and Chinese associations.
1.-THE Orientals are making every ef-
fort to win over all the gardeners of
their race to the new market and draw
all of the vegetables to the Ninth
street market.
Even should they do so, it will have
little effect on us, rs there are suf-
ficient white. growers in this vicinity to
supply all the vegetable needs.
although dealers in this neighbor-
hood handle the greatest part of the
fruit and three-fourths of the berries
that come into market, so far as I
know no attempt has been made to
retaliate by refusing to supply fruit
to the dealers in the other market. AS
far as the Klein Fruit company is con-
cerned, we will continue to sell fruit
to anyone who will pay for it, regard
less of what market he comes from" "