The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08
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THE FREE MARKETING.

We hear the statement in behalf of
the new market opened in tho western
part of the city, that il is built with
the idea of concentrating there the
farmers wagons and the wholesale
trade in fruits. vegetables, and the
like. The argument is that the farm
ers do not bring in diversified wagon
loads of produce to sell, but that they
specialize, bringing in, for instance,
wagon load of potatoes, of tomatoes, OF
strawberries, of onions and the like;
and it is urged that the farmers VIII
prefer to go to this market, paying the
light charge that is eXacted OF them
there, rather than to sell their produce
direct to the consumer in small guam
load Of tomatoes would not be able to
dispose of then, by retail direct to con
sumers All tins plea in favor of
the private market mostly built and
largely arranged for by the renting of
stalls and tho providing Of convent
onces of receiving and for shipping.
So far as all that is concerned, the
contention of The Tribune does not ap-
| ply. We have made no objection to
anything of this kind. What we urge
is thnt the farmers should be allowed
to come in and sell freely at stated
places. on the local centers where trade
will naturally concentrate. The idea
we had in mind is that many farmers
would have diversified produce and
would bring in loads of various sorts,
perhaps some home made butter, some
eggs. some cabhages, some potatoes,
some fruits, or radishes; and, in short,
provide a sort Of produce market from
their own wagons. A few wagons IN
favorable centers with convenient ac'
cess TO the consumer would thus pro
vide a local source Of supply where
producer and consumer alike could
meet and trade, to the mutual advan'
tage Of both.
The promoters of the private market
say that this would not work. That
the farmers would prefer to go direct
10 their market rather than have the
free occupation of tho streets at such
times as is most appropriate to the
buying and selling in the morning
trade, after the fashion OF the market
ing done in Washington and in many
cities Of the South and West, To thu:
we make no objection. If II is founc
OH trial that farmers do not bring IT
diversified loads of produce and fooc
supplies; that they prefer to bring IL
single articles Of produce by th'
wagon load; that they would rather gc
to this market, paying for tho stands
they occupy, well and good; we max,
no objection. All that We ask is tha
the matter be tried, giving the farmer
a chance to get direct to the consume
if both wish Our objection was, anC
is, to the granting of tho petition
which rules the farmers off the street
and prevents them having their loca
stands where they may sell direct t.
the consumer. We believe this woul'
be practical proposition. We bcliev
that liberty so granted to the farmer
would establish little centers of sup
ply where the consumers would know
where to find them, and TO know wha
they could get there, which would b
a success. If 1T should not be a sue
: cess, then the competition would fai
and there would be no argument lef
in favor of it. The Tribune does no
see why it should fail if it is given
fair trial, and to give it a fair trial,
all that we insist ought to be done,