The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-14

Grower and Purchaser Cal N
Meeting Face to Fas
FRESH GOODS, Low PRICES

Madison, Wis, Sets Splendid Exampl,
With Sanitary and Attractive Build
ing--No Short Weight, No Stale
Goods, No Middieman's Extortionate
Profit.
lit is not strange TO read of munich
pal markets in Boston. Baltimore and
New Orleans, but when q small city
of $4,000 Inhabitants realizes the i'm
,portance of closer relationship be
tween the producer or grower and the
consumer there is good reason for Us
to believe that the officials of that city
are endeavoIing to do ali In their pow
Ger to reduce the cost Of living" says
Don e. Mowry in the American City.
Madison, Wis, has recently opened
such market at nm expense Of $4,000.
The building is $50 by 20 feet, has
large open display floor. is provided
with toilet rooms. smoking rooms.
luncheon rooms and horse sheds. all OF
the latest idea in style and c0nstruc-
stion.
More than 5000 folders were sent out
to the farmers living out in the sur
rounding country, telling them of the
opening day. inviting them to attend
and urging them to understand that
Madison wanted to meet them ON an
honest business basis. The result OF
this circular surprised everybody.
Many farmers came in with wagon
loads OF produce, and the townspeople
Were glad to see them. if buying is any
criterion.
Madison is practically in the hands
of the local provision merchants. These
men buy gust enough goods to insure
them a large profit. They aim to keep
the supply coming to the city as small
as possible. For this reason farmers
who might send their products to Madi-
son do mot do so lit is often said that
Madison is one OF the high priced
towns. in the country, and. indeed. this
statement is not amiss. The cheap
rental charges for stalls i'm the new
market make it now possible for goods
to be bought at lower price. and the
quality is usually better.
The market is open from Ia. "a. an
TIL 6 q. IA. daily except Sundays. The
committee OF markets of the common
council, together with the siperintend-
e.t OF the market. has the power to
Ncate space or stalls. Unit spaces are
provided, and the fee per day lie rs
cents per unit. La case the producer
or grower does not require an entire
unit fer the display Of bis goods he
need not pay for the space thus occu-
pied. All hay must be weighed on the
city scales at the market, and all wood
must be measured by the superintend-
emit. A certificate OF weight or measure
is given the owner for this service. and
he pays fee of only 10 cents. Teams
may enter the market center without
paying an entrance fee
The use OF public streets or alleys AS
standing places for teams or wagons
for the sale OF fruits. vegetables. hay.
ETC.. is prohibited. OF course this pro-
vision does not prohibit farmers or
licensed hucksters from peddling from
house to house within the city limits
No sales can be made on the streets
OF the market without the consent OF
the superintendent. No person other
than the producer or one who has sepur-
chased outside of the city can sell ON
the market Wisconsin produce. This
ruling does not prevent, however. the
vegetable dealer handling other minor
articles, the object of the rule being
to preclude the possibility OF specusa
ton In produce.
LIQUORS cannst be offered for sale or !
sold at the market Meats or any oth~
err articles that are not wholesome can
not be offered for sale. AL goods
are open to inspection by the health
department. The superintendent Is in
vested with police power, and one or
his duties Is to see that order is main
tanned.
A very good health provision. espe-
cially valuable in the summer months.
is one which requires the superin-
tendent to furnish sufficient number
Of water ti-.',t barrels and tubs. and
all occura:ss of stalls or islands are
strict required to throw the offal,
fiji. washings and refuse matter into
these barrels and tubs. This refuse
Is removed by city carts Immediately
after market hours.
Sooner or later the people of this
vast country of ours will realize the
Importance of establishing markets or
this very nature in oil Of our cities
that have any provisions for marketing
produce To date there are very few
cities In the UHited States of the size
OF Madison that have attempted any
thing half so elaborate as the new
market center just opened in the seity
OF four lakes Madisonians are more
than pleased with the way the market
has opened up. They are enthusiastic
in their praise Of Mayor John G ShI-
bert, whose constant attention to this
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