Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-18
1.-the contest and they fully apprecia-
ate the good it has done for them"
Reeca Stuart of the Ianson Piano

iathe contest and they fully apprecia-
ate the good it has done for them"
Reece Stuart of the Jepson Piano
company, who came to Des Moines
from Madison, Ind, very much fav-
ors the establishment of market
house as the most effective means OF
relieving the people Of Des Moines
from the thrall of prevalent high
prices for meat, vegetables, fruits.
etc. twenty-five years ago." said
Mr.. Stuart, Madison had 5000 pop
.ulation. Now it is thriving city Of
$4,000. Early in it's career 1t estab-
lished market There were four
market days each week, when gar
deners and farmers brought their
products to town and sold them.
There was central market house,
where meat, butter, milk, vegetables
and fruits were 5nept on sale, each
dealer occupying and selling from a
stall. All meats exposed for sale had
first to pass inspection by state in
spector. Farmers We're not allowed
to sell any of their products outside
the market house. After certain
hour they were privileged to dis
pose of their products to the grocers.
Grocers who at first feared the mar
ket house would injure their bust
ness soon learned their fears, were
groundless. Farmers, as a rule, spent
most of the money they received for
their products with the grocers for
coffee. sugar and other necessities
they did not grow on their farms or
in their gardens. The market was
thus benefit not only to the groc-
ers, but to the business men gen.
orally. The money paid the farmers
tor their products they spent for 9th
or things they needed"
"The statement made by The Reg
lister and Leader that current report
had it that entire carloads of berries
and melons consigned to this city
III oalS hdu bttu ohuhSSu uoWh lhtN
the jungle and dumped upon the
ground rather than to place them
upon the market and invite a reluc-
ton of price" said a member Of a
recent grand jury, was called to
the attention of the county attorney.
However, after going carefully over
the testimony that officer advised the
jurors that, in his judgment, the ev-
idence was not sufficient to sustain
dropped. 1t is to be regretted that
men indicted upon criminal charges
are sometimes so easily convicted
when malefactors engaged in con-
spiracies in destroying food are so
difficult to reach"
THE question" said A. U. Coates,
real estate dealer and well known
party prohibition worker, yesterday,
lis how far this grocer trust ez.
ends
Yesterday morning | went TO i
grocery store in my neighborhood to
buy a bottle of milk for breakfast
When / arrived at the store the gro
,er told me that the dairy wagon
lad just arrived and could have the
morning milk for breakfast. l open
ID the bottle and found the milk was
sour. After breakfast took the bot
lie back to the grocer and informed
aim that l was going to complain to
he dairy who furnished the milk.
The grocer begged me not to make
, complaint because he said II he
should make complaint against one
iairy firm all of the other dairy
irms in the city would refuse to sell
lim milk. That Just shows how the
of Des Moines control the