New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
URGES A GOOD MARKET
Mrs. Elmer Black Addresses the
Terminal Commission.
NEW YORK BEHIND EUROPE
What We Need Here, Says the
Enthusiast, Is Sanitary
Selling Place.

Mrs Elmer Black who was president
Of the Progressive Economic Club until
the other day, when she left the organi-
cation because, as she explained. when
you have big civic plans on foot" like the
one she is engineering, you simply have
to go on your own and club OF
women is just a hndrance."
Mrs. Elmer Black appeared before the
Terminal Market Commissioners at the
Office Of its chairman, Cyrus w. Miller, at
No. IS Liberty street, yesterday. and told
them what European cities were doing In
the public market line, and what New
York ought to do.
Mrs. Black wasn't the only woman at
the meeting. Mrs. Julian Heath, head OF
the Housewives League, was there, but
she didn't talk. She Just sat in corner
and listened. Once or twice, when she
met the gaze Of a friend. the lid or her
left eye fell thoughtfully over that organ.
Mrs Heath doesn't stand for Mrs Blacks
plan OF having the city build a big ter
minal market Just below 59th street near
the East River, as quick az the money
can be appropriated. Mrs. Heath wants
municipal markets, but she says the city
ought TO know where IL IL at before 10
starts I'm, and to lay Its plans carefully,
else il may spend all It's money on one
market and have none left for others.
Mrs. Flora SpiegelbuTg, the woman who
is seeking 10 reform New Yorks method
Of collecting garbage. was also there
Mrs Blacks testimony on European
markets was preceded by that OF Francis
Marquand, a large man from Harlem,
who said that he was in the newspaper
business and that he spent three months
visiting municipal markets in Germany
last summer Mr.. Msrquand didn't see
those markets with the rosy glasses that
Mrs. Black had He said, In answer TO
questions from Mr.. Miller. who was In
the chair. that the market in Cologne was
antiquated and unhandy, and not sani-
tary: that the market IN Munich, which
was newer. was too hastily built and had
features which more careful planning
would have omitted.
There was no ventilation la the roof,
he said. and a Dealers stun spoiled on
him At the same time there was too
much draft below, where the farmers
came, and they caught pneumonia. Also,
the market was 20 situated that the rates
OF transportation were too high
Mrs Black, when Il came her turn
arose with a typewriter paper In her
baud. 30 II wasn't necessary 10 question
her. She told about tho municipal mar
kete lu London which she said were 20
fine that IT was n pleasure TO visit them,
l.. -.
piled the population OF three millions and
got AT income Of ;2ooooco. one-hat Of
which. she said, was profit. Every effort
was made there. she said. TO accommo-
date the purchasers
lima glne that being done 90 New
York" she exclaimed
The Munich market. which uas opened
last February. Is well lighted and aired,
although our friend SAYS not. she OBJ
served. with glance az the chair Of
Mr. Marquaud, who had gone. And the
Munich market has a peer garden at
tached. The Berlin market has a bath
house for butchers. plan our New
York market would DO well 10 follow
THE city should build a terminal mar
ket AZ once, at the foot OF 18th strcer. "
she said 1T should serve the double
purpose Of 2 Wholesale market and dis
tributire point. and seth street East IL
the best place because It is near the
Grand Central and tho Pennsylvania ter
minsls and convenient as a loading place
for steamers. The rents in this market
should be low. but the rules strict and
strictly enforced. And there should be
a bureau for the dissemination of infor-
nation to farmers.
I'VE need retail markets. Of course. but
the first need ~ q wholesale market
where food supplies can be- received with
ont delay and distributed promptly. II
is heartbreaking, I'm these days OF soar
ing prices TO feel that even the food for
which our people pay so much In unsani-
tary and stale because OF our Rntiquated
methods Of handling goods. We spend
millions OF dollars for Libraries to feed
the mind, why not spend little money
10 feed the body properly. and thus con-
duce 10 the welfare Of our city, our state
and our progressive nation"
Then Mrs. Spiegelburg told Mr.. Miller
she though MIRA Blacks magnificent adj
dress ought 10 be printed for general
distribution, and Mr.. Miller told her he
would SEE 10 H. and then he adjourned
the meeting until Thursday. December b.