The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-29
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lamps. doing business an in days OF
yore.
In the market shed Of the old buiid-
Ing. the vendors were closing out their
stocks commenting upon the removal
OF their stalls and bidding last fare
well TO the old place.
They bowed to the age Of progress.
The old stalls must De RELOCATED to
the rear. worn floors must give way
to cement, shackling wooden counters
must be replaced with marble, screens
must be arranged, crematory In
stalled and the ''Old Market" give
way to successor Of sanitary perfec-
ton.
To Erect New Structure.
Temporary stalls are Icing arranged
In the market shed that reaches from
trahklin to Main. pending the con-
struction OF the new structure from
Franklin to Grace. Upon It's compie-
ton. q new structure Will succeed the
other section.
For these improvements the city viii
axpend $4,000 or more.
Inc Council committee having
charge OF the improvements includes
George w. Rogers. chairman: Morgan
~ NILS and James J. Burke. Carmel
ano Johnson are the architects. w. A.
Shesterman. the contractor. Captatn
r. Z. Garrison 10 the clerk.
New zo0-candiepower incandescents
we're installed IN the Franklin to Main
secuon and given a trial last night
Memoers OF the Council committse
nave visited the modern market. ~
KNOXVILLE. Newark. Washington and
various other cities before decidins
Market" '"s'
isut even tho famous French rnarke.
10 New Orleans was never more ou,in,
IMAM Richmond's "Old Market" Al.
th'ueh more varied are the types seen
IN View Orleans. they are NO NOR.
picturesque ''''s
Lawsy mussy. chile, dis niger was
most nohn heah." declared aunt
henrietta Mankan, who belped her
mother. the late Aunt" Jane wuIis
at ner vegetable stand Use most q,
ana siep In dis heah place"
Some Old Timers,
Mrs. r. z. Allen. seventy-two wears
old. who has stood vigil over her fruit
and vegetable stall for nearly half a
century. cared for the business while
her husband fought In the Confederate
war. He now 10 an invalid. But Mrs.
Alien still y q rugged. honest chsrac-
Ter. iovabie nature. and seems good for
many years to come.
lncle' Beverly Randolph has been
IN charge OF t,sh stall forty six wears,
changing hts location once in that
period OF time.
Micnael Sullivan Is a veteran Of the
market He recalls when eggs and
poultry were brought here from the
mountains, when steak sold for 80 a
pound.
Uncle" Peter Stewart has the re.
cord. For f!fty-seven years. or since he
was ten years old. he has sold fish
from STALL
women remember the noble characters
who helped make Virginia history
Indeed. they do.
They can tell you an endless chain of
stories. wartime "reminiscences ana in.
cidents OF the day of reconstruction.
They have seen the city when 1t was
village. withOut . railroad.
They recall when when CahOou's Do
lice force. when no was mayor. were
beseiged and driven into the old police
station over tho market, their water
supply cut OF and finally smoked out
when the Democrats seized the reins
Of the r,unicipai government.
Make Way Fer Progress.
II was at the 'O1d Market" where a
quarter OF a century AFRO and LONGER.
political slates were made and broken.
Where men were made and unmade.
Where tho political wire-workers did
their campaign plr inning.
These aged market vendors renem-
her al the old families Of Richmond.
They have waited upon them as they
drove there in carriagee.
In thoee days the 'Old Market" was
the central part Of the city. II was
surrounded ny the aristocratic section.
they have heerd the. late DR.. Moses
%. Hoge for Atty Year, pastor Of the
Second Presbyterian church. preach In
tho market on Sunday afternoons.
The ''Old Market" Was huiit AFTER
Milling had been driven IN the low
wa-tc on the banks Of shockoe creek
to form a substantial foundation.
But the old men and women whose
,tycs are entwined In the history OF
the landmark do mt COMPLAIN at the
coming changes. They welcome tie
.p,rtt IT the times. They sim VIII
he familiar f1eures IN tho new market
and ur-n they have passed into an
other world