Arizona republican., 1912-04-14
PUBLIC MARKET
 |S ASSURED
At a Housing Meeting at the Board of Trade $l400 Was Subscribed for Build ing Purposes; Everybody Was Optimistic

At d meeting held in the board of trade room last night it was prac tically settled that Phoenix is to have big public market on the vacant square secured by the Pro duccrs association for that purpose some months ago. The project of raising s2.OOO for the erection of the building was started last night and $1 400 was subscribed by fourteen different men present A commit tee composed of S. w. Higley. Dwight B. Heard. C. H. Akers. J. C. Adams and J. O. Dunbar. was appointed to secure the other $500 needed. The plan of subscription is the issuing of $1O0. six per cent bonds maturing in five years and the following named gentlemen each subscribed for one bond: Governor G. w. r. Hunt, J. r Orme, Reese M. Ling. Bartlett Heard Co. Arizona Seed Co, O'Malley Lumber Co, Arizona Pub fishing Co, A. l.. Moore. Ralph Mur- phy. Union Bank and Trust Co, Adams Hotel Co, Herbert E. Atha. the Ford hotel.
 The meeting was attended by 32 of the well known energetic business men of Phoenix and began with a little dinner that was disposed of in less than an hour Foster H. Rock well presided and addresses were made defining the purpose of the meeting which was to see if the busi ness men of Phoenix were in practi cal rather than theoretical sympathy with the efforts of the farmers and producers to secure a big public market and through it a wider out side market and better home mar ker II was contended that this is q movement that should enlist the CO., operation of all business men, the merchant as well as the producer and consumer for it will eliminate waste, create more stable values. be a ben eft to everybody. The consumer can get what he wants and get it at a right price The producer can get better prices. or good price for - losses which amounts to a saving in that direction.
 When there is an organization for the handling of products they will be produced in larger quantity because they can be disposed of and out side markets will learn to look in this direction for products. while the To- cal consumers can buy direct There was much speechnalling and mention only can be made of the speakers and their subjects.
 John p Orme spoke of the need of . wider market for the farmer Ralph Murphy directed himself to truck marketing Colonel McCiintock spoke of the advantages of selling products through a clearing house" F. Fl. Rockwell spoke respecting the ship ping Of vegetables as well as fruits. in car lots. to the eastern markets. There is not enough now 10 ship large quantities and vet there is often too much raised for the local market With a market such as is proposed the farmers would raise more and raise what is wanted.
 Dwight E. Heard spoke along the lines of cooperation and organization. He told of the patronage of this val Icy by the Harvey House system and how it would he increased many fold under this prospective system. Cen eral Sampson spoke of his experience here many years ago when he first moved to Phoenix. H. B. Durfce spoke of the difficulties encountered in the present marketing conditions. s w. Higley, gave as an illustration the value of turkeys here and else where j. $. Day recited the facts in connection with what has already been done to make this market success.
 I. C. Adams spoke of the difficult ics of the home people in trying to patronize the home market. It is not dependable. a glut today and a fla mine tomorrow. He said he import cd s3O worth of vegetables d day and the express company gets most of the money He said the Copper Queen company at Bisbee for in- stance ships in over fifty carloads of eggs annually from Kansas and would rather buy them here if the supply could be depended on. The farmers cannot produce enough to supply even the home trade all the time unless they can sell the surplus elsewhere and it is only question of getting to market for Arizona brands sell on sight.
 MT Cisney in speaking for the city council said that body could not finance the project but is in sym pathy with it and will do all it can to aid the movement. especially pro-
 missing to see that it had the pro tection of the police.
 A l.. Moore said he was satisfied
 that the project has such merit that | once started, nobody can stop it. Governor Hunt said that his home city should prove eventually fine
 market for valley products. Within l a radius of eight miles of Globe he
 said there are 15.00o people who last year shipped in over a million dol
 lars worth of food products. They
 would prefer Phoenix products if | they could get a dependable continu- ous supply. Herbert Athl recited | the methods of city markets. Reese