Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-20

markets this summer and Denver
housewives are certain to find in
them great relief from the oppression
, of the middleman. In Los Angeles,
the success of city owned markets
was immediate. Denver, profting by
the example of Los Angeles, will
throw off the bondage of the middle
man.
To accomplish this intend to es-
Itablish FIVE branch markets pattern
ed after the large central market al
ready owned and conducted by the
city. This central market was estab-
llshed years ago. 1t has proven
big success. But the city has grown
greatly since this central market was
started and branch markets in the
residential sections OF the city and In
the suburbs are real necessity.
The two fold problem of every
housewife from California to Connec-
ticut and from Montana to Missis-
sippi is how to get fresh vegetables
at less cost. The community mar
ket will make this possible. | know
this from personal observation and
experience.
When | lived in South Denver some
member of my household made a
ithree-mile trip three times a week to
the downtown market to evade the
middleman and buy the fresh veg
etables direct from the man who
grew them. After / made the trip
several times / realized the great ad-
vantage in getting vegetables, fruit,
produce and poultry before it had
undergone the refrigerating process
Of the wholesale house. Hundreds of
people 90 just as far or farther. If
hundreds do this it will pay 90 es-
tablish such markets where all can
trade within reasonable distance
from their homes.
OF course, the middleman is ne
cessity in certain instances, but not
where truck gardeners are in a posi-
ton and willing to drive to town and
deal direct with the people. The op-
portunity to buy direct from the pro-
ducer would be welcomed by every
family If it were not for distances
from their homes to the market.
will advocate the purchase of five
city blocks for the establishment of
market in the north, east, south
and west sections of the city and one
in the suburbs.
Every one of the hundred or more
stalls in the present market is rent
ed for a small fee that defrays the
upkeep. This small fee permits the
producer to sell at a price low
enough to save every customer from
twenty to forty per cent. The cost
of the erection of these stalls 20 the
city will he a mere tride compared to
the great good that will be derived
by the majority.
Another great advantage will be
that such q system of markets where
producer sells direct TO the buyer
will knock the very stufhng out of
the food trust. Instances Of fruit and
vegetables spelling because commits
sion men refused to overstock the
market by selling at lower prices are
known In every city
have interviewed innumerable
produce farmers as TO their opinion
OF the plan and not one but who has
praised It highly and promised to en-
gage a stall. All declare the middle
man is as much an enemy of the
farmer as ne Is the enemy Of the buy
ing public
Now TO measure the saving such
markets will be to the householder in
dollars and cents. At very low es-
innate. 10000 housewives will trade
ot .ho municipal neighborhood mar
kets Every one OF these housewives
iwill be able TO save No the very least.
one dollar every week which means
la total of $50 600 saved each week, or