The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-07
DEMONSTRATES THAT RESIDENTS
AS WELL AS FARMERS DESIRE 1T
Despite the Inclement Wea-
ther Large Numbers of
Truckers Had Produce
For Sale and Many Buy
ers Gathered.

Demonstrating that many farmers
win come to market and that Pensa-
cola people will patronlze such an In
stitution, the first public market held
on Spring street, between Garden and
Romano, yesterday morning was an
unqualified success, Notwithstanding
the fact that rain fell from an early
hour up until after 8 O'Clock. The
farmers began to arrive as early as
$50 and by II O'Clock the total number
of wagons on the ground had reached
thirty, with tnirty-three varieties OF
farm produce for sale
A large number Of buyers were on
the ground and by IL o'clock nearly
everything was sold. The first man on
the market stand was Sol Matthews OF
Pensacola. He arrived at $3.50 a. m,
having for sale sweet potatoes, turntp
green's, col1ards, okra, pears and pep
pers.
The first man to back into the curb
was ]. w. jefferson Of K1ondyl1e He
arrived in his motor truck. having for
sale pears, kershaws, cane syrup, chick
ems, pomegranates, assorted jelly, per
simmons, ducks. butter, honey, eggs,
peppers, buttermiIl1, cream and milk
He was speedily followed by others
and by O'Clock there were twenty
one wagons on the grounds. Some OF
these sold out early and left and others
took their places, a total Of thirty
wagons being in attendance.
w. B. Ferriss, Of this city, has the
distinction Of being the first purchaser
on the Pensacola, public market. He
bought two dozen eggs at twenty cents
per dozen.
PROMOTERS WELL PLEASED.
The Escambta County Crop Improve
ment Association, the promoters of the
public market idea, has every reason
to be well pleased with the first days
results, according to G. r. Zeel. presi-
dent OF the association, and G. K Nc
Quarrie. agricultural adviser. They
said had the weather been favorable,
the buyers would have been present in
larger numbers and the supply would
probably have been short Of the de-
mand. The hearty response of the
public in this movement is matter OF
great satisfaction to the members of
the association. These curb markets
will be conducted every Tuesday and
Saturday and the officers OF the asso-
citation believe the public will find this
IL what they needed all the time In
order to get the producer and con-
sumner in close touch with each other.
Market baskets win be on sale In
future at the market so that the buy
ers can be accommo dated when maxi
ing their purchases with something
better than the paper sacks which
were used yesterday. IL the weather
is favorable next Tuesday, the different
products win be displayed on the grass
plot in the center Of Spring street.
This was TO have been the manner in
which the products were TO be dis
played yesterday. but the rain caused
a change in the-plans and the wagons
were backed up to the curb on the
east side OF the street.
Following is a list Of producers and
what they offered for sale at the first
market day in Pensacola:
Geo. Nelson, Pensacola-Eggplan
splendid nual!tH
J. W IT. Molino-Peas, sweet
potatoes. t~uit assorted.
w. z. Ca-ar f. F. D, Pensacola
Canned goods, fig preserves, watermelon
rind preserves.
Barrtneau Bros, Quintette-Olra. |
peas, turkeys, cookies. chickens, sweet |
potatoes. collards, sheFled peas, snap |
beans, okra-
McDIaster, Baldwin county-Chfcl- !,
ems. sweet potatoes.
Mac Faber, Cottage Hln-Sweet pep |