The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-02
TO HELP LOWER PRICES.

| Sledeou duu INCREASING cost OF llV1ng,
there is no doubt but that the COM
plant could be cured for the most
| part. so far as our immediate sur
roundlngs and this city are concerned.
by bringing the producer and CON
sumner together. A little start has been
made, much to the peoples satisfac-
tion, by the setting apart Of Second
West street between South Temple and
First South streets, as public open
market place, where the wagons from
Davis county and Salt Lake county,
loaded with produce, can come and Of
fer their vegetables and dairy products
| for sale. This has been continued for
several years, and is in its effect q
helpful institution for the city. The
farmers get better prices For their
sumer direct, and the consumer IS pur-
chases are fresher and cheaper than
they could be otherwise
An extension of this free market
ing proposition is desirable. There
should be more places and better
diffusion Of the opportunities to buy
direct from the farmers. a beginning
was made in this line good many
years ago in a remodeling of the old
| Continental hotel, but for some reason
the enterprise languished after q good
| beginning, and was discontinued 1t is
| now proposed by the Utah Light and
Railway Company to open at its barns
ON Second East street, between South
Temple and First South streets, free
market place such as was contemplated
| in the old Continental as referred to.
| This site as proposed is a good loca-
ton, central, and large numbers of
people would get advantage from the
| opportunity to buy direct from the
| farmers at retail at the place desig-
mated Convenient stalls could be
fixed up at small expense where the
| buyers could get the different sorts
of products that they desire, dealing
direct with the producer. It would
evidently be advantageous to the city
| buyer, and to the farmer as well, If
the housekeepers could do their mar
keting for this sort Of products at that
place and at other places that might
be provided.
There is pending before the City
Commission an application Of the Utah
Light and Railway Company for fran
chise for its interurban line to bring
with the terminal at the old car barns
as indicated. With a clear, business
like ordinance comforting this privi-
lego, limiting the articles to be brought
in to the products necessary for the
housekeepers to buy, we see no obiec
tion whatever to the granting of that
franchise. On the contrary, there is
much advantage promised in it, and
we commend the application to the
good will and good offices Of the City
Commissioners, being confident that if
| they look into the matter in a spirit
of broad-mindedness, with an eye
chiefly to the service of the public,
the application will be granted with
out demur or delay.
At the same time, we do not wish
to advocate this particular franchise
alone. We believe that similar privi-
lege should be granted to the Orem in
terurban line, either in connection
with the Bamberger line through Da-
Wis county or a separate franchise to
each as may best fit the case. We are
not in favor Of any sort Of monopoly
in this business. On the contrary, our
aim is directly meant to break down
any monopoly of this kind. And so,
while favoring the granting of the APP
plication of the Utah Light and Railway
Company, we would equally favor the
granting of the like privilege to the
Bamberger lire and the Orem interur.
ban line, at suitable places to be pro-
vided Also, to any other line that
might desire the like privilege and Of
fering the like facilities to the public
With us it is a question Of public
benefit solely, and to obtain and Sc.
cure that public benefit is the only
purpose of our advocacy of these
franchises
We consider, of course, that the City
Commissioners are quite right in en-
deavoring to protect the public at all
points, and we agree that the benefits
should be mutual. The company or
companies should be allowed to bring
in this sort Of produce because it is
benefit to the public to have it thus
brought in, and the railway company
would get its advantage in the
charges, which should be as low as
possible, that it makes for hauling the
vegetables, fruit, eggs, poultry, but
ter. and other farm products for di-
rect sale TO the consumers in the city.
The whole matter should be looked
uOou in hrna Il minded