New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-24
Committee Members May
Offer inducements to
Win Merchants.
WANT DEPARTMENT
STORES TO GIVE HELP
Attorney Warns Against Placing
Any Obstacle in the WGJ
of Farmers.

The possibility OF offering induce
ments to department stores and chain
grocery stores TO put their goods on
sale in the new open markets was dis
cussed yesterday at n meeting of the
Open Market Committee, held in the
Office OF Borough President Marks.
Most of the committee appeared to be
in favor of the suggestion, though a
warning was delivered by S. Walter
Kaufman, an attorney.
81 do not wish to discourage any
plans which may benefit the markets.
said Mr.. Kaufman, but we must not
lose sight of the basic purpose of the
markets, which is to bring consumer
and producer into closer relationship.
To accomplish this purpose our prin-
cipal need is farmers. In branching
out to urge large stores to use the
market places there should be no dim
mutton in the efforts to get farmers
in and no obstacles put in their way"
Several members thought that canned
goods should be sold in the markets
and therefore acquiesced in the depart
ment store idea, and a committee was
appointed to take the matter up.
Another committee was appointed tc
develop the winter trade of the mar
kets. IL is the intention of the Bor-
ough President to have potatoes and
other vegetables on sale during the
cold weather as we'll as fish and dairy
products. Mr. Marks took up the OBJ
jections made to his markets by Con-
troller Prendergast, and his committee
agreed with him that there was little
merit in the objections.
"The only new competition the re-
taller has to face as a result of the
open markets." said the Borough Presi-
dent, "is that of the farmer. That is
legitimate competition. If you divide
the entire trade of the farmers in the
new markets by 10000 approximately
the number of retail grocers in this
city, the farmers competition won't
make the difference of a single ear of
corn in the trade of each. ! don't think
the Controller can hide behind that
as a reason for opposing the open
markets"
Women of the committee plan to
cook dinner of food bought in the
open markets and invite farmers to it.
representatives. of faymers' oranges
in New Jersey called on the Borough
President yesterday TO offer their CO.
operation. A Long Island farmer
offered to put carload of potatoes on
sale daily in each of the new markets
at prices lower than those now prevail
ing. In Flushing, where Borough
President Marks addressed the Civic
Association on Tuesday night, there
seemed to be a strong sentiment in
favor of an open market. Residents of
Palsadc Park, Englewood, and Leonia,
y. j., are discussing the question OF
combining on market for all three
places.
President McAneny of the Board OF
Aldermen said yesterday that he
thought the markets were still in the
experimental stage, and it would not
do to appropriate money Immediately
to make them permanent.
William II. Maxwell, superintendent
of schools, yesterday notified all schoo!
principals of the plan of the Mayors
Food Supply Committee to issue advice
in pamphlet form on the reduction OF
the cost Of living. lie urged that the
principals encourage parents meetings
where these pamphlets could be dis
cuSSed.