Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-02
FISH MARKETS
READY TO OPEN
Continued from First Pago)


entire purchase at meal and prevent
the holding over of fish in the icebox
In selecting the fish depots Mr.
Sullivan had in mind the congested
sections and also the fact that the
markets will be handy to trolley
cars.
1t is expected thatthe sale will
carry over until Friday, or until such
times as the lot is disposed of.
Takes Entire Catch.
The shipment from Bedford has
taken practically all f the catch of
the thirty-six nets in Raritan bay,
and arrangements are being made by
the city sealer to get an additional
supply from other points along the
coast, If the demand warrants 1t. Mr..
Sullivan announced that no telephone
orders would be received. No de-
liveries will be made.
During the city sealer's search for
vacant store from which to sell the
fish a number of property-owneres
voluntarily offered the use of their
places that were not occupied. All
persons approached in the matter ex-
pressed a decided willingness to aid
Mayor Haussling and City Counsel
Nugent in fighting against the high
prices of food, which many of the
people of Newark find 1t impossible
to meet.
Business houses handling other lines
of eatables have made inquiries ask
ing If 1t is possible for the city to
establish food stations or markets
throughout the city, as is being done
in New York. Four municipal mar
ketS in New York are now in opera
ton, wheer farmers, fish dealers and
? staple grocery firms are offering their
wares at price 40 per cent. lower
than that found in other parts of the
city.
What might be done in the future
along this line is prcblematic, and
depends entirely upon the public.
Should the present shipment of fish
be disposed of rapidly, the city Of
flcials will then take up the subject
of going further into the municipal
market idea as a temporary means
of aiding the public.
A Record Price.
In placing fresh fish on sale at 6
cents pound the city officials are
setting a local record price such as
ately following the announcement in
the Evening Star of yesterday, inter-
ested officials of other cities opened
communications between netmen
along the coast, asking them IL il
was possible for them to secure
large shipments of fish. The interest
has extended as far as Trenton
where they depend on the southern
fish for their supply.
During the fight of the Evening
Star for State control of fisheries, tbs
inland cities of New Jersey added
their protest to being compelled to
purchase fish from the New York
market, especially when ii was caught
within the confines of their oWr
State. AT no other time has the ne.
cessity shown itself as at present fol-
square deal in the fish matter
Pound net owners are expressing the
opinion that Newark is opening tho
door for general markets for theil
catch They even claim that should
Newark's venture prove success
they will then find ready market
for the winter fish, such as ling
small cod and hake, which are now
shipped to Southern ports, as the
quantities caught being of such {
large amount will not be handled by
the WHOLESALE uedltTS Ol VIEW OTk.
During the several hearings held a
Trenton last winter on a conser
walton measure introduced on behal
of the Evening Star, pound net own
ers made the statements that they
were compelled to ship their winte
fish to Baltimore and other Southern
Cities where they received but TIVE
and three dollars a barrel. Thes'
barrels contain 200 pounds of fish
every pound of which was of thu
finest flavor. At that time of thu
year the cold storage houses are usu
ally full and a rapid shipment wa
necessary in order to clean UP thu
catch.
May Effect Meat Sale.
Only last week, when the city's rep
resentatives were seeking suppl.
of fish for sale to the people of New
ark, a large net owner made thu
statement that if one-half of the fist
wasted for want of q market wa
sold, 1t would cut into the sale o
beef at a tremendous rate. From
such statements City Sealer Sullivan
arrived at the conclusion that SHOULD
the next Legislature grant munici
palities the right to sell fish direct I.
the taxpayers, the city of Newark
would enter into the fish business
with a vim. He expressed the opin
ion that fresh fish could be sold a
all times Of the year at no create
cost than six cents a pound, and theI
it would come directly from the net
to the consumer.
In order to make this possible anC
appeal is sent out to the people o
Newark to patronize these municipal
stands and give them trial. Their
need be no fear of a cheap grade o
fish being foisted on the public. TIL
fish will be as fresh as any fish eve
sold in this city. 1t will be the choic'
of its kind and will be sold in an!
quantity to meet the pocketbook o
the housewife. The city sealer re
quests that as many as possible
bring market baskets, which ha
again proven to be an enormous sus
cess in New York, where thousand
of women can be seen, surrounding
the different vehicles, making thei
purchases in the municipal markets
The city sealer has made prepare
tions to take care of those who ar
without market baskets, however, b.
providing heavy wrapping paper TO