South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-14
CITY MARKET DURING JUNE.


three days week last year during
. the month Of June, laden with home
/ grown provisions. fruits and vegetables
| and that from $50 10 500 persons were
i on hand 10 buy. throws a new light
| on the local market situation with rel
/ erence TO its being conducted. much as
| possible for the benefit Of the grocers
and butchers rather than the people.
That the proposed wholesale mar
xet. as now announced after our fight
made against IT, IS TO be established
II at all without the cooperation OF
/ the CITY administration. is a victory
half won, but it does not go back and
give the people the chance that they
should have had during the month OF
June. when this year. the market was
kept absolutely closed. apparently that
the grocers and butchers might have
full sway.
Anyhow they rad full sway, and
they had it during one OF the best
months Of the year. as present obser-
vacion. supported By last years mar
ket record, definitely proves.
June is the month Of strawberries.
cherries, currants. and d number of
fruits for canning. People were abso-
lutely at the mercy Of the grocers this
year with regard TO supplies for the
eag-Iy canning season. There were a
is-g late cherries. and a few currants
TO be had last week. but only a few.
while all the earlier ones. and straw
berries especially, had gone 10 rot or
found their way to the cans through
other avenues.
Quite the same with early lettuce.
young onions, radishes. spinach. and
there is always a supply of butter.
eggs. honey. potatoes and such provis-
ions. Why the market was kept clos
ed this year. during the profitable
month Of June. the big canning sea-
son. and the season of early provisions
when the people relish them most,
is the open question.
Mayor Keller Marketmaster Miller,
and the board of safety seek to eX-
cuse themselves on the ground that
there would have been nothing to
market, yet on June 4, 1913, there
were twenty-one wagons on the mar
ket and patrons estimated at 175; on
June there were eighteen wagons
and about 80 patrons; June IA. there
were As wagons and $50 patrons;
June l.. thirty-seven wagons and 200
patrons; June 10. forty-one wagons
and 900 patrons; June 81, forty
wagons and $50 patrons; June %,
thirty-three wagons and 800 patrons;
June %, forty-four wagons and 425
patrons; June 2S. forty-five wagons
and 800 patrons.
The number Of wagons are definite.
according to official figures published
at the time. and the number of pa
irons are official estimates. made at
the same, time. About 30 wagons is
the best that has so far been accom-
plshed this year. Failure to main
tain the market during June. when
II was needed. has allowed interest to
lag to an extent that it will probably
not reach the pitch during the pres
ent year that it did last during the
month, during which in 1914, local
officialdom has regarded "a market
as not being worth while.
To is not for us to say that this
move, or lack OF movement on the
part OF the present administration
was made purposeIy for the benefit
of the grOcers and butchers 1t is
enough that IL has SO resulted. and
that such poor judgment has been dis
played as TO permit IL tc result. II is
unfortunate that in the light of the
cnmity shown for the city market by
the grocers and butchers during the
tall campaign. all moves of the adj
ministraton dealing with the market
should play so we'll into their hands.
The proposed wholesale market Is
only another example of it. That the
city is now 10 lose interest so far as
public profession goes. at least, is
commendable TO the extent that il is a
confirmation of our contention as 10
what the administration ought TO do
in fact Mayor Keller. however Will
have 20 lose interest before a whole
sale market place is secured. as we'll
as after in order ior us 20 take the
new turn of things very seriously.