The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-08
The CITY MARKET
A Big SUCCESS

Wanted-People to sell things to
people who are ready and waiting to
buy.
That Is the kind Of an advertiser
ment l would like to insert in the
papers tonight" said Com. ]. J. Jordan
this morning after watching a crowd
OF buyers purchase everything a
gardener had in his stall fifteen minu-
tes after he arrived. The whole
proposition Is this" continued Mr..
Jordan, "the people want the city
market and they are willing and
anxious to p%atronize it. but of course
they can not buy when there is moth
Ing to sell. Here every man is sold
out in a few minutes and then there
Is no produce left for later buyers"
Such seemed to be the case this
morning when hundreds Of buyers
visited the city market anxious to pur-
chase and did purchase when there
was produce to sell. One lady brought
a suitcase full of berries and SOLD
brought boxes full of beets and
radishes, which lasted about fifteen
minutes.
On the other hand there were h
number of produce men driving over
the city going from house to house
trying to peddle their produce, at least
five or ten minutes intervening be-
tween each sale, while at the market
people were waiting for gardeners to
show up so that they could buy what
they wanted.
The people are delighted over the
market. Il have heard nothing but
praise for the scheme all morning
said Sam H. Bayard who was in
charge Of the building today, Il have
counted seventy-five people with
baskets this morning and at least ten
gardeners were here only a few
minutes before all their produce was
One lady. the wife Of a prominent
real estate man was asked her opinion
of the market. It's just fne' she
Il think it's the best thing.
Why just look here, see these beets, l
got WE punches for 5 cents and every
thing is just as cheap in proportion.
That's all l can say now, I've got to
get some carrots before they are all
gone"
A group of boys were found ped
ding produce v er the north side.
why don't you take it to the market?'
they were asked. ""There's nobody
down there and besides we would have
to pay for a STALL" was the reply.
When told of the crowd of buyers at
the market and hat all stalls were
free of any charge what
the boys hurried to the market.
About an hour later they were seen
going home smiling happily pulling an
empty wagon.
That the market is very we'll plan
ned is shown by the fact that there
was no confusion whatever this morn
ing. The producer, probably never in
a public market before, found the stall
all ready. He placed his goods and the
people walked round his stand and
bought their supplies. Many people
drove up to the market in their auto
mobiles and bought large quantities
Of vegetables taking them home direct
ly. Many others brought market
baskets to carry home their purchases.
All classes were represented in front
the booths,
The lady who stepped out Of her
high powered a and the lady who
carried a basket shopped side by side
in a spirit Of democracy. There was
no battering Of prices. Each gardener
had fixed his price and he was paid
without question.
The market will be open next Satur-
day at 8 o'clock and will remain open
until /. All of the men who brought
produce today had sold it by II thus
allowing them to spend the rest Of the
day at their garden or farm.
The market Is a success, that was
shown this morning. All hat is lack
ing is the man who will sell to people
who want to buy. .s-,.