Arizona republican., 1914-06-29
Negotiations That Cover Many Months Closed, By Which Structure Cost ing $250,00O Is Assured for City of Phoenix.
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Experts Will Be in Charge and Will Advise with Valley Producers as to Conditions of Supply and Demand Here.

Negotiations covering period of several months were brought to a. close late Saturday afternoon and agree ments signed Wlich assure the early erection of d handsome produce market building and modern ho ltel, covering the entire half block of that portion of the so-called Lount tract extending from Van Buren street to Polk street on the west side of First street The negotiations were conducted through the office of Chal mers X Kent, representing Mrs. H. L.. Mosher. and the office of Sloan X Westervelt, representing Fred H. Sears who will head the market company and to whom will be executed a twenty year lease on behalf of the market icompany, to be used for market and mercantile purposes.
 The building will be constructed af- ter plans now being prepared by " 10. Wallingford Norman F. Marsh and John F. Scott These plans are now so well under way that it is really the matter of detail rather than gen eralities that remain.
 The new market building and hotel will be of white reinforced concrete all beautifully Ornamented. It will con- sist of three stories and basement The first story is to be leased to Sears The two upper stories will pro- vide a modern, fireproof hotel con ltaining 175 rooms and this part of the structure will be leased to an exper- fenced hotel man.
 i Many new and novel features are to be incorporated into the building among which is the placing of a group of French windows across the Eentire end of each bedroom which when opened give each room the ef fleet of a screened sleeping porch The two upper stories will be built along the rear of the building with wings extending to the front on the Van Buren and Polk street ends and the remainder of the roof of the one story part will be in lawn and shrub bery. and becomes a roof garden and front yard for the hotel.
 The market will have twenty-foo ceiling and will also have a mezza- nine floor. A paved arcade will ad join the property on the west. thus lgiving frontage and entrance on all four sides.
 There will be public rest rooms for both men and women. each room be- ing 25x75 feet, well equipped in every way
 The market will contain approxi- mately 200 booths. each equipped with a telephone and all fixtures to be of white enamel and of the latest sani- tary type.
 All products sold in the building will be subject to sanitary inspection by the city health department, but without cost to the merchant The building will be piped for cold stor- Iage where required
 The estimated cost of the entire building is $250,000.00 The mark ct company will not deal in any produce
 whatsoever and will only be interested
 in furnishing handsome sanitary
 building where the producer may sell direct to the consumer
 It is the purpose of the market to
 furnish expert advice as to the demand
 for various products in order to pre-
 vent the over production of any par ticular commodity
 The Farmers Union has been re-
 gently incorporated and it's principal
 object is the solution of the market jprOblem. The market company pro-
 poses to cooperate with the farmers
 Union in the solution of that prob
 lem. A citizens or consumers com
 mittee will cooperate with a farmers !, or producers committee, as an advis. . ory board in the conduct and policy : of the market. A buyer with a corp. of assistants can be reached by phone by any who find it inconvenient tt come to the market and who vii call his regular customers by phon,
 every morning, giving information a I to what is desirable and the price, thu | order is taken-purchases made an' :. delivered to the home for a small fee An auto truck line will be establishe, on several of the principal highways with depots located at convenient in s tervals for collection and transporta $ tion of produce to the market. Thi y service will be opera ted at night am c will also act as a freight carrier t T the farmers-and the trucks for deliv q cry purposes in the city during tn t day.
 e While some local people will be in e terested, no stock in the market com r. pany will be offered for sale locally g In speaking of the need for cit e market centrally located and properl l. conducted. MT Sears said yesterday = Tt is sad commentary on tn - thrift of the farmer in this valley
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