El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12
Letters to the Herald

the produce within their confines Lon |
don is the only very large city not /
maintaining municipal markets TO facil- /
itate the efforts Of the producer
without exception every municipal /
market of Europe is under the strictest I
sanitary Inspection cleanliness IS en-
forced.
with few executions. Cthe most not
able the Paris markell all markets
are at railroad terminals, on the water
front, adjacent to the docks Anotner
requisiuon is great breadth OF streets
surrounding the markets on all sides
The Berlin municipal market is 25
years old. The expenditure for the
system which includes is markets, was
$1,000 1000 IL is administered In such
manner as to return 10 the city a pronl
OF $4,000 annually. The BUILDING az
the terminal. is two stories and includes
stalls and storage space The goods are
sold by the producer, the commission
dealer. the wholesaler or at auction Dy
the municipal sales commissioners OF
, which there are six. These commits
J siOners are bonded 10 the city and not
9 permitted TO be interested in any way
+ in trade OF market wares They collect
/ a fixed percentage Of all sales made,
and handle only about one-fifth Of the
2 entire business done but the publicity
D. given in the reports they publish IS
said TO have a steaoying ehect on the
/ The big fsh market Of Hamburg Is
Z conducted by the government II en-
q plOys two auctioueers to sell all ush-
I The aucticneers are paid 5 percent on
Z all sales: percent Of which goes TO the
. government which in turn supplies
{ light. water, clean halls and disposal OF
] waste This market has both wharf
7 and railroad facilities
The Munich municipal market cost
81 OOO OO0 1t includes cold storage and
. in every stall there is running water
b 1t was built on a basis Of the produc-
tion OF the surrounding territory after
Z the farmers found they were PROVIDED
. with a sure and steady market and
. quick remittance Of money their prod
/ ucts increased in a year 10 twice the
capacity Of the building.
In Budapest the market is In control
of the municipal commission II is
E maintained by receipts from rents.
| stalls. scales. etc The rents are very
low but stlu the income IN 1905 eN-
ceeded S1OO. 600. No one owning shop
Z outside for the sale Of similar produce
is allowed 70 rent a stall
The market Of Vienna nets the city
100000 a year. II differs little IN main
tenance and management from the
dozen or so other markets I shall now
The famous market OF Paris is IN
der the supervision Of the prefecture
Of police and is one OF the most care
fully administered institutions Of
Europe Its administration resembles
the Berlin market. Ii is greatly handi-
7 capped by the necessity for REMINDING
and trucking OF all produce owing TO
its distance from terminals
. Originally the market or Lyons was
owned jointly by the organizing com
pany and the city. At the end OF the
first year the city bought II outright
The city provides by law that al prod
uCts sold must come from outside the
city in proof Of which certificates from
steam boats and railroad authorities
must be presented before products may
he put on sale. This prevents specula-
/ ton in fOCCstuffs Ivy local dealers All
products are auctioned in public and
/ this market allows no retail selling
A feature Of one OF the y municipal
markets of Havre- France Is the meat
] market adjoining the slaughter houses.
! Another ruling is the prohibiting OF
. farmers TO sell their products on the
3 way TO market or 20 sell TO merchants
( until after the wholesale market Is
, closed which IL does at s and a. m
y respectively in summer and winter.
: Pedlars may not cry their wares within
4 AIS feet Of the market place No one
person may rent more than two stalls.
: sublettinE without the permission OF
the authorities is prohibited 10 prevent
FnFiand's markets diner little from
/ the continental market in ownership
and administration In Birmingham,
the CITY has q complete monopoly of
all shops selling meats. vegetables. etc.
such selling is under control OF a COM
/ mittee OF the city council and the d.
: rect management OF a Superintendent
who receives $1,000 a year for his
services Upon retiring he receives a
I nenrion OF twO-thirds the average
salary paid him in the last I'VE years
/ OF his services. Presumably a competent
pauarer does not lose his Job az every
7 change of municipal administration.
In one Of Dublin's five markets there
is "A department for the sale Of old
4 clothes which are disinfected before
beinn offered for sale. This. by the
wav. Is the only market noted as beinE
! mn nj a loss which 10 does to about
the extent OF $4,000 year. Dublin also
! has a hav and straw market None OF
Duhlin's markets is covered
\ Gather that stability OF price
2 grading Of products. packing. destruc-
: ton OF impure foods and sanitation is
al,solurelv necessary TO the success OF
, any market which is to be "A direct
beneft TO lowering the cost OF living
stability OF price in Europe is managed