South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08
WHOLESALE MARKET IS
NOT TO MATERIAL|ZE
Ordinance Providing for InSti-
tuition Is Not Carried
Into Effect.

A Wholesale market in South Bend,
although the city council by means
O an ordinance has prepared the
way, seems more an improbability
than ever, according to City Sealer
Miller, who is also master of the
citys retail market on the ColfaX
bridge. This statement was made
Tuesday morning and is in direct op-
position to the statements Of the
farmers Of Greene township and south
and east OF the city.
These men, according to Henry
Swain, who has addressed farm
school meetings all over northern In
diana, have expressed a desire for
both markets, and 1t was for them, it
was declared at the time, that the
present city administration put the
wholesale market proposition through.
HoweN er, there has been little atten-
ton paid the idea and appearances
at present indicate that the wholesale
market, supposed TO have been open
ed June l on South St, VIII never
become a reality.
Farmers with truck patches and
farms which supply abundant crops
of vegetables are heartily in favor of
the wholesale market They claim
that the retail market on the bridge
does not offer sufficient facilities for
disposal OF their produce. They de-
clare that the location on South St is
too far removed from the central bus
mess district of the city 10 allow the
merchants 10 profit by its installation.
A more central location, and a
a strict adherence to the rules set
forth in the ordinance for the man
ner in which it is conducted, it was
said, would cause farmers of the
county TO fall in with the idea.
Retail Market TO Open Soon.
The ColfaX bridge market, accord
ing TO Miller. Will be opened June p
or 29-probably the former date.
Mayor Keller is said TO have asked
that the market be started two weeks
ago, but conditions were such that
il was impossible.
There is nothing TO sell at this
time but the early spring Vegeta bleS, -
said Miller Tuesday morning. Home
grown strawberries are not yet pAnti-
ful. and onions, radishes and other
early vegetables have suffered 10
some extent from the frost. How
ever, we VIII endeavor 10 have enough
producers on hand June y 10 supply
the city's demands"
Miller stated furthed that market
days would fall upon the same dagn
OF the week as last year-Tuesdaya.
Thursday and Saturdays. He declared
that if the market were started too
early and only a few producers were
on hand Il would hurt the markets
business through the rest of the sum-
mer months when the later vegetables
are ready for disposal.
In the late summer, St Joseph
county farmers have trouble in fnd-
I ing a market for tomatoes. potatoes.
cabbage and several other products
said Miller I'VE will endeavor to
conduct the public market this year
so that this condition viii not exist"
FrOstS Damage Crops.
FrOstS in the rural regions about
7 the city damaged slightly several OF
the earlier crops. according to Mr.
Swain. The early frosts were heavier
than is usual at that time Of wear. but
cloudy skies and drizzly weather pre-
vented the damage that would have
/ resulted had weather conditions been
more fair.
/ The greatest damage 10 Young veg
! etable crops was from the cold wealth
er itself Many corn fields about the
/ CITY we're nipped by the almost freez-
ing cold that came soon after the seeds
Ihad sprOuted Wheat. other grain
Icrops. and meadows suffered the least
7 from the cold weather.
Air SWAIN declared that truck
products were not seriously damaged.