La Junta tribune., 1915-10-30

WOuucTe, was WTltteu Dy bort .
Spidel. graduate OF La Junta's
high school. and n student dur
ing the past year OF the school
OF Journalism In the Cniverslty
OF Washington.
Every city has her seven wonders
and among Seattle's principal points
Of interest are her markets which
rank among the best In America.
Seattle boasts half a dozen large
markets which aid materially in solv-
Ing the problem OF providing food
In large quantities at low prices.
These markets are run on a competi-
tive basis. Not only do they COM
pete with each other. but the differ
ent dealers In each market compete
in the attempt to get business. Com
petition 80 keen can only produce
one result--low prices.
One OF the striking things about
the markets is the number of for
eigners in business. You may buy
your vegetables Of Jap. your fruit
Of an Italian. your beef Of q Ger
man. your fish OF 4 Greek. and your
butter Of an American. These men
are assembled from all over the
world with one idca-to get your
money. Their establishments and
stocks vary from few rough
benches covered with oil cloth and
. dozen crates Of fruit. to plate glass
and marble fixtures with mirrors.
The person who serves you may be
. japanese woman adorned with .
gingham apron. = man dressed ~ he
came from the field. or . college
student with nicely brushed hair. .
white collar and spotleas linen coat
and apron.
Market dealers have come 70 real
iss ths value ot aewsoaDer aAvee-
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vsstissasat. be should staad In .
market for half an hour and see the
buyers with announcements clipped
from the papers. seeking the dealer
where bargains may be found. Only
one appeal reaches the marketing
public. that IL the promise Of lower
prices. and In order TO attract bust
ness dealers will sell ono particular
article such ~ condensed milk at
cost and sometimes even below cost
with another purchase. The system
Of offering specials Il n boon 10 the
buyer who watches the advertise
ments and buys each article he needs
where II can be bought cheapest.
Anything that In edible can be
bought In season. Celery. cabbage.
lettuce and similar vegetables may
be had chesply the year around. The
mild weather Of the Puget Sound
district makes Il possible 10 grow
hot house vegetables In winter. with
but little artificial heat. Proximity
To the great apple belt Of washing-
ton and 10 California gives fruit To
Seattle II bottom prices. The wa.
tcrs Of Puget Sound furnish crabs.
shrimp and many varieties Of fish at
prices which make them popular
food. Oysters are also found In the
Sound. but they arc small and much
more expensive than the eastern oys-
ters. Efforts 70 plant the eastern
variety In the Sound waters have
proven unsuccessful until recsatiy
aud their culture has not yet grown
10 be Of commercial importsacs.
Alaska also furnishes hear meat for
local markets sad recently ~ eatirs
ship load. Of Il came 10 Seattle ss1
Tacoma.
II IL interestins 70 note the differ.
eacs In the handbag Of dairy mo-
ducts betweea Seattle asd II Jussa.
In L. Juata. The housewife ordegs
pound Of hsttef from the groese
aad Droceeds 70 her duties confl1eot
that she will gst . aeat packaos
wrapped In The label Of one Of ~
local cfeameries ceatalaiag The -
SIRED lubricant. II che seood beeoeo
. butter coaatss ID Q Seattle nastee.
she would have 10 spscisy vhas kinl
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