Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-10-17
FARMER RESENTS
ATTACK OF EVERY
EVENING
Offers To Show Records Of
Twenty-Five Years
Editor Newark Post.

Dear Sir: II your issue Of De-
rcbe- tertt rou had : sho-. editor
la On the Ever Evenings war OF
the farmers who attend King
Stree: market: in their Saturday
issue they have tulI column s6!-
to-:aL mostly Q: abuse Of you and
the farmers. 81. they cow include
the city people WIZ buy the pro
Guce. Truly the 6gn. wakes inter
esc.1E - ne Mayor has made
charges aEa:cs. the Grange. and the
Ever Evening claims - have proof
q crt-i-a, conspiracy - boos-
prices and threatens 81 appeal .
the Federal authorities. WY don't
they cult talking and act. The
courts are sill doing business -
both the County and Federal
buildings. Il ne Ever Evening
knows the g-a1Es-s who t-ovs-Se
the markets - IL prices. E=- II
name the men: :: ]. knows farmers
who ear. stuff home - keep Ut
prices. leZ i name then, also. L
It cant % ina. Is, i publicly
apologize to- the charges.
The editor o. the Ever Ever:-e
SAYS the farmers wGo attend King
Street make. are 10. gentlemen
the editor q me PoS : included
il this. This may - nay NJ. %
tue. Peoples IDEAS .: what con
s-:.C.ss gentleman 6:Eer. O.
again the explanation may - that
the e65-or y Ever Evening has
NOT associated enough with gentle
Eel 70 know c1e when - meets
him.
I recently asked : c.-y woman.
the wife q p-o-.1sa. business
man. i she read me Ever Even
ing articles II ire stree. markets.
Her reply was. Yes. ana they
make ne tired: hey don. know
what chey are taking about" !
tavo-i-e -e-hoi u TIE --arse. -
porter i - ssle-c some article that
i practically o1c = ne -z-ss.. g
this week to- instance. corn. ana
lima beans, and than - :--o
sraS-s over ne high price asked
b. the chance farmer wlo hzs
dozen - -wo :: cc-1. ana -zyls
quar- - lima beans . sell. h
also comments u the L:E1 price
q fresh eggs, advising - b-y
cheaper ones. = hin. evidently.
81 egg : 81 egg. but soma o-hs-
peop-e have : ce:..et preference
to- fresh ones a-3 are Wiling -
pay more for INA. KIND.
i sho-. time ago .ha Ever
Evening had i'm. page ca--o31
depicting King Stree. farmer n
loading same produce - : =. pig
Ela. the editor - So-s u rs kind
had gr7w,ei a5o2. 3 being TO
high II price There vas god
lesson n that cartoon to- ire c:-T
buyer, but i was n 6o1b: over
locked by the editor % ire Ever
Evening. The pig was smiling
and fat anu vas evidently pleased
70 get the p-o6gee THAR the city
people mad refused. Now With
pork around -we--y-6ve dollars :
hundred pounds. NJ. Pig viii pay
well for : good bi. Q: pro5cue and
not g-owl abou. !. either. Il the
city people have - compete with :
pig fer VIVA. they ca they had bet
.s- TO. De- 700 choice.
Why does 10. me editor Of
Ever Evening comment u ire
fac. -ha. when : stree. market
farmer sells : t1slel n ANYTHING
ne has 70 give Two ive-e;Et.h has
ks-s o. t1shel and : quarter.
Does any us-cha-. II turn give :
yard and quarter when selling :
yard.
II Is useless - - into : discus
sion s. - the czZSe y high C-ices
Anyone who : :. al familiar WITH
farm conditions - Who reads such
papers a. the Philadelphia Record.
the Saturday Evening Post -ta
Rural New Yorker. - the Ps--svl-
vs-ia Farmer. and nos. q
others. needs 70 further ;-t3-a-
cio- On the subject.
As au evidence u ire u-ta:rress
OF tls Ever Evening IN select
ing iooi products instead q luz
ur:es for attack. gasoline tas a6-
varcei from nine cents gallon II
1912 70 p cents now. ys- the auto
mobiles have multiplied -zrT
times. Does the Eve-y Evening
mention shat. Or. dear. n. TIE
farmer does No. sell gasoline.
Now ls. the Ever Evening give
names and p-cct Or stand convict