Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-08-03
MERCHANTS AND
HUCKSTERS TALK
Both Give Their Sides In the
Public Market Controversy
Now in Progress.

Local hucksters, by disobeying the
market rules, may force the city either
/ to discontinue the public market, or
| to bar hucksters from 1t entirely. IN
the opinion of hucksters, Henry Toft,
who is in charge of the market, and
some of the retail grocers. either ac-
ton may mean the breaking up OF the
market, because the hucksters. IL As
claimed, keep the market going IN
the winter months when farm pro-
duce is too scarce for farmers TO
bring 1t to the city. :.
The trouble started when Mr.. Toft
tried to enforce the market rules nxed
by the Board of Aldermen. These
rules provide that during the months
of ugust, September. October and NO
vember the entire market ground from
Smith street to New Brunswick ave-
nue. shall be for the use of the farmers
only. The huclxsters section during
these months shall be ON Fayette
street west OF the market ground.
The Hucksters' Association has re-
tanned Thomas Brown, and claim that
the market rules are Illegal, on the
ground that they we're passed by reso-
luton instead of by ordnance.
The Board of Aldermen Will meet
tonight with the Retail Grocers' Asso-
citation. and they may refuse to allow
hucksters to sell their goods in the
public market under the new rules
This is very much desired by the Re
tail Grocers Asso citation, who have ap-
pealed to the Board of Trade to help
them In their efforts to get this clause
into the new market regulations.
They have engaged Attorney Harry
X. Golenbock to look after their in
terests.
In regard to the controversy. Mr..
loft said:
IT have always been in favor OF the
hucksters having place in the mar
ket, but 1t Is primarily farmers
market and the hucksters must be pre-
vented from usurping the farmers
rights They should have their place,
and they should be made to keep IT,
In the winter months. when farmers
are scarce, hucksters should be al
| lowed to have the run of the market
John Seaman. of 52S State street,
president of the Retail Grocers Asso-
citation, declared:
I'VE are perfectly satisfied with the
market for farmers only. But huck-
| sters interfere with our business, and
| we want to have them barred from
! the market. We pay taxes, support
10 cal institutions, and donate to civic
| charities, therefore we are entitled 70
some advantages over hucksters
Farmers do not interfere with our bus
mess. and we would be perfectly sat
isfied with a public market of farm
ers only"
| David Encherman, Of 515 State
street. prominent member OF tn'
IRetail Grocers' Asso citation, made th'
| Following statement when interview
ed by an EVENING NEWS reporter
I'VE object to the hucksters having
II the same privileges as we business
/ men have. We pay big rent, heavl
taxes. and must contribute to all char'
tiles. We feel that we should hav'
some privileges that should be de
| MED to hucksters. who pay but $26 fol
their license and rarely contribute II
any other way. Their $26 license en-
titles them to peddle In the stree.s
They are not entitled TO stanos
the public market, where, because
the presence of.-a- few farmers, lhe.
I,s-. tf tf.ss,sodr fs,ct our trade"
Mr.. Shumsky. of the City Market,
| stated: The trouble with the pub
lie market is that 1t has been changed
to three times a week, instead or the
original twice a week. This prevents
Il the real farmer from coming, since
lit takes day to get ready and a day
for the market, giving him no time
to run his farm with the present
scarcity of labor. Besides, the huck-
sters sell goods of a lower grade than
1.-The merchant, who has to protect his
reputation, can possibly sell. There
fore they sell it cheaper. Huck5ters
should either be barred from the
market or-put under as strict regula-
ton and supervision as are the mer-
chants"
Lawrence Jaffee. president of the