The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-21
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WOMEN Give
MARKET VIEWS

NJ am in favor OF this market
run by the city. because | believe
that II viii do lot OF good by low
ering prices Look at tho price Of
potatoes city surely should be
able TO reduce the price OF some
things.
MRS. r. W. GREEN. 4t2o Burke
ave. / do not believe municipal
market would do any good have
a lot or sympathy for tho grocer
aud man who has good deal OF
money invested In his businoss
and is having hard time now TO
pull ont | would rather spend my
money with him. whom | know Il
helps. than buy from the city.
MRS. W. M. LlVENooop. 1907
Mcclellan Municipal ownership in
general Is a mighty fine thing. I be.
lieNe. and sec no reason why the
city should not own and operate a
market just as anything elise IL
undoubtedly would help 10 lowering
prices.
MRS. J. w. GULL. 43as Thsok.
cray place am not In favor OF Q
municipal market There are pien.
~ of markets now. and | believe
that city controlled and operated
one would do no good
MRS. 7. L. DoNAoAN. 1888
FRS, ave- am not In favor OF tho
municipal market project ! do not
think Il will ho a success
Would Stop rtien Prices
Mrs. 3. p. Whiting. 2si2 Boyls,or
ave. N.-Priccs are high. but /
think they viii be lower soon !
cannot help but feel that the war
has "A great deal Ia do With them
and the war certainly can't last
much longer. And in view % Ger
tain lowering OF prices. feel tn
market IL not necessary.
Mrs. Alexis sheele. 3t56 Elliott
Are they going TO vote on such "A
market proposition Yes. the prices
are high enough. especially for the
working families Yes. stree: am
for anything that can stop these
high.priced store men.
fer fusband ls Grocer
Mrs. c. A. Dutton, go W. 64,h 81.
My husband runs a grocery store.
80 don't suppose Il would bo 20 my
interest to have such market Per.
sonally. ! never 20 TO tho downtown
markets and don't know anything
about their prices
Mrs. Charles MeHuilen, 81 w.
cedar-l've paid taxes in THIS city
for 81 years. and | am tired OF the
cver-increasing amount | have TO
pay. | am not satisfied With the
price OF food. but I'm afraid OF the
market
She Favors Msrse.
Mrs. Title Hapeli. ioi5i, Pike 81.
i buy my produce whore can do
tho best ! think prices are going
stiil higher. and | favor a market
owned and conducted by tho city.
The others are unreasonable.
Mrs. c. L. klrkey. 2i7T +2nd ave.
s. W.--The present prices are terri
BILE Something should be done 10
lower them. n this market planned
by the city viii accomplish this.
Why. then am Tor Il.
Mrs. J. L. mslsitd. 23o4 44th ave.
NJ should say | do favor mu.
nicipally owned market II ~ a
good thing favor anything that
! has a chance OF bringing back rca.
sonable prices.
Mrs. Lewis Sears. 3427 10Th ave.
81 am against t. think every
merchant Is selling as low as Is pos.
sible. and | can't figure where a
market will cut any figure I'm sat.
isiied with the prices and the mar.
kot IA II Is.
Fears Higher Taxes
. Mrs. Marie Nelson. 2ii 2sth ave.
NJ am against soaring prices. but
: I cant feel that market such as
: this will help enough 10 warrant tho
expense.
Mrs. s. A. Graham, 3645 Aurora
! Taxes are high enough. and gro
ceries are high enough certainly
! would like TO have the high cost Of
living lowered. but won't our taxes
be sent sky high ward with this mar.
ket7 Won't this increase Offset the
benefits OF the reduction In tho cost
OF food stuffs?
Mrs. mccord Favors II
Mrs. e. e. mccord. 8ei6 Corliss
ave-: I'm In favor Of the municipal
market system on the theory that
II will cut down the high cost Of
living n people understand cor.
. rectly that II will count toward
diminishing expenses for keeping
homes. they will be for Il.
. Mrs. w. A. Marmont. 522 10Th
I ave-. buy from my neighborhood
I grocer and would probably continue
! 20 patronlze him whether or not the
= city established new market sys.
tenn. For that reason don't think
! I'll be interested enough 10 vote
!. for H.
p Mrs. T. e. Jones, 1917 Queen
r. Anne ave-: have not decided how
10 vote on the market proposition
, because | don't understand how IL
will work out. And don't believe
I the average housewife understands
| enough about the proposition to
make a decision.
Enough City Outlay Now
Mrs. Frank Jacobs. 1922 Federal
I. ave-: ! am not going to vote for
/, the city market plan. ! have given
It some study. tho, and I've decided
that we have ample facilities now
: without yenturing a big municipal
3 outlay.