The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
THE RAINBOW MARKET'-By Frank Willis Barnett

1 Saturday morning about eight o'clock in car and it was hard to get through. I got out on First avenue to try and take in the situation and it will be only a matter of time when some one will be seriously hurt in collision.
 
 It has been suggested that another move is needed and that the best place will be between the L. and N. station and the Crane company. I do not sup pose >thissWould meet the pleasure of the railroads, and I am sure it would be more dangerous than the viaduct. In fact after canvassing the situation I am not inclined to make any suggestion, but can only join inN with those who city will own and control great mar ket iu keeping with its nee;ts.
 had to catch an early morning train recently and having reached town a half hour before it's departure I con cluded to take in the busy scene on the Rainbow Viadact. I star ted in at Steirer's corner and walked nearly to the middle of the arch of the bridge, and then crossed over and retraced my steps until I had reached the Ledger corner, and l was amply repaid for my stroll for I saw much of interest.
 In the first place although I knew in d general way that the trucksters of the district were numerous yet I had no idea that they came with their pro- lucts from so wide an a. ca I found enc man who SaG driven in 25 miles i' his tuck, leaving home i,. time to be on the bridge ready fer business at ; a. m, and l was kicking because I had to make o'clock train. l asked him if he had found any customers at that nouI He said he sola two baskets Of tomatoes and two baskets of cante- lou2cs as soon as he backed up to the sidewalk. I remarked that the whole saleis were out early. only to be told that they were to men wto worked on The ge-Herald Evidently some print CTS, pressmen or makeup men on their way Ecme.
 Next to him was a man whose stock was exposed on the body of a one horse wagon He told me that he lived 12 miles and had left home at l o'clock in order to arrive in time to get good place close to First avenue. I saw tired men, worn out women, and sleepy boys I ran across one man who said he made it rule to get his stuff ready before sundown and drove in and spent the night in town
 was surprised at the variety of veg etables and fruits on sale After sec ing cab bage. corn, peas, beans, toma- toes, okra, Irish and sweet potatoes, peppers. egg plants, apple$ peaches, pears, canteloupes, grapes, watermelons and all kind of produce grown in this climate exposed in great quantities I thought that the assessors of Jeffer- sons fafm lands at such high rate had evidently spent morning on the Rainbow Viaduct.
 I studied with interest the various kinds of vehicles used in transporting the produce. One horse and two horse farm wagons. Many different makes of trucks from Fords to much higher priced ones. saw many ordinary five seated passenger Fords ladened with all kinds of vegetables and fruits, even the running boards in one case being planked in to hold melons and cante- loupes, while the floor and the back seat were filled with them. Some of the wagon bodies were marvels of in- genuity
 We saunter down and pick over the different articles and utter nrctcr. over the price asked f~~ -r