The Washington times., 1920-05-13
Saving gMoneyin the Home;
Little Tricks For Women
in Household Economics
By Elizabeth Lattimer.

= VIGH food prices likely would
- receive q severe jolt IL every
j i city with a population OF
,oo 900 or more would estAbiish q
oity food terminal for its wholesale
trade. ,,,a
such a city terminal market woulo
20 a tremendous distance In lower.
Ing food costs. All the waste ana
unnecessary expense due 10 poor
.rrsnxement OF wholesale distripu-
,ion facilities would be eliminated
N we could only have well-pianheu
food Handling centers. All larso
European cities have such markets
ana they have proved very heipiui
in keeping down the cost OF 1000
distribution. The cities OF TINS
country have been slow In ADOPT
ing any kind of a unified terhihai
system. Most OF them are gettins
along as best they can win no
Man All but those of the smahest
size usually have several scattereu
t.rminals at which food products
are unloaded from train. post' or
truck Frequently the wholesale
houses are located at some distance
from the freight depots. This neces-
states loading the products INTO
truck or wagon, cartins thenn
across the city, and unloading them
again at the wholesale mouse.
All these expenses add TO the
oric. the consumer eventually pays
FOR his food. A city terminal mar
ket eliminates this unnecessary
handling and carriage. for unoor
such an arrangement the whoiesaIe
distr,ct and the terminal are
brought together. and the contents
~ cars or boats are unloadeo III
rectiy into the wholesale houses
xy..sin<to. In the Lead In This
Matter.
Tn recent years both New YORK
and Chicago have worked on the
nroh,.m Of establishing a central
t.rminal market. but the size oi
thoss cities makes 1t oiHicu't
nrobIem and as yet no practicai So
iution has been found. The situa
tinn In these cities has awakened
Some of the smaller municipalities
now growing at an amazing ra.e
to the value of a unifled terninai
svstem. and the necessary OF IN
sailing one before congestioh IN
c,eases. Los Angeles and Atiahta,
~ rough private capital. have peeh
nrovided with unified terminal mar
L.ts ana Seattle has a wholesaie
ynpnicipal market. Other cities IN
.ddition to Chicago and New fork'
,h,.h are sxorking on this problem
w.. Indianapolis, Memphis. Tenn
"a am glad to say, our own
Capital City. .ood
rbe idea of terminal 1000
Ga simple. Under the plan
which 1t involves all wholesaie
houses are built in a locality wnich
q. convenient to all transportation
lines 1t is not necessary or even
desirable to have them in the heart
of the city, where land values are
high. The incoming cargo OF fooo
IS unloaded directly from the car
or boat into a wholesale house ana
ia taken away by retail truck or
wagon from the other side or tho
house. There is no intermediate
handling or carriage. Cold-storage
pIants and auction rooms are also q
part of q good terminal food
market.
Buyinx sfmplified fer Retailer.
This system Of food distribution
expedites the unloading Of cars.
Under present terminal conditions
unloading is often slow and every
week in the year many cars OF
perishable products spoil before
they reach the wholesaler or even
get inside the railroad yards. A
well-planned city terminal food
market has adequate trackage,
switches and platforms, which
facilitate the unloading of the cars
and prevent congestion inside and
outside the yardsI Quick release Of
cars is important II crops are to be
moved before they perish. Further
more, the retailer flnds his buying
simplified when all the food pro-
ducts are concentrated in one place,
and the work of tho food inspector,
too, becomes easier.
Tho biggest saving In money.