The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-15
MAYORS Market
PLANS APPROVED
At CONFERENCE
Ordinance Providing for Free
Open Air Markets Will Be
Passed Soon-Municipal
Storage Plans Approved.

One more step toward the establish
ment Of the free open air markets In
Memphis has been taken.
Mayor Paine in conference with the
members OF the municipal market COM
inittee, members OF the auditosatirn and
market building commission Dr n, r.
Lloyd, director OF the bureau Of farm
development: G. w. Watson market
specialist Of the bureau. and McF'all
Kerbey. expert from the federal bureau
Of markets at Washington, outlined
his own ideas as TO the establishment
OF the open air curb markets, and found
that he has the approval OF the others
interested
1t was the mayors idea that more
than one market should be provided
for, probably as many as six. and that
the ordinance covering the entire open
air market question should be so drawn
as to permit the city commissioners TO
establish from time to time as many
curb markets as may be needed.
In this the others at the conference
agreed. Mr. Kerbey, who has been
making a survey of the city from a
market standpoint for week, sug-
gested that two such markets should
be opened first. one in the vicinity OF
CASTOR park, the other near Forrest
pdTh. MI. NtIuSN HkH hlEO EDHtGTTEH
with Chas, o. Pfell, architect OF the
municipal auditorium and market
house, and he approved the plans OF
the architect and the building commls-
sion. for central market house which
will have In the basement a large cold
storage plant and warehouse.
This will provide space for the stor-
age OF country produce that cannot be
sold Immediately, and for the assem-
bling OF small lots which may be conf
bsned later into shipments to other
points OF farm products which cannot
be sold advantageously In Memphis or
for storage of shipments from other
points for ultimate sale In Memphis.
Mayor Paine pointed out that the ex-
penae OF operating the open air curb
markets will be small. He proposes to
provide for the appointment Of a su-
perintendent to have charge Of all such
markets as may be established and for
that position will select man familiar
with market prices, and buying and
selling and the relations Of demand and
supply Of prices
The general lines OF the ordinance
drawn last year by John W. Farley for
the joint market committee from a
number of the civic clubs, will be fol-
lowed. but the plans will be elaborated.
The basic idea will be to provide for
bringing the producer and buyer to-
gether, so as to eliminate costs Of
transportation, commission charges.
and profits OF jobbers and retailers.
thus cutting out the costs Of handling
which mean high prices.
The mayor's ideas. with the sugges- =
tons OF Mr.. Kerbey and the Others on
the market committee will be em-
bodied in an ordinance which win be
drawn by W, P. Armstrong, city at
torney, and will be introduced and
passed as soon as possible II is de-
sired to have the ordinance under way
so that the bureau OF farm develop
ment may be In a position TO assure
farmers, and truck growers throughout
this section. and particularly within a
half days Journey by auto truck from
Memphis that market will be ready
In Memphis this spring and summer
for all the farm produce they chose to
grow.