Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-13

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holding its own. 1t rarely occupies
the central square any longer, II Is
true. The market place is not q
modern synonym for the huD OIL
town activity. But where one mar
ket once served a city, now there
may be five or six in the different
districts. The suburbs Whlcn were
supposed to be driving h farmer
too far back from the market
square sometimes have their own
busy market places. And with mo-
tor trucks the farmer 40 miles out
is less distant from town than the
| farmer who depended on horses was
at 10 miles.
Times have changed, but appar-
entity there are still old fashioned
housckeepers. The markets still at
| tract hordes OF wonderland men
too-who make a business of com
| pairing produce on different stalls
and buying to the best advantage.
AS for city space being too valu-
| able for market purposes, the evil
dence is that city officials regard
| markets as important assets. sal
Francisco, Norfolk and Louisville
are now engaged in building large
modern markets which they regard
as indications of progress.
The corner grocery has not run
the market out of existence. The
| fact is the market holds a place in
community life entirely separate
from that held bv the grocery store.
Both are important; one supple
nents the other. The neighborhood
store offers c~onveniences such as
| telephone orders and delivery OF
| purchases. 1t is close enough for
the cook to dash out for a forgot
ten ingredient, and its shelves hold
until the day they + needed the
staples that cannot be crowded into
apartment house cupboards.
The market has a different func-
ton. 1t s~pecialiZes in p~erishable
food. You can walk along a mar
ket aisle and e long rows of white
tile counters showing nothing but
meat. The display on every counter
is kept cool by whirling fans over
head and revealed for examination
by high powered lights. Along an
other aisle or outside at the curb
are rows of fruit stands. There is
a wide variety hat the corner store
cannot offer
Food Standards Higher
The dealer here who offers
withered apples or inferior eggs has
competitors only a few steps away
with higher grade offerings. The
standard in perishable food is con-
s%equently high. 1t can be high be-
| cause much of the food, especially
that bought at the outdoor stands,
is brought from the producer to the
consumer without delays.
The market cannot be expected
to hold the strategic position in a
community that It held in earlier
centuries when life was less COM
pick. But it still offers a chance
for the farmer to meet the city
coming between, and there are still
7nough farmers and consumers who
like the market plan.
For these reasons the Department
of Agriculture believes that markets
\ are a live issue and that its work
at Center Market is of interest to
the country. Every week letters are
received from cities planning to es-
tablish markets and asking for in
formation and advice, and every i'm
p~rcvement installed r the Wash
ingtoE market will be of benefit to
other municipalities.
No radical changes have been
made in the Governments market.
The buildings are old and conse-
quentlv they are net models OF con-
structton. Cleveland and Detroit,
for instance. have up-to-date city
markets that are more nearly
models of structure and equipment.
The Government is concentrating
to a considerable degree on g high
! standard of sanitation. Several
Thousand rats which had besn com
fortabIy quartered IN the old mar
ket buildings have gone to another
world importance Of sanitary Pre-
CARTONS is being impressed unon
the men who rent the stalls. The
Bureau of Markets insist on knives
and saws being kept thoroughly
clean. The Bureau employs a meat
inspector whose sole duty it is to see
that no impure meat is offered for
sale i'll the market.
Modem stands FOR fish and green
produce have been established, and
plans for the lates: type of poultry
stand have been worked out. The
experts say that fish. and indeed all
meat, should be displayed under
glass so that it is protected against
flies. dust. and handling. At a
model fruit and vegetable stand the
goods are arranged attractively and
conveniently, so that the customer
can see at a glance what is Offered
and SO that the dealer can quickly
fill the order.
l The old fashioned market with it: