The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1922-03-04
THREE new WAREHOUSES
IN PROSPECT FOR DULUTH
City Council win Provide $50, 900 for Initial Units u Mar
kets for West Duluth, the West End and Sixth Avenue
East Backed Both BY City and Country. d

Prospects are very bright for the
erection and equipment of three public
market houses in Duluth for this sea.
sons use. -. r.. 49,. -. =. -
Long since, by public vote, the eiti.
zens Of Duluth authorized the issue OF
bonds in the sum Of $4,000 for mar
ket house purposes. ~';.ss-E
At the council meeting, Monday az
ternoon, Feb. 20, mayor snively intro
duced an ordinance providing for the
issue and sale of $40, 900 worth Of bonds
for the purpose of erecting market
buildings at Sixth avenue East, at the
West End and at West Duluth. The
proposed buildings viii be constructed
on the unit plan, thereby making it
practical and economical to add addi..
tional units from time to- time, har-
monious whole being the. result in the
end. -. -: ~.
Ben Finch, president Of the Chamber
Of Commerce, headed a delegation Of
twenty-five or thirty citizens that came
before the commissioners at their regf-
lar Monday afternoon meeting. he
spoke briefly and to the point, after
which E. P. Gibson, representing the
First st. Lonis County Development as
ISOLATION submitted report which pre-
viously had been endorsed by various
civic organizations and farmers clubs
The report, as read by Mr.. Gibson
was received with marked enthusiasm
by the citizens present. The ordinance
appropriating the desired $50, 900 was
introduced and given its first reading
It's passage at an early day Is probably
as these lines are sritten.
Mr.. Gibson 8 report, in full, as read
| by him, was as follows, viz: a. {.
Realizing the need Of better public
market facilities in the City Of Duluth
group Of representatives Of civic or.
CARNATIONS met at the Chamber of Com
merce on the evening Of February $50
confer with Hugh J. Hughes, director
of markets of the Minnesota state de.
partment Of agriculture, as TO ways and
means+of Immediate relief. The organ
Iizations represented included the First
st. Louis County Farm Development as
sociation, the city commissioners, the
Duluth Market Gardeners association,
the Duluth Retail Merchants associa-
tion, the chamber Of Commerce, the
Farmers Exchange, the West Duluth
Commercial club, the Hermantown
| Farmers, Produce club, the 36outhside
Farmers club, the Munger Farmers club,
the Greysolon Community club, the Ro-
tary club and the Lions. club. II
The problem was discussed from all
angles and general plan agreed upon
and referred to special committee for
details and specifications and for the
Endorsement of Hugh J. Hughes, mar
ket expert. This special committed met
next day and begs leave TO report to
your honorable body at this time.
The need of better public market ia
cilities has been demonstrated by, the
over-crowded condition of the present
market last summer. 1t was a regular
occurrence to find a thousand or more
customers erowding the market for a
chance to buy. It was also a repeated
occurrence to find 40 to 43 market gar
deners present with shelter and booths
for only IL. What if it had rained on
one of the market daysf
| The citizens Of Duluth want real
public market and made this want
known by vote of Z ,5s4 to 1854 at a
special election June 81, 1920, author.
izing the city commissioners to sell
$4,000 worth Of public market bonds
We recognize the fact, however, tina,
present market. facilities have been fan
too small to justify immediate expan-
sion to an elaborate $4,000 system
and we come before your honorable
body today with compromise plan that
represents our minimum needs and q
minimum expenditure. We are agreed
on plans in detail and these plans are
approved by Hugh J: Hughes. market
expert who was sent by the Minnesota
State Department Of Agriculture "a