Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-26
Hurley Needs a Market Day
and a Market Place
By Dan shaffer, County Agent

buy these products fresh from the
farm instead of buying from cold
storage plants or the occasional pedd-
Ter of truck and farm stuff. He
will have the opportunity to inspect
the entire load, instead of buying on
sample, more aggravating "unsight
and unseen" The merchant viii have
the advantage of fair competition
and the farmer will have the advant-
age of collective bargaining if he so
/ chooses. A public market will bring
more money into the town for the
greater portion Of the money receiv-
ed for this produce will be spent
right at home. Somebody viii get
this extra dollar directly or Indirect
ly. 1t may be the grocer, the butch
er, or the hardware or garagemen.
If this dollar is not spent here at
home, we had better then pinch our
selves to see if we are awake.
| Public Market to Be Organized for
Benefit of All
The public market project is not
proposition of somebody holding the
sack or a scheme to ruin somebody's
| business or scheme to create hard
ship on one line of business to the
advantage Of another. Far be it
from that, for instead it is a project
that has been thoroughly tried out in
ms ny cities and has proven 1000
efficient and just as profitable to
| the farmer as to the merchant and
| justly so to the consumer as we'll as
the merchant. Stevens Point,
Wisconsin, has maintained public
market so long that the oldest
citizens have forgotten when it was
established. The Stevens Point
Market Square is known all over the
United States. Appleton has main
tanned public market and has re-
ceived the same worldwide publicity.
Marshfield has maintained the
market day project for years past.
Worth the Efforts of Business Men
Interested in Progress of Their City
The public market project cannot
be put across by one man alone, it is
really too big for that. 1t is so big
and so worth while that it ought to
be the pride of every business man
in Hurley to say II helped put this
thing across" or 81 am doing all that
/ can to make this market day a
success" 1t is something that
every live-wire merchant should con-
slider, it is something that he cannot
afford not to work for.
The farmers are back of this
movement and are pushing the coun-
ty agent along on this work. The
only thing we need now to make this
market day a success is the CO.
operation and assistance of the
local merchants and a vacant lot or
part of street near the business
section where the farmer can dis
play his wares once a week This
same space has been gladly given in
the past to street fairs and carnivals
and what have they returned to us?
| Nothing but bunch of junk and
empty pocket books. The public
market day is not an experiment, it
is decided success and a business
getter for any town.
The county agent has been work
| ing for over two years collecting
data on this project and will publish
from time 70 time communications
from responsible parties located I'M
cities where a public market is
maintained.
The following communications have
| been received IN to date.
Stevens Point, Wis
April is, 1924
Mr.. Dan A. Shaffer,
County Agent,
Iron County,
Hurley, Wis.
My Dear Mr. Shaffer:
Your letter April 18th inst. with
reference to a public market at hand.
In reply will say that Stevens Point,
Wis, has maintained a public
market long as / can remember and
in my judgment it is a big asset to.
any city with farming community;
it brings the farmer to town oftener
than he would ordinarily come if we
had no public. market. 1t wakes up
competition, your stock Fair Days
alone means tn. price of this pro.
! ject and many other advantages too
| numerous to mention. The Stevens
| Point Market Square is known,
throughout the U. s. it is a benefit
to the merchants instead of a hard.
ship ! am sure your merchants.
viii receive wonderful results from
| it,
Any other information you may
| desire will be gladly given.
Your respectfully,
(Signed) !. ~ Welsby,
Mayor.
Appleton, Wisconsin
April Is, 1924
Mr. Dan A. Shaffer,
County Agent,
/ Hurley, Wis.
/ Dear Sir:
! Your letter under date of 4nril IL.