Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-05
M|D-C|TY MARKET
S|TE|SADvOCATED
Business Men Launch Move
to Relocate Utility Near
Fifth and [ Streets.

Adopting as a slogan, Take the
market to the people--not the people
to the market, the Mid.C1ty LII
zens' Association and business Inei
in the vicinity of Convention ran
yesterday began an intensive caiil
paicn to locate the Farmers Produce
Market and the Centerr Market III liie
vicinity of Fifth and "a streets.
The campaign got under way at an
o,,e.a nization meeting presided over by
A. ], Driscoll, president OF the Nlo
CITY association. in the Convention
Hail Market. when those present de-
cided to circulate a petition to obtain
10000 names and appointed com
mittee of six to take up the delaii9
Immediately.
The steering committee members
are F.. NJ. Mclaughlin, Mltcheli Hail-
son. A. ID. Gardner, Ben LIVINGSTON
NJ. f. Salisbury and S. G. Taylor. MI
Driscoll will be an eX-of1lcio nlethoei
Convenient for Farmers.
This action followed round table dis,
M,ssion of the merits of the Conven'
ton Hall neighborhood for the new
market. ..
Mr.. Hanson pointed out that IL
v-ouId be the logical place. for the
market because of the duaI access,
hilitv If affords to the public who Will
he the bl,yers and the farmers from
MARYLAND who will be the sellers.
r. r. Mathers added that the ioca-
ton would be close to the popuialioii,
center of Washington at Foulth an,
l. streets and that the market Mouiu
he within two blocks of all street car
lines. ..,
.tI've been in the produce business
Is years" mentioned H. 1 jackson
sand I'VE inspected farmers MARKERS
in MANY of our large cities. l uon I
think any section would accommodate
The farmers as this section would.
Most of our produce comes from
Maryland-I should say about 70 per
cent of it,. This point accordingly
would he most advantageous Tor
Maryland farmers.
AS summarizing the attitude OF the
committee the gathering went on
record as adopting the following let
fer from the Convention Hall Market
Company to Maj. Carey II. Brown,
chairman of the National Park and
Planning Commissions:
Car Lines Are Nearby.
1--WE would like to suggest the
square block bounded by Fourth,
Fifth. X and l. street, which block
includes the new Convention HAL
Marke. which has recently been COM
pletely remodeled and brought up TO
date with white tile STANDS ana re-
frigeration and has large amount OF
space available at once for farmers
and about 100 new tile stands which
are also available, as most desirable
location for this line.
ut is convenient to the New Jersey
avenue and Seventh street lines OF the
Capital Traction Company; the Co
funlbia line on Massachusetts avenue;
the City and Suburban and lie Droit
Park lines, on Fifth street
THE unlimited parking facilities
for automobiles cannot be surpassed.
THE property located in this area
consists mainly of two-story frame
buildings and shacks, which would
not be very costly to purchase.
There would be ample room for
any future expansion that may be de-
sired on either the east, west, north
or south side. There is also ample
room for the location of any private
enterprise or business that would de-
sire to locate near the farmers line.
Railroads Within Reach.
'"The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
IA within five blocks or a fiyeminute
run by truck. The Pennsylvania
Railroad is a 10-minute run by truck.
IF a division should be contem-
plated for locating the wholesale
meats. provision and other businesses
in either the northeast or southwest
section of the city at or near rail-
road centers and locating the farmers
produce at a more central and con-
venient location for the retail buying
public, we suggest that this location