Evening star., 1926-09-17

latter question could be settled in a
lelsurely and satisfactory manner
later or after it has been definitely
settled that the market buildings
must give way for the Commerce
Building.
Would Be Important Step.
To appropriate the present market
site for the erection of II Government
building would be the most important
step that could be taken at this time
to clean up the condition south of the
Avenue, which is offensive to the
senses. would create an appropriate
frontage for the National Museum
and projected Art Museum Buildings
on the Mall and would promptly lead
to the erection of excellent buildings
by private capital on the north side
Of the Avenue
Discussion Of plans to place the
Commerce Building on the present
market site naturally drew Secretary
Jardine into careful consideration OF
the market relocation problem, partic-
ularly since the City Planning Com
mission has ruled that the farmers
market and the wholesale market sec
efons must vacate at the same time,
that the Center Market must go with
-
decision of the District Commission
ers to surrender at once half of the
site now occupied by the farmers
market. All of this, Secretary Jar
dine says, makes it imperative that
the entire market problem should be
most carefully considered now and a
decision made with consideration not
only of present-day needs and ex-
igencies and the interests of the mar
ket people, but which will adequately
provide for the handling of food prod.
ucts for the rapidly growing Capital
City many years to come.
Backs Fine Arts Plan.
This is a problem which deeply con-
Germs the Department of Agriculture
because, DR.. Jardine points out, Wash
ington should have market group
which will carry out the economies
in marketing which experts in the de-
partment have worked out to facilitate
the distribution Of food supplies from
the growers and point of origin to the
consumers, which will be a model to
be studied and copied by cities all
over the country, and which will give
the more than half million residents
of the National Capital City a
thoroughly modern, sanitary plant.
He agrees heartily with the Fine Arts
Commission that this model plant
should be architecturally attractive
with all buildings harmonious in de-
sign. and that this will inestimably
improve a section in the very geo.
graphical and population center CT
the city.
Secretary Jardine states as q funda
mental proposition that the Center
Market must be just as close as pos
sible to the very center Of population
TO the many thousands of women
with market baskets who go to mar
ket daily to buy food for their families
and who spent more than S10.000,000
over the counters in Center Market
last year. Therefore, after CAREFUL!
considering the several other new
market centers proposed Secretary
Jardine is persuaded that the new
Center Tor retaiU Market must be il
the vicinity of the existing Convention
Hall Market at K and Fifth streets.
He believes that the three units
of the market systenl-retail, whole
sale and farmers-should be kept
close together for reasons of business
economy and to cssura the best serv-
ice at fair cost to the public.
Cites Rail Facilities.
considering lne questions Oh cox
venience to rail facilities for the
Wholesalers who buy in carload lots,
Secretary Jardine has been shown
that practically every large business
house in Washington doing a general
delivery business within the last five
wears have built their warehouses
along the Baltimore and Ohio tracks
from I street to Rhode Island avenue,
through the lexington district. The
Secretary feels that this is the best
possible testimony from more than
so of the most successful business
men studying their own interests
from a purely practical business
standpoint in favor of the lexington
section for track-side warehouses for
food supplies.
With the New York avenue freight
wards already able to handle about $50