Evening star., 1926-09-17
JARDINE APPROVES MARKET
SITE FOR COMMERCE BUILDING

| chusetts avenue and along New York
avenue from New Jersey avenue to
| Fourth street. This would establish
| a new wholesale market section ada
cent to the new retail market section.
Proposes Market Layout.
The Secretary believes that the two
| large squares north and south of K
street between Fourth and Fifth
streets should be used for two retail
market buildings. On. one of these
| the present Convention Hall Market
| is situated. The 1 and l. street fronts
should be kept like the front entrances
| of department stores, exclusively for
| the patrons, while the broad K street
! side should be used for the delivery
| of food supplies. but under the strict
| est supervision which would guaran-
| zee a clean and wholesome condition,
not at all offensive to sight Or smen.
Lying between this proposed whole
sale area and the proposed retail area
are three squares, bounded by l and
| l., Third and Fourth streets, which
would give the Farmers Market an
| ideal location according to Secretary
Jardine's views. Here he would have
attractive shelters erected. which,
| with the Center Market buildings on
| one side and the wholesale stores on
the Farmers Market with pleasing
architectural frame.
Differing very materially from some
of those who have been arguing re-
garding the interests of the farmers
N the proposed new market center,
Secretary Jardine feels that the farm
ers have at least an equal interest
| in the retail market as they have in
the wholesale market. This opinion,
h. Nirafr ,EN.vl, t1n
action of the farmers and truckers
| who now have stands in the Farmers
Market more than 400 of whom have
signed petitions to the city planning
board asking that when they are
moved to new site that it be ada
cent to the Convention Hall Market,
where they will be convenient to the
people from all over the District.
Proposes Parking Area.
The Secretary says that he is con-
vinced that the farmers land it is the
farmers he is especially anxious to
serve) should be placed between the
retail market and the wholesale mar
ket as sound economic proposition
| There they can do business on the
one side with the wholesale houses,
and the corner grocers who patronize
the wholesalers, or with the retailers
in the retail market or directly with
the woman with the basket who comes
to market.
He emphasizes that the real func-
ton of the Farmers Market is two
fold-to give the farmers a chance to
sell their produce and to give the cit
zen consumers a chance to buy near
bygrown fruits and vegetables at the
cheapest price. He feels very sure
onI
would be the best possible solution for
the farmers and for the people of
Washington generally-and it was for
them that the market was established
in the first place, and it is for them
that the new model market plant will
be established.
1t is important, the Secretary ex-
planned, that with a large retail mar
ket and with the broad avenues of
approach along New York, New Jersey
and Massachusetts avenues already
occupied by street railway and bus
lines, adequate parking space must be
provided for the housewives who will
come in increasing numbers to the
big central market. He suggests that
the two squares between Fifth and
| Sixth streets, New York and Massa-
chusetts avenues, be used exclusively
for the parking of passenger automo-
biles. under market management
which will keep these areas clean and
well policed.
Under this plan the old school site
at Sixth street and New York avenue,
the triangle between L street and
New York avenue at Fifth street and
| the triangle between l street and New
York avenue at Fifth street would all
become park areas. which would en-
nance the attractiveness of this new
! market center.