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traffic in vegetables. fruits and other
commodities from the rich tidewater
counties of Maryland and Virginia.
Moreover, railroad transportation is
available across the street. Because
| of the location Of the Municipal Fish
Market on the water front, 1t would
appear that farmers produce mar
ket adjoining on the west would be a
logical extension Of market facilities.
'"There has been a gradual change
| in the character of Southwest Wash
ington in the last 10 or Is years from
residential to commercial and indus
trial, so that farmers produce
market in /this location would not
appear to be the least Objectionable.
The property in the immediate vi
cinity Of Fourteenth and Water
streets has been zoned for industrial
and second commercial uses. Upon
completion Of the Federal pubic
building program recently authorized
| by Congress there will be a number
of large Government buildings within
| a. short distance of this site.
Business Mems Arguments.
Summarizing their contention for
! the water front area for a. market
center the Southwest Business Mems
| Association in presenting a memor-
andum to the City Planning Commits
sion said:
"The central location on the water
| front is convenient to all points IN
| the city, which open up like a well
| rounded fan to the west, the north,
and the east. The immediate terni-
nal area now available contains over
| eight acres of land. In addition,
| there is available at reasonable price
| for the occupancy of dealers In perish
able food products who do not ship IN
large volume the squares In the ter
ritory fronting on Water street east
| from Twelfth street to Seventh street,
| and extending back as far as the rail-
road lines on Maryland avenue. If
necessary.
The main argument for the south
| west water front location as made to
the City Planning Commission follows,
| in part:
Central Location Important.
It is of tremendous importance that
| the city terminals for per1shable
| freight should be located close to the
consuming public and close to the
terminals or transfer yards of the
trunk lines over which such perish
able freight is transported. There is
presently available in Southwest
Washington railroad yardage with
sufficient capacity to accommodate ap'
proximately $50 cars, exclusive of pri-
vate sidings, and with considerable
room for expansion if and when re-
quired.
The wharves of all the steamboat
lines which bring perishable freight to
this city are also located close by on
the water front of Southwest Wash
ington. Throughout the year. and es-
pecially during the Summer and Fall.
there is a large and rapidly growing
volume Of perishable freight unloaded
at these warves and sold to the trade
and to the consuming public directly.
| The Municipal Fish Market and
wharves, are also located on the south
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freight, stands the Terminal cold
storage and ice plant Of the Wash
ington Market Co., which covers an
entire city block. This established
plant Is fully equipped for the pro-
duction of ice and the refrigeration
of perishable products on large scale.
Ready to Start Work.
Furthermore, by act of Congress. ap-
proved June Z, 1926, the Washington
Market Co. was authorized to lay a
conduit across Twelfth street south
west between E and r streets. where
by to convey refrigeration through
pipe lines to the warehouse receiving
rooms Of distributors of perishable
food products located at this terminal.
The company stands ready to con-
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side Of Water street running east
from Twelfth street. This means that
the storekeepers of all sections Of
the city who deal in sea food must
come regularly to the municipal fish
wharf for their supplies. AS a gen.
eral rule these same dealers also deal
in produce. Manifestly 1t would worlr
a hardship upon them, with resultant
inconvenience and expense to the
consuming public, if such dealers
should be required to come to the
water front for their sea food and
then go far away to the northwest for
their produce.
Opposite the Water street terminal
area on Twelfth street, and constitut-
ing an integral part of the plan Of CO.
ordinated terminals for perishable
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fcontinued from First PaReD
mers' Market. directly on the water
front. The plan is to bulkhead the
water front where earthen piers pro-
feet into the Washington Channel.
and to use the area between Water
street and the channel. the railroad
tracks at Fourteenth street and the
Municipal Fish Wharf as a farmers
market.
Ii has been urged by the promoters
of all plans for relocating the market
that a close contingency must tbe pre-
served between the wholesale market
and the farmers market. in order that
a competitive check may be exercised
over the commission merchants
through the seasonal marketing OF
nearby crops by the farmers, ana that
both may be close together for the
convenience of retailers and corner
Erocerymen who daily patronize both
the commission men and the farmers.
4 survey of this water front area.
all of which is government owned, Is
now being made by NJ. c. HaZen. the
District surveyor, for the co-ordlnat-
ing committed This survey shows
1000 running feet on Water street,
from the Fish Market to Fourteenth
street $50 feet wide at the east end
of the Fish Market and ESQ feet wide
at the west end This water front
area contains approximately six acres
when filled In to the hulkhead.
It is claimed that this area would
give the approximately 500 farmers
who now use the sheds between Tenth
and Twelfth. r and Little r streets.
nearly three times the space they now
occupy. Those who favor this plan
argue that the farmers line" Is es-
Sentially Il wholesale market, drawing
patronage almost exclusively from the
retail grocery stores.
3. 1t is pointed out by the pro-
ponentS of the southwest location
that the smaller commission men,
dealing in less than carload lots. do
not need track side service and that
this would be an unnecessary expense
for them. 1t is thought that they
would find il to their advantage TO
locate along the north side of Water
street between Twelfth street. where
the Potomac Ereight Terminals Co.
property ends. and Seventh street
and on the squares to the east of the
freigh, terminal property between
Twelfth and Ninth streets. Maryland
avenue and Water streets. especially
along +. street which would he the
main truck approach I" the terminal
tracks.
New Center Market Site.
(4 To complete the market center
I'm the southwest it is proposed that
the Center Market should be moved
directly south from its present site al
Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue to somewhere between Sew
enth and Fourteenth streets. the
tracks along Maryland avenue and
Water street. rhe point is advanced
that the Center .Farket should be one
of the squares that corner into Water
street near tfe Municipal Fish
Market.
Regarding the te of the Potomac
freight terminals. this property was
formerly owned by the Southern Rail-
way. which for many years contem-
plated the development of freight
terminal. In 1901 a special act OF
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LIVES WITH BROKEN NECK
Injured Auto Race Driver Has
Chance of Reyocery.

PLANT CITY. Fla. September
U0.-Carl Mayfield. automobile race
driver, who was injured at Plant
Field. Tampa. last Thursday. lies here
with his neck broken. He is con
scious.
Mayfield's head and shoulders are
in a plaster cast. He has a chance of
recovery, doctors say.
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WATER FRONT SITE
DECLARED LOGICAL
AS MARKET CENTER

continued from First PageD
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MAKES PLANS FOR
MUSICAL PROGRAM
(Ry AsSoeiated PrcsSl

WINTER nARK,, Aug. IT,
Frederick S. Andrews, whom Pres.
ident Hamilton Holt has called
from the faculty of Columbia
University to head the Rollins
College conservatory of music, has
practically completed plans for
opening musical activities at Roll
Inns on September II next.
1t is understood that Director
Andrews is arranging for Students
who major in music to take gem
erous share of their work toward
a degree in musical subjects, in
GLIDING their instrumental and
theoretical courses and group
work of various kinds. He plans
to enroll large number of con-.
Iservatory students in choral and
orchestral work, because he be-
lieves that one of the ways in
which the spirit OLA college best
realizes itself is in joining in the
utterances of beautiful music.
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NOVELIST SEEKS
NEW ATMOSPHERE
JEAN SUTHERLAND ENGAGES
PRIVATE AIR
LINE
enx Associated Pressl

LONDON, August 17.-Jean
Sutherland, the novelist. has en-
gagged a private air line and is
making excursions several thou.
sand feet into the air to find an
atmosphere supposed to give the
right inspiration for her work.
This goes Sinclair Lewis one
better, he insists he can work best
on an ocean liner. Miss Clemence
Dane finds it impossible to work
on her country estate in Devon.
She says the cackling of the
chickens and other rustic noises
disturb her so much that she has
to flee to her London home in
Holland Park when she wants to
do serious literary work.
| Compton Mackenzie and sew
eral other British novelists seek
/ the seclusion of the channel is
lands when they want to write a
new book. Miss Sheila Kaye
Smith says she finds hotel room
an excellent place for work, as
the impersonal character of the
surroundings enables her to con-
centrate without any desire to re-
arrange the furniture or change
| the hangings.
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CONSTRUCTION
COSTS OUTLINED

WASHINGTON, August IT,
Construction costs have remained
virtually on a single level since
midsummer of last year. They
continue to hold to an average
lightly less than twice as great
as that established in 1913,
according to statistics compiled by
the Associated General Contract
ors of America.
The average of costs in the
principal construction centers of
the United States registered in
July was identically the same as
that marked down in June. 1t
was at the present plane of costs
that n three-month period without
change was noted from November
/, 1925, to February /, 1926.
Fluctuations Immediately proceed
ing and following that period were
insignificant.
Inc average OF wages III the
construction trades and average
prices paid by contractors for
building materials remained an
changed in July. Although minor
fluctuations in prices of. materials
were noted, the general figures
held their positions. Based on
the 1913 average as 100. material
prices are now established at in
dex number 1T9, while wages hold
to the 226 point level.
The material prices are now only
one point above their lowest mark
since 1922, set in August and Sep
TENDER of last year. The aver
age Of wages, on the other hand is
only two points below the record
high mark of the past three and
one-half years, established last
March.
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employment and higher level of living
to all alike.
Not until we consider the province of
the newspaper as an aid to distribution do
we arrive at any adequate conception of
its contribution to the economic progress
lof the country. In the vast and intricate
Iplan of voluntary cooperation one essen
ltial factor is a unified market whereby the
lprodacts of our agriculture and our indus
trial plants may be distributed 70 the Wild
est possible area, at the least cost and with
maximum rapidity of sales.
Just as our newspapers have unified
our thoughts, aims and ambitions, so
have they made possible the distribution
and the sale of our national merchandise.
| In much the same manner that an i'm
Iportant piece of news, of interest TO all, is,
in a single day, broadcast to every corner
of the land, so can the message of a prod
uct be distributed by the advertiser. And
now it is an accepted fact that this mes
tsage also is news"
(Next aricie, Hoo advertising
Creates Nefos."
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PREDICTION FOR
MUCH LARGER CROP
nv Associated Press,

ORLANDO, Fla, Aug. IT,
While considerable damage was
done TO the Florida crop by the
storm that swept the southern.
eastern and central parts of the
state during the latter part of
July. the general condition of
crops now predict a still larger
crop than was produced last sea-
son, according to a report issued
here by the bureau of economics
of the U. S. department of agri-
culture, division of crop and live
stock estimates.
General farm crops are show
ing fair prospects but were also
affected by the rains of the lat
ter of the past month and had
somewhat of a setback, the report
adds,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-17
PLAN SERIES
OF CONCERTS
MUSICAL. EVENTS TO TAKE
PLACE IN GAINES
WILLIE, FLA.
Inv Assac.a,ea rres<,

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Aug. II.
Through efforts of the ! ia. G.
A. of the University of Florida and
its secretary, j. E. johnson, and
business men of. Gainesville, one
of The leading civic opera COM
panies from New York City will
give a series of concerts here on
March Z to 8, 1927, it has been
announced here by those in charge
of the arrangements. The con-
certs will be given in the audi
torium of the university.
The lyceum course, sponsored
by the student council has also
made arrangements for several
noted artists to appear at the I'm
iversity this fall and winter, the
announcement says.
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FIND ELEPHANT
in BACK YARD
0ny AssocInted rressl

LAKE CITY, Fla, Aug. IT,
The manager of a local theatre
was awakened from his peaceful
slumber here by piercing screams
of fright emitted by his wife, who
had gone to the back yard of their
countryihome 10 pump fresh water
for breakfast.
The man inquired as to the oc-
casion of the early morning up
roar and was told There's an
elephant in the yard" The hus-
band mumbled "'where'd you get
it," and turned over for another
map.
After some excited persuasion
by the wife, he finally ventured
forth to find large elephant,
oontentedly tanning flies with an
immense oak limb, torn from a
nearby tree.
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MADE SECRETARY OF
FAIR ASSOCIATION
my ASsoeinted PrUsSl

oCALA, Fla, Aug. 17.-John
Talton, of Anthony, has been
elected secretary of the Marion
county fair association, according
to an announcement made by
John Matthews, president of the
association. The president also
stated that the premium book
would be ready and sent to press
next week and that it would be
distributed during the first week
in September.
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TODAY'S EVENTS


Fifteen years ago today business
in England was brought to stand
still by strike of 100000 railway
workers.
The annual Southern Retail
Merchants Conference will meet
in Richmond, Va, today for a ses-
son of four-days.
Philadelphia is to be the meet
ing place today of the annual con-
vontion of the National Shorthand
Reporters Association.
The National Association of
Poultry Instructors and Investi-
gators will open its annual con-
vention today at State College,
Pa.
In a Statewide primary today
the Democrats of Mississippi will
choose their candidates for Con-
gress and the minor offices to be
filled at the Fall election.
In the Democratic primaries in
Wyoming today Gov. Nellie Tay-
lor Ross. first woman governor.
has no opposition for renomina-
ton. Frank c. Emerson, State
Engineer, and Frank +. Lucas,
Secretary of State, are contest
Ing for the Republican nomination.
Peter F. 0'Keefe of Boston,, or
iginator of the universal slogan,
"Say it with Flowers" is to be
given gold medal by the Society
Of American Florists and Orna-
memal Horticulturists at its an
nual convention which meets in
New Orleans today for three-day
session.
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ARRANGE FOR
HEARING ON
RAILWAY RATES
GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION is ADVISED
OF PROPOSED PROCEED
INGs

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 1.-THE
Georgia Public service commission
has been advised by the interstate
commerce commission that the
complaint filed by the Georgia
commission against the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway regarding
rates on logs between points in
Florida and points in Georgia has
been assigned for hearing at the
United States court rooms in Val
dosta, Ga. for ten a. m. October
20 next, chairman James A. Perry
of the Georgia commission has an
nounced.
The Georgia commission that
this hearing be held in Valdosta
for the convenience of the Geor-
gia log and lumber interests on
account of this being the imme-
diae section of the principal
movement of logs and lumber.
1t was stated at the office of the
Georgia commission that "there
will never be any further consid-
Grafton Of a revision of rates on
logs between points in Georgia
until the rank discrimination now
existing in rates between points
in Florida has been removed"
Some months ago the commits
sion undertook a revision of rates
on logs moving between points in
Georgia and at the hearing sew
eral shippers brought to the at
tention of the state commission
the very low rates now charged
between points in Florida as com
pared with rates from points in
Florida TO mill points in Georgia,
Mr.. Perry said. It was shown, he
declared, that in some cases the
rates from Florida points to Geor-
gia points were more than 200
per cent higher than the rates for
similar distances between points in
Florida. This discrimination was
so great as to make it impossible
for Georgia manufacturers to
meet the competition of Florida
manufacturers, not only on bust
ness liz Florida bus on lumber
maniffacs in Florida and
shipped to other states, the chair
man assorted.
Atsthe hearing one big shipper
testified, according to Mr.. Perry,
that be had lost more than $780,
000 on account Of this discrimi-
naxon in favor of Florida during
rJthe past five years and other ship
pafs testified that they had I'M
der consideration the moving of
their offices and business to Flor
ida on account Of the preferential
rates in that state.
Mr.. Perry said chat the Georgia
commission sought to have this
discrimination removed through
the carriers and being refused this
relief for the Georgia shipper, they
filed a formal complaint with the
Interstate commerce commission
in which it was asked that the
commission extend the. low Florida
rates into Georgia for application
between points in Florida and
Georgia.
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vested in printers ink were not added to
but sabtracted from the amount paid by
the consumer. Visit where he will, the
traveller will find in the show windows of
almost any town the same makes safety
razors, toilet powders, cold remedies, hand
cameras, mems hats and clothing, wo-
mems wear, shoes and other commodities,
with which he was familiar in his home
tow linked. it M T | c hard for him 10
Ife..,..l,, in tie lac- OF ST., II 4.spi y, that he
actually has travelled at all.
This, of course, signifies that the dis
tribution of great number of products
has become well-nigh universal. Distribu-
ton is a matter oflarge concern to US all,
yet it does not mean merely the placing OF
goods on sale in many stores. Goods may
stagnate in stores; they will gather dust
and become unsaleable if the ultimate
consumer" does not consume. Distribu-
ton implies the moving of goods from the
stores. 1t is process of motion, of flow,
and il is the constant circulation of goods
and money through producers, distribu-
tors and consumers that brings prosperity,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-17
ARTICLE APPEARS in
INTEREST OF SCHOOLS

WINTER PARK, Fla, Aug. II.
Julius C. Yonge, editor OF the
Florida Historical Society quarter
" has just issued the July number
and among the articles contained
in it is one that will be of special
interest to the schools of Florida.
This article entitled Bachelor Es-
say Contest in Florida History"
written by A. ]. Hanna, tells of
the establishment eight years ago
of this movement 10 stimulate or
iginal research in the history of
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this state. As reward for such
efforts, says the article, Irving
Bachelor, the author, provides two
handsome prizes. gold medals to
be given annually. Through the
courtesy of President Williams of
the Florida Historical Society. two
prizes in gold are offered by the
Society to supplement the Bachel-
Ter medals.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-17

The largest hoiel in the world
is nearing completion in Chicago.
1t will be twenty-nine stories high
and win contain 5000 guest cham
bers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-17
HERoIsM SAVES MoToRIsT

CHICAG0.-After being sum-
moned for speeding, Sidney Rob-
erts saved a drowning girl at the
risk of his life and the case against
him was dropped the next day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-17
TRAMPs' BANK

CHICAGo-Tramps who beg
lodging at North Side police sta
ton bank their money at a near
By store to prevent It being stolen
By fellow dodgers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-17
WAGE LIMIT ON CHILDREN

LoNDoN--Sued for debt, Ar
thur Nellis WAS informed that he
had no right to have two children
when earning only So week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-17
BREAKS SKULL FOR KITTENS

FRANKFORT, KY. = Albert
Schofield. aged At, fell and frac-
tured his skull while trying to
rescue two kittens from Atree.
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BuTnSteadSM OrmSYIuD

Ito children an angel af mercy Where
directions are followed. 1T NEkER
FAILS. Despite Scarrifv and enormous
eaSt of SA<F0SIN. Is contains fun dose.
stood sixty yearS' teSt. SaId everywhere
Or by mail. soc a bottle.
Eat. c. A. Voorhees,. NJ. u. PhIlatielDhis
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A silver handle bread knife
value $3.50 free. See Key West
Elec.rie Company, aug. 4-tf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-17

1913 Beginning of the battle
Of Preston, in which the forces Of
the Commonwealth under Crom-
well defeated the Scots.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-17

Tampa factories turned out
465,S1O,1S9 cigars last year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-17

1886 Frederick the Great, king
OF Prussia, died at Sans Souci.
Born in Berlin, Jan, "a, 1912.
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DISTRIBUTING THE NATIONS GOODS


ISegI thousands of local centers so the American
tSSsI press as whole is unit, formed by nearly
1900 local papers which reflect the national life.
In this capacity newspapers together perform nwde
comparable that performed each for
munty Connected the exchange they
form national place which knowledge of goods any
locality may be found.
The many units this huge nation butnter
dependent This because of the degree in which different sections
specialize California and Florida produce many the quantity
oranges which they Filled the Of Detroit
with automobiles these but small fraction Of the number made
in that c great plants The several shoe manufacturing centers
must millions of feet for their shoes in thousands of other
muntes Typewrers from northern plants used southern
Offices while from southern fields helps cohe the operatives
who make the typewriters.
Sot with innumerabe other products 1t of ess
interchange by which each community gets whatever require
wherever may be produced Accordingly reader has natural
many products of other they made known
him through the columns of his local newspaper.
How prodgous the volume of newspaper advertising tac
no This by the fact that the