Evening star., 1926-10-09
M|D-C|TY MARKET
WINS SUPPORTERS
Backed by So Wholesalers
and Senator Capper, Who
Hopes for Selection.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

A petition signed by 5S merchants
doing business as wholesalers and
commission men on Louisiana avenue
and in that immediate vicinity, sup.
porting the mid-city site. between
Sixth street, New York, New Jersey
and Massachusetts avenues. for the
new model market center, was sub.
mitted today to the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Senator Capper, chairman of the
Senate District committee, has writ.
ten A. J. Driscoll, president Of the Mid.
City Citizens Association, that he
hopes the plan for locating the new
market center at the mid-city site can
be carried out. Senator Capper said:
II have read with great interest
your reasons for relocating the Center
Market and have noted the imposing
list of individuals and organizations
indorsing the mid-city site as the new
location. l am pleased to have this IN
formation on the subject, and in view
of the strong Endorsement given the
movement I hope it will be possible
to carry out the plan supported by
your association"
Previously 426 of the approximately
500 farmers of the surrounding terri.
tory in Maryland and Virginia, who
sell their produce at the farmers mar.
ket, Tenth and B streets, submitted a
similar petition. Stand holders in Cen.
ter Market take the position that If
move is necessary they want a cen.
trally located market.
The Citizens Advisory Council, the
General Citizens Committee Of the
District and II other citizens associa.
tions have adopted resolutions in favor
of the midcity location.
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine,
the head Of the agricultural economic
department at the University Of Mary
land and James Byrnes, county agent
of Fairfax. Va, are among individuals
particularly interested in providing a
suitable market for the farmers who
are supporting the plans for a model
market in the midcity area.
Associations Named.
The associations that have to date
adopted resolutions are as follows:
The Community Improvement AS.
ISOLATION Of Suitland, Md: Suitland,
Md, Tournament Association, Olney,
Md, Farm Bureau, local; Oxen Hill,
Md, Farm Bureau, local: Ritchie,
AHA', L GA III Ddl Ccau, loCt1, MIu-SIIV
Citizens Association, Rhode Island
Avenue Citizens Association, Stanton
Park Citizens Association, Piney
Branch Citizens Association, Benning
Citizens Association. executive com.
mittee Of Columbia Heights Citizens
Association, Columbia Heights Busi.
ness Mems Association, Chillum
Heights Citizens Association, Manor
Park Citizens Association, Columbia
Heights Citizens Association, North
Capitol and lexington Citizens AS.
sociation and Brightwood Park Citi.
zens' Association.
Wholesalers Petition.
The petition of the Louisiana ave.
nue. (wholesale) market men follows:
We the undersigned merchants,
doing business on Louisiana avenue,
between Ninth and Tenth streets, do
hereby petition as being unanimously
IN favor OF relocating our business on
the proposed midcity market site,
Fifth and K streets, as the most con.
venient place in the District Of Co.
lumbia for market purposes.
I'VE advocate the midcity site over
Camp Meigs (the Patterson tract) for
which some few signed before the
midcity site was considered"
List of Petitioners.
The petition is signed by:
Harry Sherry. Morris Within, Har-
vey H. Harris, S. E. Bishopp for f. p.
Denis. ganager; Isaac F'ufman,
George K. Chaconas & Co, Inc;
G. f. Robertson. Charles Shalk,
Charles T. Murray. r. H. Wood,
Mustafa f. Spes. Burka Bros, j.
Ostnow, n. Pappas. 1. A. Dixon,
Washington Supply CO.. John F.
Hurray Louis D. Chipocos, Peter
Masueiler Robert E. Garner, George
Poneagholo, c. Maury Posey, A. NJ.
Kelly q Co. by F. I. Bride: Her.
man VIII. L. A. Magruder, NJ. Hof-
fenmaieress and j. F. Hayes, Byron
Wallerstein. A. J. Simons, II. r.
Mann & Co. 20S Tenth ST.: II. r.
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