Evening star., 1926-10-19

the west will be selected for the
farmers market.
Considerable dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed today by leaders among the
men in related lines of business, such
as dealers in seeds, fertilizers and ag-
ricultural implements. They protest
that they will not be tied by any de-
cision of Federal or District officials
to locate the new market center on
either the lexington or waterfront
sites. They say they will not move
to either location, but would be will
ing to move to the midcity location
The reason for this is that they do
only about 40 per cent Of their bust
ness with the farmers and the rest
with the general public. Many Wash
ington business and professional men
have farms in suburban territory and
buy from these dealers, who would
not buy from them if they were
shunted to railroad yards in either
lexington or the Southwest.
Area Being Surveyed.
The entire lexington area is being
surveyed by railroad officials, repre-
sentatives of the wholesale market
men and by Government officials to
see which is the most desirable area
for the new market center. This
area extends from L street along
the Baltimore and Ohio tracks to
Rhode Island avenue and as far west
as First street northeast south Of
New York avenue and west as far as
lexington place north Of Florida ave-
nue..
Extreme care is being exercised
that there shall be no encroachment
on the vicinage of the new educa-
tional center on T street northeast,
where the new Langley Junior High
School and the new Mckinley Man
ual Training School, to cost $780,
900, is being erected.
Two very advantageous squares
south Of Florida avenue are being es-
pecially studied. These lie to the
north and south Of the coal dumps
which are on B. 8 o. sidings. One Of
street and the railroad tracks. The
District OF Columbia owns a small tri-
angular piece just east Of this prop
erty. This square contains some
252 900 square feet and is owned by
the same parties who own the Patter
son tract east Of the railroad tracks
and fronting on Florida avenue, which
was known as Camp Meigs during
the war.
The other square lies to the east
and west of Colfax street between l.
and M streets. There is outside own
ership Of some 100000 square feet In
this property, and the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad owns a considerable
area abutting the railroad tracks.
It Is pretty we'll understood that
when the site has been decided upon
for the wholesale market that 1t Will
be acquired as a unit, either by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad develop
ment department or by en- organlZa-
ton representing the wholesale mer-
chants. The purpose Of this Is two
fold-to prevent the individual COM
mission men from bidding against
each other for the location, thus run
ming up the price, and in order that
there may be uniform construction
which will make the new wholesale
market architecturally attractive.
Then the various stores would be ap-
portioned out at prorated cost.
Site May Be West of Tracks.
Until the location OF the wholesale
market has been determined no def
mite action can be taken in locating
the farmers market. The recon-
mendation Of the city planners gives
assurances that it will be located in
the same general area as the whole
sale market and within reasonable
distance. 1t can be safely stated that
the farmers market will probably not
be located east Of the railroad tracks.
although at least two sites east OF the
tracks are still receiving serious con-
sideration.
One of the sites proposed for the
farmers market is on the south side
of Florida avenue, just opposite the
Patterson tract. between the railroad
and Sixth street. On the square near
est to the railroad the District is now
an occupant, and will in all probabil-
ity purchase that land during the
coming year to use it as storage
space. It really needs this storage
space near the railroad tracks. and
cannot we'll sacrifice this location as
part of a farmers market site.
Another proposed site for the farm.
ers' market u across the 7 street
bridge north OF the Eatraed ypsd.