Evening star., 1928-02-11
FARMERS MARKET
MAY Be RELOCATED
Commissioners Expected to
Favor Patterson Tract
Instead of Southwest.

Definite steps staKen by the commit
sion merchants tn develop pe,.5naOlc
food center for Washington IN the Pat
terson tract which they have acquired
may result in the location of the
farmers produce market on that site,
il was indicated tOday at the Distric:
Building
Although the Commissioners recon-
incndcd the selection Os thc southwest
site as a permanent location for tha
market this vas done, !. Wa3 pointed
out. with a view that the commission
houses ultimately would move ~ tnat
location when forced out Of the Penn
sylvania triangle WOW that The corn-
mission men have decidhd 70 60 20 the
northeast section. district officials !.
"as said, believed that ne farmers'
market should follow them there.
Mai. w. +. r. Corei., senior assistant
Engineer Commissioner. in A special re-
port aubIni,ied this morning 70 Engineer
Commissioning william r. Laduc, ad-
ViSed him Of the purchase Of the Pa
tcraOn tract by the commission men
and explained that they wanted The
corporation and approval of The Com
missiOnerS.
MAJ. Covell also called CT. LadUe'a
attention ~ particular sections of the
report the Commissioners sent - Con-
gress on the farmers market which out
lined certain principles applying 20 Inc
wholesale ccnter These Were:
"ti, That The perl@naD!c Industry can
be most economically and efficiently
conducted bv q Capitalization q the
entire industry III O tI4rEct area.
80 That this marEct AREA nJ@t De.
from an economic standpoint. located
al a railroad terminal where the receiY-
ers can deliver direct from the cars and
thereby avoid the present high cost OF
truck drayage.
".3, Tha: the farmers produce mar
ket also should b. located n close proX-
unity 10 the commission houses.
Depends on Commission Men.
Mai. Covcu also quoted another sec-
ton OF the Commissioners report, "nicn
showed that they felt at ne time the
report was sent 10 Congress that the
Farmers Market is dependent upon
the commission houses ard should oe
located in close proximity 10 them.
This quotation follows:
1T is felt that the course Of the de-
velooment Of a large new produce dis
tribution center would proceed n
more orderly and satisfactory manner
il the change Of location Of the Farm
ers' Market. commission and other n1e:-
chants. and perhaps the Center Mar.et
we're effected az substantially the same
time. At any rate the Commissioners
believe that the Farmers Market is
much more dependent upon the group
Of commission merchants and buyers
who frequent the commission Uler-
chants houses than are the cornT.s-
sion merchants and other buyers Ge-
pendent upon the Farmers Market.
ACQUISITION of the Patterson tract %
the commission nien was revealed 10
Mai Coyell by a subcommittee reEre-
sentlng these dealers. The committee
was composed of j. o. harrison O. tnc
w. H Harrison Co. j. Z Sherwood j.
of the Charles He.tnluller Co. y. j.
Ward OF the n. J. Ward Co. FraI.c!s
Winslow and 0. NJ. Walke-
The subcommittee presented 20 Ma
Coyell The following letter:
This is 10 inform you that we, the
undersigned. commission merchants rcv
engaged in the produce and food han
ding business in the city OF Washington
have selected site on which 20 c'al-
duct our business when nur present
quarters are taken over il accordance
with the Federal building program
We have decided 70 move as a grol!r
10 the Patterson tract and have ar
entirety so that We and the other
groups OF related businesses now III ;he
vicinity OF Center Market shall have
adequate space and facilities II o-ceC
% fully and efficiently serve the cor
Suuing public.
Advised by Experts.
In reaching our decision We have
given careful consideration 20 tl1a "a
DO k,~ p=r w.
and Planning Commission. the Bureau
Of Efficiency and the mass O: data sub
nlit;ed az many hearings during the
last year and half III .fle course @.
cur investigation We secured the $ery-
ices of a technical adviser Of New York
specialists on city planning ard tils
industrial and economic surveys who
spent several months making an .r-
'enS!ve survey az conditions IL Wash
ington. and We have had the benefit Of
tner advice in reaching Cur ccacsu-
S!onS
The Patterson ,rac: is within a Few
blocks oi the center ~ population O!
the city. which FOR many wears has
shown = steady nor;her3y .ren6. and II
IS even closer IN the center .. thar coy-
'ion o. the buying public who now pa
tFoli%e the establishments Il! the y.c!n-
ity o! Center Market.
It's accessibility has been rspeatsSilv
demonstrated hv a<Senlai!uS fVIe,, dairy
daring circus week a large ay.dirrc,,
from nj parts y. the c..y. Sv clssc!Nx
up the extension o9 New York avenue.
d project already Is wears overdue. and
feai!snine The traffic now on the main
ast'"aSS. the Patterson tract can cc
made even more accessible
situated north Of l'n!or Sta.S,n ths
~ SN.A
roads steslng Washington and NJ ,,rd
that the majority ~ ,N'ri$hablrS reach
hS Washington by rail vn.eg shu,aSh
TIE northern part os The civ. thar stls,
eserN hrlmtoE prciNnderAnce .. ma
tefia'S coming III by meter truck reach
she Tity most conveniently ;gcsa gl,r
north and northeast: taag dressed
meats grom thc Mess <>NriNS ~ eve.
short routes strike t!.t r.sv trcn, she
north, and that tIle boxed staples g>e,s
III astsit'>t entirely sYV;ss tlle .ltr NNsta
FINALLY Il Is the c;tiy CcsStrti lNca-
ticn III the cjsy where al adequate arva
may he acquired iNv sFSses,, ara l(.tssSv
needs without tearing GcWa Ns,aiye<sS
NJ g,'oG masonry eUildnsS-
Plan Modern Community.
"lt Is our putsN~r ~ establish
modern marketing <CsuusGn,ty. wa2h
earh of the le,atc,i groups property
placed aHd with adequate pst,ylSst,N 1et
the llgusrr ssNsw(A u! all Units ard w
request No0r cu-osvgatleN IL CreAtsNe y
food handing and distribution ter
n&nal tosnneu>Urate with the Nsr ard
dsguitX ct the tigS whtTo w,N stand a.
a nt,NieI l,I other ccassiu,,ssit>. and ~
Wn.rh Wc MAY ,\nt,Olsc IL SeGNe aS au
essential elyment ef the StsnulsegVe ~
Washington
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