Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
M|DC|Ty MARKET
SITE IS HELD BEST
Citizens Association Head
Says Majority Favor Fifth
and K Streets.

Attacking the Southwest area ms
site for the Farmers Market which ma
been recommended by Subcommittee
of the House District committee. A. }
Driscoll president of the Midcity Citi'
zcns' Association, last night declared
hat 80 per cent of the citizens aSSO
Citations in the District have indorset
the midcity site and II Congress ane
! the Commissioners do not give con
| sidcration to these expressions tht
! associations might as well go out o
/ business.
! Listing numerous objections to tn;
| area in Southwest between Tenth ant
| Eleventh and F. and G. streets as suit
able site for the market. Mr. DriScol
emphasized Is was lin an obscure par
OF washington in which only Is pei
cent of the total population of the
District lives"
Points TO Centcrs Of Population.
The buying public lives in the North.
west and Northeast sections. the mid.
city advocate said. and large ma.
jority of the stores patro:.,hing the
farmers market are In the Northwest
/ section
In order to reach this Southwest
farmers market" he continued. "ont
would have to go through the CongeStec
section of the city The cost OF putting
this site into disable condition. accord.
ing TO the Commissioners. would b.
$4,000. as the ground slopes down tC
the water front Farmers. 90 per cent
OF them have stated to me that the,
absolutely would not go down there
that the selection of that site woulc
mean the ruination of the farmers
business and would destroy competition
/ in their line OF products
Il am in favor OF any site north Of
the Avenue. but the midcity site first
II IL is found unsuitable and cannot
be accepted, then | am in favor OF
the lexington location
The question OF trackage and colo
storage has been worked to death The
farmer sells truck to the consumer. ant
| what he has not disposed OF goes tC
the commission men and chain stores
Railroads and boats should not enter
into the question OF site.
Urges Voice for People.
The farmers market should bt
! placed where the people will go Yot
cannot force the people to go out oil
, their way 10 buy.
AK ptODt vi w dSiiiIikNOII SIIUIIG
have some attention paid to THEN
wishes as in the long run they viii
pay the bin. We hear criticisms ir
Congress that the people OF Washing.
ton don't know what they want The
! only way 10 find out what the people
think is through the various citizens
aSSociatio
In urging the midCity site as tht
future horne OF the farmers market
Mr DriScoll said:
We feel that markets should be
located as near the center OF popula.
ton AZ possible. with ample street car
and parking facilities, Such a loca
lion is the site at Fifth and x streets
Here We have section OF the city
covered by practically every car line
entering Washington.
Parking Facilities Unlimited.
The unlimited parking facilities Of
this location cannot be surpassed Be
ing outside OF the congeSted zone. II /,
4urtounded by many vide streets anc
avenues, sufficient 70 provide ample
space
In urging the location Of Fifth anc
K streets az a market site. We do Sc
with a strong conviction OF having the
interest OF the market merchant equally
at heart MS that OF his customer
What we aim la do Is TO bring the
market 10 the people.
We feel that our arguments woulc
not be complete until some reference
Was made 10 the particular neighoor
hood OF Fifth and X STREETS. Here vi
have three streets running east anc
west, X street very broad thorough
fare. l. street not SO wide and New
York avenue a very wide street Be
ginning al Fifth street and extending
eastWardly as far as the railroad
tracks. the section is covered by q
rather cheap class OF houses. many o.
which have seen their best days AND
we are convinced that sufficient grounC
could be secured at very nominal fig
ure 10 provide market space 10 serve
the residents Of the District OF Co
mmbla for many years 10 come.
With this az our strong argument
In favor Of the midcity site. II may bt
interesting TO note the location OF thu
retail grocery stores other than the
chain OF stores. with practically al
doing business with the farmers marGe,
We md located In the northwest Sec
ton. 80 per cent In the northeast Sec
ton 10 per cent; southwest section. i
per cent and southeast section, about
IL per cent
Gives List Of EndorSers.
Mr., DriAcnll said he haS the endorse
ment OF the Mid-City site from the
following.
Secretary Jardne OF The Depart
ment OF Agriculture the Citizens' Ad-
ylsory Council OF the District OF Column
bla 444 farmers OF the surrounding
country OF Virginia and Maryland and
the District Of Columbia. all producers
and selling the products Of their farms
at the present Farmers Market
Twelfth and Il streets, the Community
Improvement Association OF Suitland
Md the Suitland Tournament As
ISOLATION OF Suitland, Md. the Olney
Md Farm Bureau Local. the Oxot
I'M Farm Bureau Local. the Richie
Md. Farm Bureau Local the District
Federation of Women's Clubs, the Gen
eral Citizens committee Of the District
OF Columbia, 1875 dealers in Center
Market, Oh dealers on Louisiana ave
nue., the Columbia Heights Bushes,
Mems Association. the National Whole
sale 8racery Co. and the following cit
izens' associations Of the District,
Mid-City. Rhode Island avenue
stanton Park. Iowa Circle, Pine>
! Branch. Benning Manor Park Nouns
Pleasant. Lincoln Park. North Capitol
and lexington. Brookland. Takoma
PARK Dahleren Terrace Cathedral
Heights. Michigan Park, Centra'
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