Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-14
M|D-C|TY MARKET
LOCATION IS URGED
Jardine Aids Citizens in Plea
for Site-0therS Will
Be Heard.

The Citizens Advisory Council, more
than 80 per cent of the citizens ASST
Citations. big Majority of the farm
ers and commission merchants ana
Sarreiary Iardne of the Department
cf Agriculture. all have recommended
chat the farmers market I've located
on The miici,v site, between h ana l.
streets. west of Fourth street, the sun
committee on marks and plaN&rouh"s
~ tho House District committees WAS
told AT a pubic hearing last night.
Al Tho request n Chairman Glbs"h
n This subcommittee the tlti2cnS .N"'
,isorv Council has appointed ah"'l,t'
xn.,i,I committee IL study AL "' '''
rrn,,oSc.i sizes and 10 make RECON-
nenGationS,
Mir Clason THIS afternoon Is t3k'llS
+hp members If the Subcommittee "h
8 nerSonaily conducted tour 81 the VI
rous sites proposed.
Leaders Discuss Sites.
Five leaders in civic actiNities ap'
peaved before the subcommittee taSt
r5-hf. These Mere \. Il. liIStol''
nres jdent Of the NidciiN Associations
George & liaVennHr. who was 'h'lt-
49,, If IN, special committee when
made lhe study for the Ci'l2ens Nu'
yiso,y Council: Evan II. Tucker,
,,,.e,i3ep, of the Northeas, Washing
tan citizens Association; W. l.:
Su..nton A member of the Citizens
A5,-isnrv Councils special committee
cd spcak!us for the 'oiumpia
Heights Citizens Association. anu
FRANCIS de Sales Ryan, president OIL
The Central Citizens Associa non
los between the lexington ana MID
CITY proposed sites.
/. nriscoll. who was in charge
of The presentation Of Witnesses t"iu
the subcommittee that the farmers
are moi interested in the development
Of railroad or boat terminals. out axe
seeking a location where they can
serve the largest number OF people
The midcitv site Is convenient 10 oos
AMI street car facilities.
The market center would he keP-
out Of the couGeSted tral1'c zone l"f
great bulk of auto trade c"h&s from
lbs northwest and northeast. ne
rnin,af ont. He quoted letters from
Alexander Guide. master OF tle
Grange: from r W. Boleiano. dealer
IN seeds and farm implements
statements hv Mai. Carey Brown
and others in favor Of the Mid-It'!
site He presented petitions signed
n. .s4 farmers. by dealers IN center
Market and by IS dealers on loulsi-
sna avenue. all urging the Mld-eitS
area. ..,oo
-, n~iscoll told the Subcommittee
.xaA A.St OF the Convention nan
Market al Fifth and X streets. 10
Fourth street, there Is an area IVY
the size OF the present Farmer >
Market. containing gS lots ana =
owners who have made statements
mai they are willing 10 sell at prices
-h;ch Total $3.50. GOO. Mr.. Gibson
asked If il would be possible 10 set
= clear title. referring TO recent
onininn bv the attorney cenerai that
4, was practically impossible 10 Get
!. clear title TO property here Wiihout
resort to condemnation proceedings
Ar Driscou said there would ee no
difficulty about getting a cieaf tat'7
event on one piece which was 20
entaiIed that condemnation proceed
fngs should be resorted 10
fites Merchants Opinion.
ar Driscoll said that commission
~arcbapis had called his attention.
- ,he fact that their business wou'a
- ~s,ioustv interfered with II local
"a south IF Pennsylvania avenue uus
=. .ba fact that the Avenue Is 80 Ire
o,,entlv roped of during paranes on ~
-,.1eanfs. He also protested tndt 'ne
t,aautifuI Improvement OK me uidn
- sos,.h of the Avenue Win HUE
80 sIna COZ. Goo worth OF monument
TAI buildings should not ne oisns 49,
~ hauling through II the ci'H P
di,ce and food Supply; she
he Quoted the off1claI fepo! "a
90 se3 truck l0a as OF laffneis
sold on the Farmers Maike, hns a.
ard g SOC acid the year peIoFe W
S,,.,sx,za thai this il an important
and growing business.
we are trying TO bring The niatNea
"A the people, rioi 10 take IL way HUM
,ha r,eI,,le. - Mr. Drjscoii said
Dy UaVenner told the fuoconlhit'
ire ;ha. Ire special committee oI ihe
f.3,izens Advisory Counch last ysa'
had devoted a week 10 a sSsleIhs ta
survey ~ the entire city, ana II mo
concluded that the location OF me
rar,ners' Market near the center OF
royatiiaifon was the conSdtfat1oH ~
greatest importance. he san W..
question u rail and water ana co,o
storage facilities hsd been oFefwoi ~
81 f.cause the farmers haul their
a., ct,A storage but immediate saF
"a housewives AND corner grocery
etqyee He 81 id that the Anacnflh
rltizens' Association rad declared Tor
n. r,id-cltv site only after mcst
careful study.
Fvau II Tucker said the Northeast
Warrington Citizens Association hsh
szken the question up % It's osRu I'D.
f,iatjve and after a careful study mad
irSogsed the mid@-iiy site.
". I. Ewanton brought the lnc0f ~
rnept II the Columbia Heights tili-
zens end called attention That ths
Newark Market hsd besn sncc+ss
ts.ez. ifse lr was Convenient 70 tns
,s-opie while the Memphis Marker
vas not n success. betause II ~ss fiol
near the center u population.
Other Hearings Planned.
YgancJs De &aies Ryan ~ald thst
the EeufyaI Gltiz-ns' Ass1elatIon mao
sss&dled he Farmer MaTksi 1JeFtDh
81 three meetings and hsd ts "kecu
ti,e bt,srA make q special fthdF ann
fhpu had OVERWHELMINGLY lDooisFh
the mIc ~ity lrta
T. J Harrison. Il farmer %! fut
land sd IN reply ~ 4uTs'Dns ny
faefnfpts ~ HE soip1oinn,li"*, '"sh
how lhe farmers ,lDf" ha6 been
ftfr@a ot3t ~ the Gonh"ntIIh jibh
saatEef sjts uIary yea;s asp.
f..,af,s,,sr l;5l,sa,., designsied Mon.
a. tiTff for hesriDe those ia II Hoi
of lie suDftiHest Washington site abH
ggeAiay night for ih"se ia faYof of
4n4 JlA.ngtou site ~ be heard. Ad'
s,sasfss ~ Epzza rds J'olnt ere repre-
=. nts.t by Csfey y. Quinn and 1ilt"n
- Campbell. vim have also ssb"d