Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-27
Letters Sent to Senators,
Wholesalers and Others,
Charging Facilities Lacking.
CONVENTION HALL
VACANCIES "PLENTY"
President Blick Of Company Sharp
ly Disputes Dealers
Of Center.

Sharply clashing claims came out In
the open today regarding the adequacy
and availability of market space In
Washington to take care of the dealers
who are to be closed out of Center Mar
ket, which is doomed to destruction by
the Government early in January.
In reply to the charge by the new
Center Market Dealers Association that
there are no adequate facilities and the
razing date of the market should be
postponed for a year, John S. Blick,
president of Washington Convention
Hall Co., today declared that officers
OF the dealers association themselves
had signed leases to move to Conven-
ton Hall Market, and that there are
now available in Washington plenty
Of vacant stands"
Mr.. Blick declared that the president
or the Center Market Dealers Associa-
ton, F. w. Loetch, and the vice presi-
dent, Fairfax Oyster, have signed
leases for space in the Convention Hall
Market, at Fifth, K and l. streets, from
the date Center Market is closed, along
with nearly one hundred of the other
Center Market dealers"
Drive for P0stpOnement.
Meantime the dealers through their
organization and attorney. Charles w.
Darr, former president of the Chamber
of Commerce. have launched cam
paign through the mails to build I'D
support for their claims that demolition
should be postponed.
Letters are being sent out to United
States Senators and to wholesalers and
others throughout the country.
The letter to Senators read:
Center Market must be kept open
and, If possible, replaced by a market
of-which the Capital City may well be
Se fns - a.
able, inadequate and higher price quar-
tiers these dealers whose staunch sup
port has made this market show our
Government yearly profit of more
than $4,000 every year of its opera
TONS
Continuance of this market, at least
until the ground on which 1t stands Is
needed, will be greatly appreciated by
the many dealers in the market. as well
as asp oy myself: Any support you give
ciated."
The other letters read:
Your help Is needed to prevent the
closing Of Center Market on December
81, 1890.
Operated With Success.
Purchased In 1922 by the Federal
Government for one and one-half mil
lion dollars not one cent of which went
to the stand holders, it has since been
operated with great success and profit
by the Department of Agriculture
TO close this institution, that has
continuously operated for 1913 years on
the same site, will work hardships In
calculable on the 165 dealers within
and 200 on the farmers line outside.
Some of the dealers can find space
elsewhere at increased rentals, but no
building of equal size or convenience
Is available and not less than one-third
will be forced entirely out of business
and compelled to seek employment else
where
Please, Immediately, write your Sem
ator or Representative letter such as
the inclosed might suggest This will
not obligate you and might help your
business, for every dealer will know
that you have lent helping hand"
Bearing on Unemployment.
It is contended by the dealers that
closing the market January will have
serious bearing upon the unemploy-
ment situation, it being stated that
many persons now employed there will
be out of employment should the mar
ket close before provision Is made for
accommodations elsewhere.
Patrons Of the dealers continue ID
express themselves unfavorably upon
the proposition to close the market,
pointing to the fact that the central
location Of the building makes buying
there easier than when they will have
to make a change. The street car
transfer junction is mentioned by them
as OF great assistance and convenience.