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Show II 101 ESTABLISH k mvmm Suggestion Made That Site Be Chosen and Farmers Sell Their Produce THE MIDDLE MAX WOULD BE ELIMINATED i i Municipality, Labor Men or Commercial Club Could Take Up Project. The cslablisment of free markets for fruits, vegetables and general produce is a subject which is now being agitated. agitat-ed. Such a proposition is boing strenuously stren-uously advocated by the newspapers of San Francisco, and tho matter is also suggested by man' citizens of Ziou. Several nfethods have been suggested. J One is that tho froo market might bo a, municipal concern. A site would bo solcctcd, and hero tho farmer would briug his produce aud retail it, thus cutting out tho middle man. Another suggestion is that tho Federation of Labor might father tho scheme. The workingman is more directly intorcstcd in the matter than any other class. To him it would be a sa'ving of at least 50 per cent on the weekly expendituro and therefore it is urged ho should interest in-terest himself in tho matter. Tho Commercial Com-mercial club has also been named as an organization which might take tho matter mat-ter in hand and the suggestion is presented pre-sented to the board of governors. Domand for Establishment. There certainly is a domand for such a market, and the time appears to bo ripe for its creation. Fruits and vegetables vege-tables it is urged, should ,be selling in this city for ono-third what they bring at present. Discussing conditions in San Francisco which are similar to what prevails hero, tho San Francisco Chronielo says: "Tho action of tho State Board of Harbor Commissioners in instructing its engineer to prcparo plans for a Slate free market at the foot of Kearney Kear-ney street practically assures the consumers con-sumers of the relict that will bo afforded af-forded by one of theso institutions, but this is not sufficient to entirely remedy the evil of high prices of fruits and vegotables. One or two of theso Stato free markets will undoubtedly knock out tho "produce bandits.'' but there are still the retailers to contend with. In order to force their prices to a fair basis municipal markets are needed. "It will not be possible for every ono to do all his trading at one or two markots on tho wnter front. Tn order Markets at Convenient Points, that tho prices of the rotailers be kept down it is uecosBary to have several markets situated throughout the city at convenient points. Those markets should .be built and maintained by the municipality. Tho Chronielo cennot build them. It can only call tho attention at-tention of tho.DcoDlo to tho. nroat. taced for them, and tho manner in which they can bo obtained. "The markets can be obtained through tho Hoard of Supervisors or through a general vote of tho poople. To pursue the latter course would require re-quire the circulation of a petition, to which must be attached tho names of .15 per cent of the voters. "In addition to tho expense thero will be considerable work. As tho workingmcn of the city aro more vitally vital-ly interested in this move than any other class, it has beeu suggested that tho Labor Council or the Building Trades Council, or both, give tho matter mat-ter their active support. |
