Show FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE The R Republican alms aims to answer every letter received But Bat there has been an unintentional oversight In the tho matter of a anole note nole which came some days das ago from a resident of Salt Lake Hero Here Is his letter heretofore f rc Unanswered unanswered un Un- unan an answered Editor Republican Republican Republican-ln In a comment in your jour paper recently upon a letter written b by a resident of this city elty tr from m mL L Los s Angeles wh rein he lie compares s the prices of ot meats In the two clUes cities the comparison being very much to I I I the advantage of Los Angeles you say that there has been within a week or orten orten ten days a l decrease in the price of meats in this eft city This is the second second sec see ond time that I have seen this statement state ment In the papers of the city Personally Per I have nave b been n unable to find any market mark t where the prices have bave changed e so much a 2 as the fraction of a I cent et c please t give me ne' ne ie the ilie I uses c o of t tie the e neat cat t J j the he prices have been decreased And if possible wont won't you jou also please give mo me the grade and kind lelnd of or meats upon which the reduction has bas been made Now that I 1 am asking questions tb there re Is another mother one that I would I very much like a n reply to Possibly j It 11 you ou cant can't answer Jt It ou mi might ht Ask it of tb the Tribune and thus both of at us ua get the desired light Why does docs not the city cit Institute a n municipal public market thereby giving the residents of the city the benefit of the unequalled Uc market gardening gar gar gardening dening land that surrounds the city bringing the consumer and the producer producer producer pro pro- ducer together and wiping out the enormous profits of or the tho x middle iddle mantho man mail manthe the tho produce dealer an and grocer and reducing the cost of living in this city from 20 O to 25 per cent Thanking you in advance ance for the courtesy courtes of your our reply I am Yours very ery truly J J. J H. H PERSO PERSONS S. S As to his first query we fancy Mr Persons has mistaken the reported statement of dealers for the assertion of or the paper Reporters in getting setting their market stories for the day simply simply sim simp ply report the prices and conditions as these are arc stated to them b by themen tho the thomen thomen men in business The paper has not editorially quoted prices for meats But Dut what is the matter with the second see sec ond question Why cannot there be a n municipal market In Salt Lake Here are many gardens all about the tho city and soil and climate an and labor that would make possible a great man many more There is a 3 demand here for everything everything everything every every- thing that could be grown and at fair tair prices The men who raise the produce produce produce pro pro- duce could coul get better rates for what hat the they bring to market and the householder householder house house- householder holder could get his provisions at nt it much less cost to himself It might be unfortunate for the middleman middleman mid mid- who tal takes es a little toll from both gardener and family man But the general good of the community I would not be damaged A city m market has bas been tried a and d found useful in many places It helps the general public And it brings money moner Into the general treasur treasury But is Mr Persons alone Are there other people who believe as he does does that that a city market would be be bea a good thing in Salt Lake |