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MARKET PROBLEMS 



the prevalence of market gardening in the surrounding 

 country as they can possibly obtain. It cannot be claimed 

 that they derive the full benefit of their residence in this 

 city when the market gardeners and other growers are 

 hampered in their efforts to dispose of their produce in the 

 city. The hucksters would obtain all they are honestly en- 

 titled to if the men from the country were forbidden to go 

 from house to house in an endeavor to dispose of their pro- 

 duce, but were allowed to sell by peddling to store or market. 



''Most of us cannot conceive why the market gardeners are 

 so strongly opposed to occupying sheds with hucksters. We 

 can understand a certain wish not to be identified with re- 

 tailers, but cannot see why their stand should be so firm in 

 the matter. However, this is a thing that can be readily 

 adjusted. It is not diflftcult to arrange things to suit the pro- 

 ducers. To do so would not be, as someone has said, letting 

 them run the market. But they are the purveyors of food 

 to Rochester and they deserve some consideration at the hands 

 of its people. The apparent hostility to the producers is in- 

 explicable. We do not believe that the differences are in- 

 capable of adjustment. It is almost certain that if all the 

 parties to the controversy would come together in a more con- 

 ciliatory spirit than has yet been shown, the matter could be 

 settled quickly. There are too many non-essential points for 

 reasonable people to remain apart. And in the study of the 

 situation, the rights of the people should not be ignored." 



And again we got our stalls at the same old price. 



The Fruit of Cooperation. 



I have told you about some of the things we have had to 

 contend with, and it would not be fair if I neglected to toll 

 you some of the good features of our market. We have good 

 sheds for the protection of ourselves and our horses. We 

 have good police protection, ''although if no one but farmers 

 entered the market, there would be no need of the police." 

 We have a good restaurant, which about six a. m. seems to 

 the farmer about the best thing there. We have traffic rules 

 that are rigidly enforced. We have large and convenient ship- 

 ping platforms, railroad facilities, and good lights. As a rule, 



