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MARKET PROBLEMS 



midnight and seven o'clock in the moming, during which 

 period the passenger traffic is negligible." 



Now, gentlemen, if I have said anything that j'ou think 

 is worthy of discussion, or if there are any questions you 

 wish to ask, I hope you will feel free to speak, and if one man 

 cannot answer them perhaps some others can. I thank you 

 all for your kind attention. 



Question: Do you think it would be feasible for farmers 

 to establish their own markets just outside of town? 



Mr. Warren : I do not think so if the conditions are 

 favorable in the towns and the stands near where they are 

 located, but with the people in Rochester conditions were get- 

 ting so bad we felt as though something would have to be 

 done. 



A Member: We shall have to do something in Syracuse 

 soon or you fellows will drive us out. 



Mr. Warren : One of the main questions that confronts 

 the market gardener when he is facing the question of going 

 to the city and paying for a stall is as to whether or not the 

 market gardener can be compelled to pay a license to market 

 the goods that he grows. That is a question I have asked a 

 great many different people. As yet I have not had any an- 

 swer that satisfies me. I think this State Association should 

 look that up and find out whether or not we can be compelled 

 to pay a license to sell the goods that w^e grow. 



Question : How about the merchant in the city who sells 

 your product? Must he be protected some w^ay from the m.ar- 

 ket gardener who sells his stuff all through the small city? 



Mr. Warren: I presume so, though if they put a bar on 

 a market gardener huckstering, that would do away with 

 that. I believe a market gardener should have the privilege 

 of going into the city and selling his goods on a public market 

 without a license, but I do not believe he should be allowed to 

 sell from house to house without license. 



Question: Do you think a few markets in different sec- 

 tions better than one large market? 



Mr. Warren: That depends upon the size of the city. I 

 think tw^o markets in Rochester would be better. The mar- 



