WASHINGTON, D. C., September 29, 1924. TERMINAL WAREHOUSING & REFRIGERATING CO., Washington, D. C. GENTLEMEN: In event that the Government takes over the present property occupied by us as a commission house and we are forced to vacate, we recommend the purchase of ground adjacent to your storage house by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. We consider this location the logical one for the future transaction of business of this character. Respectfully yours, WASHINGTON MARKET Co., W. S. ANDERSON CO. WASHINGTON, D. C., September 27, 1924. Washington, D. C. GENTLEMEN: In reference to a proposal to be advocated that the United States Government take over the present market property, we consider that property adjacent to the present Pennsylvania Railroad yards at Water Street to be best suitable for the location of another wholesale market. Yours very truly, J. PORTON & Co. WASHINGTON, D. C., September 26, 1924. Washington, D. C. TERMINAL COLD STORAGE & ICE PLANT, GENTLEMEN: As there has been considerable agitation made by the Government in regards to taking over the property now occupied by the Center Market and wholesale row, it seems advisable to make preparation for the future. I think the proposition to utilize the space now known as Water Street yards would be the most convenient spot in the city, and I would want to occupy a space therein if the proposed move should take place during the time I am still in business, and said property be laid out as a wholesale and retail market for the people of Washington, D. C. Very respectfully, WASHINGTON MARKET Co., C. E. NICHOLS. WASHINGTON, D. C., September 27, 1924. Four-and-a-half Street and Virginia Avenue Southwest. DEAR SIRS: We understand there is some renewal of the discussion in re the taking over the property now used by ourselves in the commission business by the Government. In the event of this happening, it is our opinion the wholesale market should be centered at Water Street, this being centrally located and near to rail, water, and storage facilities. Thanking you for your assistance you can give us in obtaining this, we remain Respectfully yours, NESLINE BROS. By J. W. NESLINE. WASHINGTON, D. C., September 29, 1924. WASHINGTON MARKET Co., Washington, D. C. GENTLEMEN: Reference to matter of the movement of the commission merchants, poultry dealers, and similar businesses, when the location now occupied on Louisiana Avenue is taken over by the District or United States Government. We recognize that the only location will be the property known as Water Street between Eleventh and Fourteenth Streets. We believe the Pennsylvania Railroad can make no mistake in acquiring this property, so that when the time comes when we will have to move that, this business can be concentrated and maintained in its entirety. Yours very truly, J. D. FAUNCE CO. WASHINGTON MARKET Co., Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C., September 25, 1924. GENTLEMEN: Referring to your visit bringing to our notice the question of the movement of commission merchants to property between E and F Streets SW. (Water Street property) next to your company's cold-storage plant, beg to state that if satisfactory arrangements can be made and other commission merchants locate on said property we will go with this movement. We wish to express the opinion that, in the event of the taking over of the square, B Street between Ninth and Tenth Streets, by the Government, there will be no other logical location to go to other than this property, and in our opinion the railroad should acquire this property at once. Very truly yours, WASHINGTON MARKET Co., Washington, D. C. F. D. PARRISH & BRO., By F. D. PARRISH. WASHINGTON, D. C., September 27, 1924. GENTLEMEN: In case the United States Government takes over our property on Louisiana Avenue, as contemplated in their plan to move the market from its present location, I, as a property owner, consider the location of the Water Street property next to the Terminal Cold Storage & Ice Co. plant the most convenient and central available. I am, Yours very truly, WASHINGTON MARKET Co., Washington, D. C. ANDREW SANTORIOUS. WASHINGTON, D. C., September 27, 1924. GENTLEMEN: In case the United States Government takes over the property on B Street and Louisiana Avenue NW., as contemplated and I have to move from present location, I consider that the location of the Water Street property next to the Terminal Cold Storage and Ice plant the most central and convenient available. Should this property be selected by the majority of produce dealers I wish to be considered as a tenant. Thanking you, I am, Yours very truly, WASHINGTON MARKET Co., Washington, D. C. JULIUS B. GAY. WASHINGTON, D. C., September 27, 1924. GENTLEMEN: Realizing that if the present location now occupied by us is taken over and we have to move to some other location, we feel that the most desirable location for all the commission merchants would be on the property known as the Water Street square, between Eleventh and Fourteenth Streets, SW., next to the cold storage plant of your company, where railroad and other facilities could be acquired. Very truly yours, LIBERTY FRUIT Co., By PHILIP LIBONATI, Secretary. WASHINGTON, D. C., September 27, 1924. WASHINGTON MARKET Co., Washington, D. C. GENTLEMEN: In event of the taking over of the property located B Street from Seventh to Ninth Streets NW. by United States Government. We believe the only available place to go or the best location would be Water Street square SW., Washington, by Washington Market Company property. L. A. MOSSBURG. Col. WRISLEY BROWN, THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO., President Terminal Refrigerating & Warehousing Co., Washington, D. C. MY DEAR COLONEL BROWN: Referring to telephone conversation this morning, in the course of which you called my attention to a letter of November 18, 1927, written by Mr. G. E. Fetterman, industrial agent, to Mr. Francis Winslow, care of the United States Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D. C., copy of which is attached for ready reference, I beg to advise that I have investigated this matter and find that the letter in question was of the usual routine character written by our industrial agent in each instance in which the possibility of an industrial development along our lines is brought to his attention. I can assure you that this letter was never intended to indicate that the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. favors the commercial development of the Patterson tract in opposition to the desire of the citizens of Washington, who would like to see this tract become a park, nor was it the intention to approve the Patterson tract as a site for the farmers' wholesale market for the District of Columbia. From the information in our possession, we believe that the report made by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, that the permanent farmers' wholesale market should be located in southwest Washington, should be adopted by Congress, to the end that the orderly trend of commercial development in southwest Washington should not be arrested and the perishable food business of the District disrupted. You are at liberty to use this letter in any way you deem proper. J. L. EYSMANS, MR. FRANCIS WINSLOW, NOVEMBER 18, 1927. Care of United States Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D. C. MY DEAR MR. WINSLOW: Mr. Aspinwall, from my office, called yesterday on Mr. Campbell Scott, president of the Technical Advisory Corporation, 15 Park Row, New York City. We had heard that Mr. Scott's corporation had made a study or survey of the Patterson tract in Washington and as we are very anxious to do everything we can to develop this property in an industrial way, we thought this survey might be of benefit to us. Mr. Scott said that the report was a confidential one and he was not in a position to give us a copy of it. If you can see your way clear to let us have a copy of this report, I should very much appreciate it. You understand we are only too glad to cooperate with you in developing this property and our interest in it is to endeavor to get some tonnage-producing industry to locate thereon. Yours very truly, 95704-28- -8 Industrial Agent. IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HEARING BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES SENATE SEVENTIETH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 3107 A BILL TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF THE HEALING ART TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEBRUARY 29, 1928 Printed for the use of the Committee on the District of Columbia |