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RESOLUTION OF FARMERS MARKET, WASHINGTON, D. C.

WHEREAS the change in the location of the Farmers' Market of the District
of Columbia is of very great importance to the Montgomery County Farmers,
and

WHEREAS any market site in the southern or Southwestern section of the
District of Columbia, which may lie to the south of Pennsylvania Avenue
would materially increase the difficulties and hazards as well as the
length of the haul through the heaviest traffic of the city, and

WHEREAS approximately 82% of the produce supplying the Farmers' Market
comes from the south and the east of the District of Columbia, that is,
from Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties, 49% being from Montgomery
County, and

WHEREAS the present center of population of the District of Columbia lies
approximately at L and 10th streets N. W. and also that the trend of
development of the population of the city is toward the North-East and East-North and

WHEREAS a market site to the north of Pennsylvania Avenue presents greater
convenience to both the consumer and the producing farmer at the present
time and the future development of the City.

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED: that Farmers' Convention held at Sandy
Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland the 18th, day of February 1928 place
itself upon record as opposed to any Farmers' Market site to the south
of Pennsylvania Avenue, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the block numbered 669 bounded by 1st and
O Sts. North Capital St., P St. and Florida Ave. N. C. receive the approval
and support of this convention as the proper site for the Farmer's Market,
and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon
the minutes of this Convention and copies sent to Chairman Gibson of the
Committee to Senator W. Cabell Bruce and to Sen. Millard E. Tydings.

Milton Bancroft,

Sec'y

Approved Send resolution to Zihlman & Gambel

To the Hon. Mr Zihlman
Wash D. C.

The following resolution was unanimously approved at the Farmer Convention held at
Sandy Spring Montg. Co. Md on Feb 18th