Part III., section 1. — Factors of Importance in Any Dis-
cussion of the Desirability of Public Markets. — Assigned to
members of the committee from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.
Part IV., section 1. — The South Boston Plan of the Board of
Port Directors. — Not assigned, but left for the consideration of
members of the committee from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.
Part IV., section 2. — Other Plans. — Division 1, Retail. — a
assigned to members from the Harvard Graduate School of Busi-
ness Administration; b, c, d and e assigned to members of the
committee from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Part IV., section 2. — Other Plans. — Division 2, Wholesale. —
a, b and c assigned to members of the committee from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; d assigned to members
of the committee from the Harvard Graduate School of Business
Administration.
Part V. — Conclusions. — Assigned to Prof. P. T. Cherington.
Between the time the work was distributed and May 1
this subcommittee met from time to time for con-
ferences as to the progress of the study. The final
reports of the members of the subcommittee were called
for April 20.
The members of the subcommittee have without
exception worked diligently, and have developed a
valuable and interesting volume of material, much of
which has not hitherto been available in connection
with studies of this kind. This alone we believe would



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have made the work of this committee worth while.
In addition to that, however, the reports of the members
of the subcommittee are full of suggestions for future
work, and these suggestions we consider the most
valuable part of the subcommittee's results.
Sources of Boston's Food Supply.
