The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

Plans Of the Promoters Of the Enter
pri.e-An Invitation to the Trade Of th'
United State. to Participate.
The TIMES has received from Genera
PeytOn Wise, the chairman of the Com
mittee OF Exhibit of the Tobacco Trade
of this city at the proposed grand Ex
position, the following circular which ex
plains itself
RIcHMoSD, VA, April 5, iSSs.
The tobacco trade of Richmond have
determined TO make a thorough exhibit
Of tobacco in all its forms in the Exposi-
tion to be held in this city in October
next. II will make one worthy Of it,
dignity and numbers. Of lis widespread
and wide-spreading relations with every
quarter Of the globe, Of its wealth and
worthy, in fine, Of itself.
The Exposition will co6tinue for thirty
days, and, judging hy the enormous ct
tendance upon similar Exposition at
Atlanta, Ga, which eighty thousand per
sons visited in single day, and which,
considering our superior advantages in
every respect, we may fairly hope to rival
II not excel, VIII be attended by great
crowds OF people who will come 10 test
your ability 10 enter upon the eXtraOrdi-
mary competitions of this ab0uaGing and
exceptional land.
An opportunity will he afforded to all
useful material, especially Of Virginia and
North Carolina, whether raw or in az ad-
vanCed state, to attract notice and hnd
devotion. 4 special opportunity will be
given to the tobacco frdde If the United
States. the items Of whose exhibit will be
grouped together in an unit Of, ii is be
licved, magnificent display, to call un-
usual attention 20. and excite eXtraOrdi-
nary interest in. not only the great staple
which we handle. but the splendid manu-
facture, which, in its vast variety Of
forms, attended by the ministra;ions Of
highest art as by the manipuatiOns OF
loWliest labor finds its expression in i'm
parting solace and luxury TO all sorts and
conditions Of people.
TO this special exhibit and competition
the tobacco trade OF Richmond, by special
and urgent resolution. invite. as they are
authorized % do, their brcthrea Though
out the United States, who are planter,
Of 0r dealers in leaf tobacco, and manu-
flctUrcrs of ali kinds of tobacco, ircud
ing cigars. cigarettes, and Chcr0O's; as
surfing all that the competition shall De q
thoroughly fair one. and that the liberal
premiums which will be offered shall be-
given to the meri,orious, no matter where
they ~ reside within the Union
An invitation Is likewise extended to
all manufacturers of machinery, whether
for curing itaf tobacco or for the manu-
facture Of tobacco in all its forms, in
GLIDING cigars, cigarettes, and cheroots,
TO be present and exhibit.
Without dwelling upon the architec-
iural effects Of the buildings 10 be erect
cd, which will be OF superior merit and
attraction, 1t is enough to say just now
that the main building will be $50 feet
long by 900 feet wide, and will contain
nearly two hundred thousand square feet
Of space.
The tobacco exhibit will be in charge
Of o committee OF twenty-one persons Of
the Richmond tocacco trade, carefully
selected hy its president, and who, in ac-
cepling th. position assigned them, have
pledged themeelyes to the amplest per
fOrmance of their duties 1t contemplates
no less than to show tobacco from the
period when the plant is first set in the
ground, through the various stages OF its
growth, through the vicisstudes Of all
rayage upon it by insects, or fly. Or
weather, To the point when il has been
cut, thence by actual demonstration
through its process Of curing by various
appliances such as are most used; thence
through the stage Of packing for market
TO the point OF the packages which are
commercially known as hogsheads OF to-
baccO thence through the operations OF
a factory on the grounds, TO be run only
in the genaral interest. and which will
sell It's product it may be, bat only by re
tail
This committee will be divided into
four subcommittee, to be styled re
specliyely: No. I. the Tobacco Plant
Committee; No 3, the Leaf Tobacco
Committee; No 3, the Manufactured
Tobacco Committee; No a. The Factory
Committee
All communications must be made in
writing and sent 10 the undersigned. Who
is ch irman Of the General Committee.
and by whom such communications will
be appropriately referred.
Please communicate not latter than lst
May with the undersigned. stating
whether you intend to enter into the eX
hibit, in what form, and how much room
YOU will require. This information l.
specially desired 10 enable the authorities
OF the Exposition to provide for all who
will come, and it is courteous as well as
desirable that YOU should give it at the
earliest date within the period which Is
herein allowed
Awaiting your adyices, ! am,
Very respectfully yours,
PEYTOS WISE,
Chairman Of Committee Of ESJi5it Of bio
Vs.J,rro I'r+hryre