Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-12
TOBACCO COMPANY
ORGANIZED eY MECHANISM Ac-
TIVE BIDDER IN THE MARKET.
Prospects Of . Busy Season-Large Re
ceipts OF Cotton, Tobacco, ani fea-
nuts--Aliiance Affairs.
tcorresponasneo o, the Richmond Dispatch,

fCorrespondenco OF the hichmond pfsP""ht
PETERSBURG, Va, September II, 1890.
The Merchants Tobacco Company re-
Gently organized and chartered by tho CIR
cult Court Of this city has commenced its
work, and was bidder and buyer at the
sales OF bright tobacco yesterday. Inc
company will deal mostly in bright tooac-
cos. and will use every possible ehort 10
build up the market here for the fiue-cured
grades. The sales Of brights have been az
ranged exclusively for "Wednesday OF each
week. A..
Our merchants continue TO receive the
most encouraging reports rom the cou .
try relative 20 the crops, anu tney nn.Ie,-
pate an unusually heavy business season
FMS fall. The receipts of cotton. tobacco.
and peanuts. the three great staple crops
~ this section. are expected TO be much
larger than for years past.
ALLIANCE NOTES.
A meeting of the stockholders OF the Al
lance Cooperative Company OF Richmond
will be held on the 9th instant at Henrlco
courthouse, to pay in the last instaiinen.
of stock subscribed. and 10 CONSIDER the
question of enlarging the limit OF the stocA
TO be taken by any one member,
The committee appointed by the county
Alliance of Nottoway TO suggest
plan for the organization and man.
aeement OF cooperative Farmers
Alliance store in that county nave re-
ported in favor Of Joint stock company
composed entirely of members OF the
Planners Alliance. with capital STOCK OF
not los than - 600 nor more than $1,000.
divided into shares Of 81 each; ina, any
member NAV subscribe for any number OF
shares not exceeding 100; that whenever
$500 has been paid IN the stockholders
NAV meet and organize by the election Oh
board of seven directors Tor perl0u 81
twelve months. the board 10 eieGt 'n1 oi n.
GERS of the company; that the OBJECT
nj the organization shall be to open
and conduct, upon safe business
nTinciples. "A store AT which all
The articles needed by the farmers OF
the county may be procured. this store 10
be subject 10 the management OF the boafu
Of Directors. and to be conducted on
strictly cash principles. This report was
adopted at the last meeting OF the county
alliance.
The INV RITUAL.
The State Alliance Secretary has order
ed 5000 copies of the new ritual ana
will furnish each county alliance with tour
comics as soon as received. There are az
present three rituals in use IN virginia,
and the new one has been adopted a. tend
inc to uniformity and harmony.
Captain SVlVanuS Johnson, an Hsti anu
respected citizen and for many years one
of the most prominent mlllers IN our city'
has been seriously Ill for some time, WIN
but little favorable change IN his cohoi-
ton.
ITRsoSAL.
F,Governor William f. Cameron is still
confined to his bed by severe lndlspoSltloh
and is vet under the care Of physicians.
Miss Irbv Boiling, daughter of General
Stth Boiling, who has been very I'll Tor
some DAYS. is now thought TO be out OF
danger tit.
MIR. Strickland. an aged citizen residing
ON west Washington street. sustained a
second stroke of paralysis last evening ana
his condition is critical.
Master Mike Rahily. aged thirteen years,
while PLAYING and running about this morn
ing had the misfortune TO break one OF MS
ankles.
Mr.. James S. Hawkins, who was recently
painfully injured by gas explosion, Is
rapidly improving.
GENERAL NOTES.
The census enumerators have not yet
been paid bv the Government for their
services in taking the late census. Many
of them are men in very moderate clrcunl-
stances and they need the money. Inc
cause of the delay is said TO be due TO the
system of paying of by States alphabet
cally-Virginia coming almost last III the
list of States.
The special enumerator appointed TO
take the manufacturing and industrial sta
tistics in Petersburg is still engaged IN his
arduous duties. He has found many more
small industrial plants than he had any
idea of. ROBIN ADAih.