Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-05

,.., ~ 6 per cent. ana tneu
diydena Known that this company
SOFA; ~ ,rving to operate in this section
ms y ocsn a. and could cite instances, pu.
OF III Al liberty to do So Ny iniorLnani'
l. s satisfied in BIS own .n,na a ana' North
garet,te-ifsosve been bought no by this COM
caIoi', ,lli,,ich has unlimited money. and he
pany. WILL, the company has bought Tor
- as &c purposes. He believes Alien
specuLi, ,vcye forced into the combine oy
u III tpsddnsack Cigarette Machine Company
'h' ' ,rr1-KEENoE or OPINION.
IT. effect of the combine on the
AZ n. ~ ar market, opinions differ. MOST
i ,is.a ,,nsultcd take rather gloomy
uta.e'' ond spectators are much trou-
tieT' They think the effect viii De 10
III. The middle-man from the mar
az. leaving the. field to the cigarette
coinp ,'rices will drop. Others tnihk
gone ip,,,;ne will operate to much larger
ane me- increase the demand tor cutters
e1t J a,nok ers. aud that prices will Jump up;
s n.he,.. still think If the combine IS formed
O-e,."ral other cigarette factories Will s0on
$50 So ,'n In the bright tobacco belt. but
stalt de,lers here look with alarm on the
nv. nv. and fear it will seriously inJure the
hr;eht tobacco market.
Anxiety In Petersburg.
vo-r'litile is actually known here about
.ho c,garette trust outside OF what mas
b tn nnblished in the newspapers, yet tnat
bos been sufficient to excite. profound H.
4orest ard anxiety in the trade. FL
IN couyersed with a number OF the lead
80, mon in the trade IA well a. others reia-
t;,-e 10 the charter recently granted the
trnaricau Tobacco Company. and the
-,,1Ir;on almost unanimously expressed was
KIT of condemnation and fear that great
dancer may threaten and great INJURY re-
e,,It ~ the tobacco trade from the Woe
scone and large privilege granted the COM
,anv for such long period. lie regret y
axnressed that such "a measure not penn
enbiect 10 amendment or repeal, shoulu
Iave nassed the Legislature with apparent
l.. 60 little delay and opposition: nc
Uonse Of Delegates is commended lot tne
,,rornnt repeal of the bal. and the hop, Is
Entertained that the Senate VIII DO IKE
wise in the interest Of the people VINO. IL Is
claimed are already suffering under opera
tious OF trusts and monopoly.
1.-THE cigarette trust. said one tobacco
Met looks TO me like mammoth mo-
nonolv whose immense capital will enable
II To make corner in tobacco ana largely
control the markets III this country"
The markets III some plhcSs' sau az
other, ARE already feeling the en I..;t. o.
the bright tobacco trust. Competition Is
being destroyed, and this trust, # trust
Il he. would work still greater disadYan-
The fear Is expressed that if the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company retains its charter
and proves TO be, as Is generally antici-
mated. a gigantic trust. it will work detri-
ment and ruin the tobacco-p planters Of VIZ
einia. and from this reason further de-
yolopments as to the intentions, and pur-
poses Of the company are awaited Win H.
terest.
Lynchburg Apprehensive.
Especial telegram TO the Dispstch.l
LYNcHBURG. January 4.-The leading to-
barconisfs here have been very apprehen-
sive in regard to the movements OF tho
American Tobacco Company, and have
watched the deal with great distrust,
though they are not disposed as yet to talk.