Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-21
TOBACCA EXHIBIT To Be Made s; the Cotton States
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 and Inter- .tional Exposition. THE F. z LIMlNARY STEPS Taken by Leading Tobacco nists in a Conference With
 the Directors.

ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 2O.- Representa- tives of many of the greatest tobacco estab- lishments in America assembled today in Atlanta for the purpose of taking prelim- mary steps toward the inauguration of the mosG elaborate display of the tobacco re- sources Of this and other countries ever seen in the world. The movement was inau- gurated a few weeks ago through corre- spondence of leading tobacco men with the Cotton States and International exposition of Atlanta, which is to be thrown open in the fall of 1895. The exposition invited representatives of all the leading tobacco establishments to be here today and have full conference concerning the matter.
 The tobacco men say that DO exposition has given this great industry the recogni- tion warranted by the richness of this re- source, which ranks second among the staple pro ducts of this country. The effort to secure an independent building at the Worlds fair at Chicago failed, and such of the tobacco industry as was exhibited was scattered in various places. It was like- wise at the Centennial at Philadelphia.
 Leading tobacco men have conceived the idea of exhibiting in Atlanta, in a separate building, the most elaborate display of the tobacco industry that has ever been made, and great enthusiasm characterized today's conference. Represen ntatives were present from such firms as P. Lorillard 6 Co. of Jersey City, Vetterlin Bros. of Phila- delphia, Pons & Co. of New York, Hern- sheim Bros. & Co. of New Orleans, Hein- man Bros. of Baltimore, aud more than twenty of the leading tobacco establish ments of Virginia, North Carolina, Ken- lucky and Florida.
 Five representatives of the leR1ing to- bacco houses of the country were present at today's conference with the directors of the exposition. After full discussion of the matter the tobacco men, on motion of MT. Car roway, the represent ntative of F. Lorillard, at once seconded by MT. Hern- sheim of New Orleans, unanimously adopted a resolution requesting the di- rectors of the exposition to erect separate building for the display of the wcEld's to- bacco industry.
 They assured the hearty co operation not only of the firms represented, but of the trade generally, to the end of making in Atlanta's exposition next year the most elaborate display of the tobacco industry ever had in the history of expositions. 1t had been originally contemplated that the tobacco men should undertake themselves to arrange for the erection of their own building, but at today's conference the ex- position directors assured them that they would erect, without expense to the to- bacco industry, an independent building to be used for this display, provided the assurance was extended that the tooacco men would make fitting exhibit of this great resource.
 The resolution of the tobacco men accepts this suggestion, and the board of directors of the exposition this afternoon ratified it. They referred the matter to the executive committee of the exposition with iustruc- tions to take steps at once for the estab- lishment of this feature of the exposition.
 More than 100 letters from leading to- bacco merchants of Am erica and Cuba have hepD racaiyQd aga lpartv n .nnpratinn in the movement, the success of which is now assured.