Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-13
WANTAFINEEXHIBIT
VIRGINIA. TOBACCO MEN URGED TO
MAKE DISPLAYS ATAflANTA
The Csmmissisnsrs - Unsssd Their Plans
q . Meeting ~ ne RsshneeA
Trade To-Day q Noon.

Messrs PIN. II. Hasralson ana Eugene
Christian. special commissioners Of tne
Cotton States and international Expos'-
ton to be held at Atlanta next faii. are
In the city, and stopping At Aufpnys'
The object Of their visit ID TO get the
Tobacco Trade OF Richmond TO make an
exhibit In the tobacco building that It
Is proposed TO erect at the EXPOSITION.
The commissioners had q conference
with the Board Of Managers Of the To-
bacco Exchange yesterday morning, ana
after the matter had been thoroughly
canyassed in that meeting It was de-
c,ded 20 call n general meeting Of the
trade for IL o'clock to-day. TO which the
commissioners win fully explain their
plans. The latter spent most OF yester-
day afternoon visiting members OF the
trade and soliciting their cooperation
and It is expected that the meeting to-
day will be very large one.
A TALK WITH MR.. CHRISTIAN.
In conversation with a Dispatch re-
porter last night Mr.. Christian said:
1.-The Cotton States and interhatonA.
Exposition will erect q building about
eouare. for the especial accommodation OK
the great tobacco Industry OF this coun-
try. Tobacco now constitutes one Of the
largest American staples. 1t has been
assessed against all expeditions held in
this country that the tobacco industry
has never been recognized. The great
worlds Fair provided no accommodations
for IL. and we propose to profit by that
error. An exposition boiled down Is no.
thing but a colossal advertisement. ana
we believe IL the tobacco manufacturers
OF this country IRE given special puild-
Ing in which to exhibit their goods, tney
will give IL q patronage that Will make
that department Of our exposition one Oh
the most attractive on the GROUNDS. FROM
the soil Of Virginia tobacco has encircied
the globe. Richmond. her chief CITY,
whose manufactured products 80 10
nearly every country in the world. we
fed confident cannot afford not TO De
credifably represented In the irst TO-
baSpo building ever erected"
DETAILS TO BE GIVEN.
Continuing, Mr.. Christian said he did
not care to go into details OF plans uhtii
ne had addressed the meeting OF the trade
to-day. Then a full explanation wouio
be given.
"What other tobacco markets have you
canyassed?' asked the Dispatch man.
I'VE have" replied Mr.. CHRISTIAN
"yIsited Durham and Winston. N. e..
and Danville and Lynchburg, Va, and
have never seen such enthusiasm as was
manifested by both manufa ,turers ana
loaf-dealers From present prospects we
will have to double the capacity OF the
fuildlng. Oar visit now Is not for the
purpose Of getting the trade TO take
space but TO get some Idea OF the amount
that will be required.
RICHMOND THE GREAT MARKET.
I'VE want this exhibit to be Thoroughly
representative in character and as hich-
mord Is considered the greatest tobacco
market I'm the world. We want to give
her a choice and aid her in making a
display commensurate with the maghl-
tude of her Importance"
"What markets will you visit from
here?"
1--WE 20 from here to Philadelphia ana
New York, and when the manufacturers
end leaf-dealers Of those cities see what
our exposition company IL going 10 90
for the promotion Of this great INDUSTRY
we have no doubt that space In our TO-
bacco building will be at premium. our
commissioners are profiting by the errors
OF other expositions. They JeieVe thal
tobacco men are the most liberal ad-
vertisers and tradesmen In the world
and IL we provide special accommodations
for them that they will give us liDeral
patronage"