Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-16
no TRUST PROPOSED.
organization Of Va. and N. C. Tobacco
Manufacturers al DanVllle'
,n,xc FIRMS REPRESENTED
an. Aims and objects OF '"'
,ocintion-Mutuai Pro'e''''
Interchange of idc"s
o for the First Year

D,>-v,rrr Va. January l''-''pe-
~ -. % call q large nuinoe'
'.''' ..,.occo manufacturers. rcpTes''''''s
c,,os in the south. met IN ~
,,.u This city this mofh"s'
-, the object Of the meeu's "
- organize an association OF sou'n-
,-, tobacco manufacture ~.
'',. .,,ootinc was called TO order oy MI
,r,rboit. and Mr.. f. IL. Miiler
- chosen temporary chairman
,,snv delegates being expected o" '"s
.,n train. no business was TRANSACTED
nv en-, morning. and the meeting ADJOURN
I'd no 9 o'clock
moro was a much larger attendance AT
',s.ernoon session. and few minutes
.e,c- q o'clock the chairman called 'he
'.'.s,,oblaee 10 order and made Few re-
,...rts which were well received. On
half of the tobacconists Of Danville'
d.. extended a cordial welcome to the
,.sitors After explaining the aims and
objects OF the proposed organization ana
the orfsin of the movement for an as
soclation of the southern tobacco manu-
facftlrers. he spoke Of the necessity OF
oreanizatlon. and Of the advantages 10
bc derived from combined effort.
no TRUST PROPOSED.
lie emphasized in a most emphatic
manner that there was 10 purpose III
This movement to form Trust or
combine. or anything pertaining 10 a COM
hine. but 10 was merely 10 ois"Ill1e
an association for mutual good 10 "oIA
for the benefit Of all. and 10 dictate 10
none. MIR. G.. T. Talbot was elected
,.,rnora,,, secretary. Beyond appoint
ing the following committees, mo olisr
business was transacted IN this ses-
crcdentials-A. u. smltz. Martinsville;
D. y. Wyllie. and r.. \. Bendall Dan
permanent Organization 80 c. Ford,
IYfchbure: W. d. Judkins Danville;
y p. Watson. Reldsvile. y. c.; DIR. l..
UarriU. StatrsNiIe. y. c.; J. III. Har-
groves. Chatham. vs.. n. Leak, Green's
boro' n. e.. owen Davis Henderson,
y. &.
objects and Aims-E :. Reid. Chatham;
D. H. Spencer o. Wemple, r. 5. Arnett.
T. III. Miller. c.. J.. Talbot, Danville;
E. D. Hancock. Lynchburg; S. c. Penn,
Eoidsvilic y. e.
IN" INfLlNe iN'N hAJbuAi'h " y i Q "a
NIGHT SESSION.
The meeting reconvened pursuant to
adjournment. and the Committee on Gre
dcnulls reported the following firms rep
resented.
Mardnsville-Dudley. Brown & Co.;
Pom d Watson 4. ID. Stultz Tobacco
Company: Spencer Brothers
Greystone-R. c. Payne.
Rcldsvllc. y. CT r. Penn & Co.;
a. %. Motley & Co; Watt Penn & co.
Nashville Tenn.-Nashville Tobacco
Works
Statcsville. y. C.-Irvin & Poston: RAN
al brothers. Miller q Clifford: b.
Ash; H. Clarke & Sons; Ireden Tobacco
ompany; Statesville Tobacco Works:
key d Co. w. w. Wood & Co.. Con-
solidatod; Stafford Brothers, and DR.. l..
Iiarrll.
Greensboro. " C.-Leak Brothers &
Iiaston; J. J.. King & Co.: Leak & Tate.
Chatham. II. Hargrave q Son: Riddle
& Hargave; Chatham Tobacco Company.
Lynchburg- Hancock Brothers & Co.;
". a. Ford d Sons: W. s. Carroll
Danville-All Of the manufacturers.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
The Committee ON Permanent Organi-
alton reported, recommending a presi-
'At' hN' WIZ 1T tolu'HlSs a secretary ana
leasurer and an executive committee of
thirteen, As follows: President. j. 5. Carr
durham. n. c.; First ice-Pres'dent. T.
i Miller. DanWlle: Second Nice-Presi-
ent. j. w. Hanes. Winston, y c.: Third
ice-president. &. Ford. Lynchbure;
'ourth Nico-President. J. u. Spencer
iartiusville; Fifth Nice-President. 4. II.
'0tey. Roidsville. y. c.: Secretary and
'reasurcr. c. L. Talbot. DanviHe: Exc
utive Committee. y. Spencer. Danville:
B. a. Patterson. Richmond: Dr. W. l..
Grown. Winston. " G.; j. II. Hargrave,
r. Chatham: Il. j. Hancock. Lynchburg;
. VI. Sparger, Mt. Airy, n. c.. $. c.
'cnn. ReidsWlle. y. c.; j. Y. Whitfield.
durham, y. c.; L. =. Watson. Martins
Mo L LLar-.lu e1-tna..iuo n q w