The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-25

subordnato1 the remaining agricultural
ana manufacturing interests. In 1872 Nir-
gina exported 1900 pounds OF toDacco' Ill
inc next year the expectation hau III
creased TO 1000 pounds. In 1859 such
quantity was produced tnat hai, lne cIyp
was ordered 10 be burned, which only
reduced the crop TO 10000 pounds. ms
enormous increase threatened 10 uestroy
an pfohts from the crop, ain III lvfv' tue
colony undertook to TX by law ,he NaIue
of the product al Il pence per pound.
which was increased the next year TO ~
pence. But this attempt 10 TX the price
by legislative enactment had TO be aban-
dOned by Virginia shortly Afterwards as
Maryland, hcr competitor Woulu hot
agree 10 the necessary IeS'rlc,iViis' %
year 1862. the price had fallen as low as
10 shilngs peI cwt From THIS time III
tho Revolutionary War. the period Is
practically one of larger crops ana lower
prices.
Since the wear 1888 the annual exports
from Virginia have not been 80 large the
explanation being that the European
counties during the war WI 49, ",
~ into the cultivatiol OF inc w. 49,
thereafter depended icss on us ior 'N'ii
supplies. But though the export tlau'
declined the internal trade grew steadily
all the while so that I'm 1860 Virginia
alone produced 1-3 OF al the tobacco
grown in the United Stntes. ana with
Kentucky more than hair the stare aloiie
made 70 per cent OF me mahul.clu,vu
product Of the United states. A. lhls
time tho four industries OF tobacco. IRON.
flour. and lumber engaged ~ per cent. OF
the States total capital employed in man.
ufactures. the value OF their annual pro
duct was g. per cent. OF the TOTAL lvr thc
state and tho cost OF their materlal was
q per cent TobaccO manufacture alone
employed q per cent. OF the hands WORK.
Ing fin factories. and furnished a product
whose value was q per cent. OF that Tor
'''' EFFECT or ABOLITION.
Since tho late war tobacco has not en-
crossed the attention Of so large a per
centage of the States population. inc
main interests OF the people were no
longer agricultural. Freeing the slaves
had made country life less desirable ana
farming less profitable. inc coHiilneiCiai,
mercantile. and manufacturing interests
were more sought after. ana greater
diversity I'm Industries obtained General
manufactures arose. ana TOBACCO WIS no
longer the all-ahe0rhing INDUSTRY. IN isD'
there wCro only twelve manhia turing lh-
terosts i'm Virginia which employed as
mitch ne $500 Ol capital ana only seven OF
those had n capital Of 100000. I'm 1890.
There were twenfv-Onc. with capital OF
$500 100, and thirteen with a capital or 81
0lO 100.
But notwithstanding tho fact that to-
h4roo has lost somewhat In ifs compara-
tive importance fo other industries. II
povcrtholoes remains true That tobacco Is
still. MS ever. the chief source OF Virginia
wealth. the money crop OF inc farmers
the mainstay and support OF lho S.tie
commerce. DO is this which has unilt ana
summarized most Of the prospecting ana
wcli-estahlishad cities and towns az VII
pinia Their finest residences. holeia
chambers of commerce, cduca tlohai IN
stitutiOns and public huildhss haNo nteh,
f.frfI wit
tobacco. What nOltics D. 10 Washington
flour 10 Minneapolis. cattle ana grain 10
Chicago. tobacco must always be TO Rich
mOrd. Petersburg, Lynchpursi ana Dih-
Vile. -
ifg i'm 1870 to over 5000 On 1884, was due
almost entirely TO the bright tobacco
grown ga tnnt section. IWO-thiius or the
factory hands OF the place arc engaged III
tobacco manufactures. ana ABOUT one
hall OF the total population are employed
either IN the plug factories or Tear houses.
Since $50. this town has paid out TO to-
bacco planters .4 ls2.3i2.
LYNCHBURG AND RICHMOND.
LNnchburs g. C.iled the "Ioba, % CITY.
Previous 90 lsGi the tobacco business was
the only One of much Importance IN the
IiaCc; capital alC industry sought no
other channel However. during The sew
enucs. other CrtDr prlser earned footing,
ard growing rapidly, JrcEbie4 To h liis-r
extent the afIfNIlNu OF JUS fl-lEfI|r. ~.
tobacco trade wat also injured by me es-
adjustment of many factories and small
markets around DO IN every part OF the
tOaaCc0-cioW Ming holt formerly tributary
to LynchbUig Put notwith tandils these
facts. tobacco is etll the hfc az the city
trade. and though b. has found rivals in
other enter rises. it remains still un-
doubleday supreme. In 1850. the trade Of
Lynchbure supported twcuty-uine deal
crs fin leaf for order and domestic acc
count. fifteen dealers I'm leaf Tor export.
eleven tobacco commission merchants.
thirty-ninc factories. and six public ware
houses. The an cunt paid ont alone that
wear to- factory hands amounted go over
half o. million dollars
Ass 20 Richmond tobacco in leaf nnd
manufacture t0ecthcr forms - per cent.
OF the clty's total trade. ana this single
interest employs a5 great % capital ass the
banks Of tho city The lell trade alone
supports 10 members of thc Tobacco EN-
chanee. In lsso. ol the total capital in-
vested Co., the manufactures of ri. hmand
gS per cent. was Boo tChacr0 auufacture.
OF the amount ol wages paid 20 per cent;
of the value of material used % per cent;
of value of product. IS per cent. lu Pc
tcrsburE the percentages were. OF total
capital 90 per cent. invested in the tobacco
business: OF hands employed IS per cent.
Of wages paid. 30 per cent, Of value of
material. % per cont: Of value OF pro
duct. GS percent. b. W. ARNOLD, JR.