Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
WHY THEY WANT II.
,,c,y CoMPANy's OBJECT IN
TRYING TO GET MAYos.
TO SUPPLY THE EASTERN TRADE.
Three Large Houses TO supply D"-
ferent Sections of THIS country
and MAY buy Dunlop Plant for the
Export Business

Hardly any matter for a long time has
az exercised the tobacco people or hicn-
,Do,d as the negotiations reported to
have been going on between the Amerl-
can Tobacco Company and the T. H.
vavo &, Brother Company. OF this city
~, which an agreement could be reached
for the former to absorb the latter.
member Of the Richmond company
,,r,ing with a member of the press on
Wednesday, declined to state whether or
NOT NEGOTIATIONS were going on between
the t1wo companies, saying only that MS
,,,,,es had not sold out. Five hours later
bouover the same gentleman said that
t could be stated as coming from MN
cha, there were no negotiations whatever
,bor nanding between the houses. This
would seem. though not necessarily TO
indicate that II any correspondence OF TINS
sort had been passing between theh' IL
had been stopped. 1t is certainly De
ps,ed among the tobacco men here tha'
No. are sure foundations for the
,,,r,ors especiaIly as many or them lhihh
tbnv see through the plans of the Amerl-
can company, and, therefore, resaiu az
EFFORT to purchase the MdSO Pi""' -
them as most plausible.
AK EASTWARD MARCH
Sinca the American Tobacco Company
-, t,,o tho Mug business they have got
.ortrol ~ the Drummond plant, az 81
I mic which is the most important pius
manufacturing house beyond the MlsoIS
siuni save that of Liggett ~ my =
Through the Drummond house II - 81. 49,
the American people hope 10 coh'L 80. W
West. killing out the smaner 49, o.
49,, oieo the great house of Liggett q
,fvers which they failed in buying ou'
ofter raneated efforts. This WOULD APP
ysar very plausible, IL credence can pe
rIacad i'm a telegram recently recelNeu
here. from ST. Louis, TO the enecl nc, ,,'e
In a few DAYS the new controlers Vi VI.
Dr,lmmoud plant would make SC
rs8pction in the prices of the leadlhs 10
bscco OUTPUT. hoping TO draw away W,
trade OF Iiggett & Meyers and the siiiaii''
houses.
THE CENTRAL HOUSE.
The central house of the American ac'
cordinr 90 the same plan, is locatTu II
7 o,,isviue XIV. and here the now cele'
brsted Battle Axe plug is mahuidS'uiII - ~
Tbfs bouse Is expected to supply ui'
rertr.I nortion OF the country. II IS one
OF the largest plants in the eounliy
AN that was needed, then. II ,he WI We,
ern and central houses iuilllieu W..
mission. was a great eastern houSe' VIZ,
already had an extensive marhe' !" ''''
North and along the coast. .,,...oa ,h,
just such a treasure. It is believed TN .n'
American company felt sure they ma'
found in the p. II. Mayo & Brother nous s'S,
and sought to become owners OF IT, n
output Of the Richmond pian' rea'
large and its market covers era
northern area. the "Mayo's tobaccos be
ING better known. perhaps. in Boston thai
Rumor has It that the American 10
bacco Company are ambitious OF becomll'
great exporters. and with TINS III SiI ~, a.,
plant of petersburg. the largest export
ers In American plant that is given en-
tlrelv 20 sending tobacco out OF this couh
try.