The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-04
MR.. f. 7. CRUMP
IS PRESIDENT.
He is Chosen to Preside Over the
Tobacco Trade.
PROPOSED EXHIBIT AT PARIS.
steps Taken Looking TO Making a
CrcditabIe Display-Motion TO Sc
cure "a Charter for the Organi-
zation Was Voted Down.

The annual meeting of the Tobacco
Trade was held yesterday with President
James y. Boyd presiding. The nrst Dusi-
ness was the adoption OF the report Oh the
secretary and treasurer
The Cnar announced the next business
the election Of president and Nice-presi-
dent Tor two years next ensuing. Mr.. -.
Z. Crump was nominated for president
and duly elected. The retiring president,
Mr. Boyd, delivered a most graceful vale
dictory. thanking the Trade for the uni
form courtesy extended 20 him during his
incumbencv. of which he would always
retain most pleasant rccOlectlons. Con-
graduated the Trade upon the selection
of so able and elegant gentleman for
his successor in office. and wished him
as an agreeable term Of service as he,
Mr.. Boyd. had enjoyed.
Mr. Thomas Atkinson. OF the =. u.
Mayo Tobacco Manufacturing Company
dncorporateN, was nominated and elect
ed vice-prcsidont for n term of two years.
The other officers elected were.
Secretary and Treasurer-Cazncau Nc
Le9d.
Tobacco William VI. Bridges.
AucdOuter-R. A. Trice.
The Board of Managers is as follows:
Messrs. j.. II. Crump. Thos Atkinson,
ex-oficiO: w. r. Hancock Jno a. Hutch
inson. r. Turner Arlington, A. Rufus
larbr0ugh. r. y. Neal. Jr., William O..
Miller and Cazneau Mcleod. eX-Ofilci0
Board of Arbitration-Messrs. Jas. IT,.
Parkinson. W G.. Bentley. Tazewen NJ.
Darlington Chas. d. Larus. Jno. VI.
Taylor and Cazneau Mcleod, ex-ofilcio.
DISPLAY AT PARIS.
Under the head Of New Business Mr L.
VAUGHAN offered the fnIIaNrfnu which
was adopted:
Resolved. That the President appoint a
committee Of three members 10 COLLEGE suit
able samples OF Virginia Leaf tobacco. 10
make creditabie display az the Paris
Exposition 10 bee held I'm 1900. That eN-
pense Of such display bee borne by the
association.
Mr.. f.. X. Victor read the first para
graph of the report OF the Committee on
Revision OF the Constitution and Bylaws
Of the Trade, which IN effect raised the
question as 20 whether the Trade should
be chartered or not. and the question
was most deliberately argued by Messrs.
p. NJ. Bovkin. Frank ID. Williams. jas
IT, Parkinson \. II. NarbrOugh, T.. *.
Victor. John VI. Taylor James. y. Boyd.
r. G.. Morton. VI. n. Smith. and others.
many motions being offered and with
drawn before action was taken
Mr.. T.. ID. Williams offered the follow
ing, Moved that the Trade should apply
for q charter which charter shall be
submitted 10 the Trade. as 10 whether the
Trade Will adopt 10 coz not. ON the queS-
tiOn being put the chair decided tine vote
90 be-ayes. lO, noes, q.
VOTE OK ROLL CALL.
A division was called for and the rolf
call ordered. which resulted as follows.
Neas-Arriugt0n * Rose, l.. L. Crump &
Co... ". H. Hancock, j.. %. Noting SONS
g. Co.. Thornton g. CO., l.. u. Vaughan
g. Co.. j. is. Victor s. co.. Williams AZ
Rehiing. and Jno. NJ. Tayior-9.
Nays-W. g.. Bentley g. co., James y.
Boyd & Co.. T.. NJ Boykin VIM. NJ.
Bridges. Darlington * CO., Geo. \.
Haynes. a. q. Jones. Larus g Bro. T. Il.
MAYO. Scott a. Clarke. SnOck0e Ware
house. NJ ~. smith. T. a.. williams CO.,
and a. H. Yarbr0ugh-li
1T WAS REJECTED.
Whereuu0u col. Francis NJ B0ykin
offered the following. Moved that the
paper bee referred back tO the committee
with instructions under supervision OF
the chairman OF the committee that same
Doc printed. and copy placed in the hands
of every member of the Trade az the
ttirliest possible moment, and that the
meeting DO now adjourn until The first
Monday I'm Novmber Which motion pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Darlington moved the appointment
OF committee 10 reply 90 a c0mmuuicl-
ton from Colonel Brady United States
Collector of Internal Revenue. On refer
euce % internal revenue matters affecting
the trade. The trade then adjourned.