The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-01

a wellIea rned reputation abroad. Trans
actionkin stems for export have also be en-
increasing. and while no business man
ought leytr 10 be satisfied with what
he is Aoin &. but ought to strive to dc
more, xe think we can congratulate tho
city anAthe leaf trade upon the progress
which has been made during this year.
and the bril hit prospects before them for
1898.
our manfs cturers have done a largo
and increasin Z business. While they have
always stron and heavy competition
from everywk ere, their proximity TO the
seaboard gives them big advance for ex-
port tobaccos over the manufacturers in
the West and North. There is a large
business done in plug aid twist to Aus
tralia and Richr 1ond cigarettes are known
all over the world; there is nothing TO
equal them and the American Tobacco
Company have probably in this city moro
buildings and more hands employed than
III any other.
The recent fires IN Danville and Dur
Ia IN by which they have lost a good
dea OF their raw material. we think viii
ind ice this company TO make Richmond
still moro the headquarters also for the.
stor, .ge Of their tobaccos. As we have a.
splen did fire department, here they can
feel sfer in storing their tobaccos in this
CITY Il van anywhere else.
Will e we are sorry TO say that there
ere no reliable statistics as to the recelpts
of toba geo and the number OF pounds
haodled TN this market. we can measure
tho prot ,ress which our manufacturers
have ma,l by the returns OF the Internal
Revenue Department, which were as fol-
lows:
Collection vs. from January 1st 20 Decem-
her 3lst Is Is, cigars, cigarettes end plug
tobacco 81. 4l6, 2s9 20: collections for the
wear 1897 sl.5S93iL42. Tho figures for
1897 NAV nee Il correction of n few dollars
one wav or a mother but II was impossible
10 obtain the exact figures at this writing
Although IN tobacco trade OF the clty
of Richmond las not only held its Swn.
but has 'sncre. Used its business in all
branches. whicli is natural that Il should,
we think that ven greater efforts should
be made In the 'uture by oil tho members
of our trade 10 work for tho common
good There is a movement on foot now
20 revise our laws governing the sales.
etc, in our marke Is, which we think will
result in a great cal OF good to all men,
bers Of the trade.
While not all or manufacturers and
leaf dealers are numbers OF our organi-
cation, we hope that they will all join
the same. so as % unable US TO work by
concert of action all questions which will
come up in the int rest OF our market.
There has been some discussion in the
papers by people who are probably not
members OF the trade, giving advice as 10
how business ought 10 be conducted in
this city. and while we think the trade
will appreciate any suggestions that may
be made 10 further its interests, we sup
pose 1t would be a much better way, in
stead of discussing such matters in the
daily papers that the people Wa lave
any suggestions 20 offer would submit
them to the president or the Board OF
Managers Of the Tobacco Trade. instead
OF furnishing other markets with real
or imaginary points Of defect OF the
Richmond trade
MEMBERS OF TIE TRADE
The present members OF the trade are:
Tobacco Commission Merhants-Ar-
rineton & Rose, VIM. g Ben tley & Co.
James n. Boyd. Darlington & Co. Carter
e Ryland. Parker T. Conrad, Lorin Dick
inson. Fraser & Tompkins. Alfred Gray
George A. Haynes. John F. Jacob & Co.
l.. Levy, VIM. +. Mallory & Son, W. q.
Miller, Montgomery Tobacco Company.
r. c. Morton & Co. r. D. Neal Jr. p.
.. Nolting's Sons. X. T.. Mosby & Co. W.
d. Palmer. NJ r. Smith & Co.. r. y.
Somervine. Reuben J. Martin. J. II. Tay
lor r. X Victor & Co. Williams g.
Rehlng.
Leaf Dealers-TTugh Campbell & Co
Z. r. Crump & Coz W. H. Dean. A. u.
Eddins, Charles Ellison, J. p. George &
Co, Gentry & Moon J. y. German a..
Co. A. r. Harris Jr. VIM. H. Jones. J.
X. Jones, w c. Reed Thornton g. Co,
!. y. Vaughan. George 7. Waddey, l.. l..
Strause.
Tobacco Nanufacturers-Allcn x Gin
ter. American Tobacco Company. Butler
& Bosher Alex. Cameron & Co. J. n
Culilngworth. J. G.. Dill. w. T. Hancock
Larus q Bro. i. II. Mayo q Bro. I'm
corporated). r. r. Mayo. J. u. Pace To-
bacco Company. r. a. Patterson & Co,
C. w. Spicer United States Tobacco
Company q. c. Williams Company. j..
wright &, Co. VIM j. Yarhrough & Sons
housemen-Crenshaw Warehouse.
l.. b. Vaughan d CO.. propretors:
Shockoe Warehouse. =. Dickinson. pro-.
prietor: Aleghanv Warehouse. W. T. Car
rington. proprietor: Old Dominion Ware
house. William Christian. proprietor;
Meals Warehouse. W p. Jones, proprie-
tor. Davenp0rts Warehouse, John L.
Hutchinson. proprietor; Planters Ware
house. Crute q Smith proprietors: Plant
ers and Merchants Warehouse. +. IT,
simpson. proprietor; Shelburne's Ware
house. Silas shelburne. proprietor; Stone
wall Warehouse. George \. Haynes, pro-
prietor.
Inspectors-W. VI. Bridges. A. o. Jones.
Ed. Winfree. George Palmer.
f.. X. Victor e. co.