Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-14
TO REVIVE THE TRADE,
Joint Stock Company to Increase
Leaf Tobacco Business Here,
BUILD OR BUY WAREHOUSES;.
Proposed to Hare Several and Build
Up The Loose Market.
PLANS TO TAKE DEFINITE SHAPE.
Leading Men OF Affairs Hold . 0Das
ference and Appoint . Committee
to Further the UndertakinE-Grcat
Interest Aroused.
PLANS TO TAKE DEFINITE SHAPE.
Interest Aroused.

Richmond Is to have Joint stock wares
house company. and a tremendous effort
Will be made by some OF the most suc-
cessful and prominent tobacconists and
other citizens to revive and increase In u
great measure the leaf-tobacco business
of this city.
Mr.. +. T. Crump president OF the Rich.
mond Tobacco Trade. though not acting
in his official capacity. called together u
number OF tobacco-men at a private room
in the Westmoreland Club last night. and
the initial steps were taken looking 10 the
erection and occupancy OF number OF
warehouses in Richmond for the sale %
bright loose leaf-tobacco.
Those present were Messrs T. II.
Crump. Thomas NJ. Rutherford. Alfred
T. Harris. W. c. Reed. II. c. Williams.
Robert S. Bosher j. =. George. Colonel
Frank NJ. Boykin. James n. Boyd. Alex-
ander Cameron, w. r.. Dibrel. f.. o. Nolt-
ing q Son. l.. L. Strause Williams q
Rehling. Hugh Campbell x Co., W. A.
Smith q CO.. and German. Wright & Co.
A JOINT STOCK COMPANY.
Mr. Crump was called TO the chair. Tho
meeting lasted from quite early In tho
evening until near midnight. All tho
plans for organizing and conducting such
a gigantic enterprise as indicated above
We're gone over very carefully. the gen-
tlemen speaking freely their views about
the best means of putting the enterprise
on foot and afterwards of conducting IL
successfully.
After this deliberaiion 1t was unani-
faI lR IN t.r
at the earliest date possible into joint
stock warehouse company A resolution
was offered. and adopted, providing for
a committee whose duty 1t shall be 10
look Immediately into the matter Of suit
able locations for new warehouses, IL
these are 10 be built and also to see what
warehouses already standing may be had
by the company.
The committee consists OF the following
gentlemen: Messrs. Il. T. Crump ,chair-
man. Hugh Campbell. w. c. Reed, j. a.
German. W. A. Smith, and James Park
nson This body Is to fulfil its mission
and render it's report to the larger body
in about TWO weeks, or less time, II that
is possible.
A WORTHY SCHEME.
The scheme on hand is worthy OF tho
enterprising men who father II. once
Richmond had an immense brigh. trade.
but owing TO competition with other
markets and the lack OF united effort on
the part of Richmond's Businessmen, tho
business done has fallen off greatly. The
laudabe purpose so warmly espoused
last night I'm the speeches made by tho
gentlemen attending the conference is
TO win back this trade and money II car
ries with il 10 Richmond. They are to
have two or three. perhaps more, ware
houses. and will have agents throughout
the country who will turn the shlpment
Of tobacco towards Richmond.
The meeting Of these businessmen last
night Is a significant one Men OF expc-
rience say daily that what the Richmond
tobacco trade needs to-day more than
anything else IL union OF purpose and
hand Of those who win their bread out
OF IT, Here Is beginning made by some
of the best businessmen In the city.
Others will likely follow and the results
will be for the great good Of the Rich
mond tobacco business.