The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-03
FACTORIES HERE
Want HANDS
Whitlock Branch Trying to Get
Five Hundred Girls.
MOVEMENT OF IMPORTANCE
Effort Being Made to Have Closer Bus
mess Relations Between Southern
States-New Factories for the
lmperial-Other News.

;sIQe branches IN THIS city OF the Con-
sotidated Tobacco Company. or at least
some of them. are greatly in need of
hands. and are taking steps to add large
ly to their forces. The Whitlock branch
3 of the American Cigar Company is adj
verttsing for 900 white girls to make che
roots and. IT is understood. are arrang-
ing to get still more. The Allen and
Ginter branch Of the American Tobacco
Company is also after more hands and
Is looking out for a large number of
girls.
The scarcity Of labor in all branches
OF the tobacco business is becoming a Sc
rions question here. Several manufac-
{ turers have complained mat they are
unable &c get the help they desire. On
the Farm also this scarcity is felt. 1t is
more than probable that the next crop
will be held down in size partly on ac-
count Of the fact That not enough la
borcrs can be found to handle the to-
bacco.
Fans originated at the Charleston Ex-
yrsition and Just communicated officially
TO the Tobacco Trade of Richmond. hav-
ing for their object the establishment and
development Of new trade relations be-
tx cen tho Southern States and ..le islands
Of Cuba and Porto Rico. may prove of
vast importance to tobacco men here and
other business men rs well. A meeting
III Charleston OF representatives from diff
5e.ent cities including Richmond, has been
called for May 18th and 18th for the pur-
ocse Of following up the plans.
Summed UP in & word, the benefit of the
hcheme to tobacco men may result in the
o.ening up and development of a now
field to Richmond manufacturers in GER
.ajn classes of tobacco. Several con-
Gems here do business with the West In
dies. but In a small sort of way. The
Quality OF the tobacco used there now. it
is understood, is only the cheap export
stuff. but even the trade in this has been
advantageous. With the establishment of
1,ew relations with Cuba and Porto Rico,
however, and the settlement of a better
Gsss OF people IN the islands. the field
would be opened to the finer grades of
ant weed. The Richmond manufacturers.
where they now do small business,
would come to regard the West Indies as
6n important point and would benefit
VASTLY by the change.
The days on which the meetings will
be held in Charleston will be known as
West India days. Representatives srom
Industrial organizations from all over the
South Will be present The Richmond To-
bacco Trade has Just been invited. and
while it has not yet acted in the matter
viii doubtless appoint a delegation.
Much discussion is being INDUCED in
Just now in tobacco circles over various
Tumors to the effect that the Imperial
Tobacco Company Of Great Britain and
Ireland will begin to manufacture to-
bacco In this country before long.
1t is believed by a number of well-in-
formed members Of the trade that be-
fore the end of the big fight is in sight
Virginia people will be using the brands
rF ho INN ufo c.,,r al
right in the State, and in all probability
fn this city as well as other places.
When this will come to pass they are
not prepared to say. but they believe
that 1t is coming, even if it takes a
year or two 10 do it, It Is held that
the Imperial in their plan to tackle the
American Company on its own ground
will be forced to take this step. The
effect of the move would be more of a
fight than ever, the cutting of prices
on various brands, and a general lively
time Of 1t.
Extremely high prices marked the sales
on the Richmond market yesterday. Sun
cured tobacco. for its quality, is selling
higher than il has done for many a day.
Among the sales on the Exchange those
by Dickinson and Shelburne We're by
long odds the best The highest price
received on the forty-eight packages sold
by this firm was SIS. One lot of tobac-
co IN three packages belonging to w.
B. Bruce of Caroline county. went as
follows: 345 pounds. at SIS; 26o pounds.
at Se5; 165 pounds at SIS. Average
price, Sc5.25. The package which
bought SIS was bought by Butler and
Bosher for use on the navy contract.
One or two OF the warehouses had loose
bales.
Mr.. T. w. venable Jr., of Wilson.
n. c.. and Mr. w C. Purdey. of Amelia
county, were among the visitors in the