The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-30

It was stated by an excellent authority
Yesterday afternoon that the Imperial
Tobacco Company has finally decided to
use the establishment Of Mr.. Wei ford C..
Reed. in this city. in handling its tobac-
CO here, and that Mr.. Leslie Reed will be
the buyer for the British trust on this
market.
While the Imperial was settling itself
at different points. buying rehandlln eS-
Establishments here, leasing them there
and building them in still other places,
nothing was said with reference to Rich
mond, which is to be the ehea- quartz OF
the company. Tobacco men here set 70
guessing and succeeded In framing many
admirable plans, one of which was the
one stated in the opening sentence above.
But the matter was never put SO point
eddy or with such evident authority as 1t
came yesterday. and the report, If tue.
comes as disappo ntlnent to many. The
building occupied by Mr.. W. &. Reed.
who is now one of the local represe at7-
ttres of the Imperial, is a comparatively
small one and has been standing good
while It was hoped that since this would
be headquarters big new place would
be built here. and despite the contrary
report, it is by no means certain that
this will not eventually come to pass.
When seen yesterday afternoon MI
Leslie Reed declared that he was not IN 4
position to discuss the matter. He would
ton Of the Imperial to use the old PLACE
or build new one. and declined even to
say that it was true that he had been
finally appointed to represent the con-
Germ on the Richmond market.
AS the planting of the new crop pro-
ceeds several warehousemen are man
Testing unusual concern that the yield
for next season will be poor one. They
are afraid that. tempted by the high
prices. farmers will plant by far more
tobacco than they can handle. and will
hence turn out Indifferent crop. The
scarcity CT labor will render this all the
more probable. Loud complaints are be-
ing heard already concerning this same
sea rcity. and the consequent good work
which bugs and worms are getting in.
The Richmond correspondent of the. New
York Price Current, writing on this sub
jcct. says:
with good rains last week after and
before some very warm weather. the crop
setting of tobacco has been advanced.
but it is not proceeding so rapidly as
would be the case if labor were abund-
ant and available as formerly. Labor will
be the controlling ultimate factor in the
crop in Virginia and the Carolinas
"Nc matter what is set out, there are
no indications of an increase. on the
whole. in the dark belt. Plenty of plants
rlarts and scarcity in others. After the
farmer with sea soma BILE and good patch
has planted, his neighbors may help
themselves, If not we'll supplied. and take
thereby the later planting chances. IN
the Farmvlle. Petersburg and Lynchburg
dorl< shipping districts there are no strong
Indication of any attempt to increase the
crop. and it will be fortunate If farmers
can make good average crop.
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Mr.. W. C. Reed. one of the local rep
1esentatives of the Imperial Tobacco
Company and Mr.. Mcdonald. the resident
director of that company. will arrive IN
England to-day. They will be gone for
nearly two months
Efforts to gain some idea OF the pur-
pose of the trip of the two gentlemen are
11nayailing The matter which would ne
cessitate a trip across the water is evil
IDENTIFY an IMPORTANT one. and there Will
probably be some interesting announce
luents made shortly.
1T was rumored on the tobacco market
Yesterday that the Virginia Warehouse
will be rented by Mr. Emmett Dickinson
for use next season. by which time the
partnership between him and Mr. silas
Shelburne will be dissolved. When seen
Mr.. Dickinson would not talk about the
matter. saying merely that he had nj de
no definite plans for the future.
The warehouse is a large and roomy
one. A few days ago it was put up for
sale. but was taken in. The place was
built by Strause and Roob. and was later
used by the John r. Cary Company.
Sales on Change continue of an or6li-
nary character. The prices received yes
terday were about usual