The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-02

from Allen & Gtnter's. Is the reprcsen-
ta,ive OF the Continental here. The re-
cent agitation in connection with tho
b owe STREET LOT led 10 tie belief that
the Continental contemplated big things
Tor Richmond in tho way Of n tacsory.
& 1T vas sad that a gigantic r. ant, model
ID after that OF L!Ese:t & Meyers. OF
ST, Louis. the largest and best equipped
Ia ,hc word was to be bnili here. Tbs
scheme. however. has fallen through. at
east for the present The future may
develop something in this direction, nut
at this time here fs no prubab lily that
The big plant VIII be erected
Meanwhile the MAYO Branch is doing
business al the old stand II Uanufac-
tires plug mostly. and has an ANIMAL
output Of about 10000 pounds About
100 persons are employed a the factory.
The chief brands on the list ase Mayo.s
NY Master Workman. MaSo's Cut Plug.
Eg.atine winner. and Sickle.
STEMaIER W AND WAREHOUSES;.
The sse,nnlery OF the American To-
l1acco Company. on East Cary Street
is one Of the most Interesting of the
many p ants OF The big corporation in
Richmond. This depa tment has recent
81 been transferred 10 the building of
the Kinney Tobacco Company. running
from Twenty-fiith to Twentv-six;h
Streets on. Cary About loo stemmcis-
men ard won en-are c,npl ycd the
singing Of the hands S one Of the nota-
bic attractions Of the city. Here on
any t.ten3rg about dusk can be heard
the old Virginia negro melodies Keeping
ttsre with lie work as i; goes forward,
Tho s6tles Of the steInner has become
nasst and larcei 81 hts daily fe a the
facto.y. and never is his work done bet
ter than TO TIE accompaniment of the
music of his voice And IL Is music.
I 90 and spon. aneous. The delight of
sj.ots Is to i sit the place and mar
Yt.i at The genuine attfac;iveness Of the
scfs1- which meets their eye and ear
Among the daTlsies there is many a
voice anc. ifE1ude and nncuitssated and
slea9iy such a ONE has benefited by the
gf.lls.tosity of those Who 80 there to see.
a;1l bear Wien prominent af.icers. high
in the COUNCILS Of the corporation pa 50
through II schmond, they usually snatch
time To visit the ste,nmery. not to IN
sect the plant. but 10 hear the darkies
sing.
j, addition 10 the manufacturing es-
,ab!fsh-aei4ts the American Tobacco Com
any. aaa It's allied conce ms have q Nun
3@r OF storage. warehouses in Redmond
Tho Climax Warehouse "a Co,sfiItl-a
#n,rg from Tsrtnty-firs, to 1wenfy-seco.d
Stih i-fil IL ~ 49, ~
storage houses In the entire South It
has 4 capac ~ Of from twelve 70 fi~ecn
thousand hogsheaas Of tobacco. On the
i .. scr ,,Drflep q 1'Heft T-secGnd and Cary
IL al1ot her large warehouse. occupied and
o,.rad by the Amer can Conrs''y At
entr-sixth and Cary IS another. The
fifc1i.nonod Warehouse at Sixth and
Cary Strests anH Papa.s go the Kama
wha. arc all occurred by the same con-
cerns In add ton f. these, several
smaller aIacns are rented
TIE MANAGERS F1FRF
The. nersonrel Of the Richmond o es is.
AL TINT cond BE desired b, N interest
"a community The marayers % the
se,.e.al riant< here arc al Pleasant and
.affalle gentlemen NJ r. ] ii:af8ana
#N- j s. ceh', hands he lea' FOR the
American Tobacco Comoany a7rd Mr. 4.
n I4n1r fo- the American Cigar Cot
- rlyta Mir. ehilip Wllit'cck anl Mr.. Ed
Wllitiock nlaa-ae,a the Wfitlock tss'e 'ct1' +
Mr.. I. II Jetfress and Mr.. T; Victor