The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-27
REIGN o. DARK
DRAWING TO CLOSE 81
More and More Bright Tobacco.
Being Used.
WHIILo sin NEW QUARTERS.
VIII Soon Occupy handsome New
Ruilding-Increase in Inspections.
The Rains VIII Benefit the
New Plants.
WHIILoc Sin n EW QUARTERS

In the opinion OF two OF the most OK
pesienced tobacco warehousemen OF Rioh-
,nona the reign OF dark tobacco. which
has held the field for many year. is
gradually drawing to q close. While. OF
course there will be always q oonsidera-
BILE quantity OF this variety of the weed
grown and manufactured, Il is yet an
undoubted fact that bright sun-oured is
4 slowly encrcandpg upon the territory of
the old and supplanting it.
Both Mr.. LuthsrsB. Vaughan. proprie-
tor Of Crenshaw Warehouse, and Mr. Silas
! She,burne, Of shelbuue's Warehouse. be-
lieve this to be true- When seen yester-
i day both expressed the opinion that at
]: this date more bright tobacco II being
used than ever before. There appears to
..be greatly increased demand Tor
mild. sweet ohews ar smoke. This Is svi-
denced by the laBe use Of the natural
/ leaf and tiae vat3ous hurley brands Ia
the West tho condition Is even more
marked The majority OF tbs tobacco
handled there Is hurley, which, years ago.
was not the case
This Increased demand for bright is
specially interesting in connection with
the proposition to develop Richmond into
2 big bright market. The more OF THIS
variety used here tho better arc the
: chances for the success of the soherne,
though, OF course, the matter can be car
1ied out to satisfactory issue apart from
this
The warehousemen continue to be mucn
interested In the bright scheme Whiie
he declined to make definite statement
as vet, MIR. Shelburne said yesterday that
NE was contemplating certain steps IN
this direction, whether he 10 followed by
other warehonsefnen or not he VIA soon
nut out drummers in the bright sections
,of Virginia end North Carolina But MI
Shelburne will not be alone in the move.
.l1r. Will HAZEL. Of Shockoe Warehouse;
MIR aughan. OF Crenshaw's; Mr. Haynes'
of Stonewaai, are all alive to the impor-
,tance of the matter and mean to exert
energy to make it a success.
81 The rev factory for the American Cigar
Company. on East Cary Street, Is prac-
sticallys finished, and before very long VIII
he loccupieod by the Whitlock branch OIL
the company. The building is an excep-
fionally fine one and is sp1endidly adapted
to the purposes of the concern It is I'M
stood that the place now used by the
1ybit,ocl, branch will continue for awhile
as at present and will later be turned INTO
a sternmery.
Incidental to the removal of the branch
viii he a very considerable enlargement
g., t},e force, The company is already ad-
yertislng for girls to make cheroots.
Altobacc planter of Caroline. who was
In Richmond yesterday, said thae there
continues to be great scarcity OF piants
in his section, due both to the operations
,,f5 worms and to unfaSorable seasons. Inc
,.,ins of Sunday and the days preceding
were. however, of great beneflt, ana VIII
serve greatly to help matters along
Tobacco inspections during the past
month have been larger than usual Cap
54ain. Bridges said yesterday that the TACT
Vas indicative of the anxiety OF the farm
ers to get their stuff here and take ao-
vantage of the high prices now prevail
ing on Change.
on the other hand, receipts OF loose To-
tacco have been very light. During May
If last wear over 100000 pounds came IN
rrhis time there will hardly be more thah
.one-fourth of that amount, If SO much.
Letters received here yesterday from
England bring no special news other tl an
+,,s fact that the market there, While
-at1,er Quiet, is in pretty fair shape. sev-5
ara1 of the exporters here have been ooiils
S,,,siness with British commission mer-
chants recently.
Considerable interest is felt here IN the
1,ip fire at Clover the other DAY. No oous
seems to know just how much was con
rnmea. The blaze, it will be remempereu'
Z .rtnd in a tobacco factory