The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-15
Mr.. THOMAS TO
LOCATE HERE ERE.
Otter Repre- of the I'm.
periaI to Come TO This City.
The Tobacco World.

According to information received IN
.hts city. Mr. a T. Thomas, of Lynch
. burg. who, along with air. Wexford G
, Heed, Of this city, was appointed 70 rep
resent the Imperial Tobacco Company
in this country, will remove to this city
and will establish himself here He has
sold out his place in LynchburS and Is
preparing to make change in his resi-
dence It is understood that he will
como here tomorrow. though hardly to
settle hero so soo1. This will probably
be preliminary visit with view to
securing residence, Office. &c
The determination OF Mr.. Thomas to
locate here casts more mystery than ever
over the plans Of the Imperial Company
= with reference to this country. When he
and Mr.. Reed were appointed it was
!. thought that the two would divide the
territory between them. Mr.. Reed looking
after Virginia and the Caroiinas and A1r.
Thomas the West, or vice versa. This
arrangement seems to be knocked in tho
head by Mr.. Thomas action III locating
here It may &c. however. that he Will
undertake to conduct the. Western bus
ines from this point. One thing seems to
be signihed by the coming Of Mr.. Thomas
20 this city. namely: That Richmond will
IN reality be the American headquarters
[ OF the Imperial
I The number Of visitors in town yester-
, day was unusually largo Some OF them
have come In for the purpose OF con-
I ferring with Mr.. Reed, the representative
of the Imperial Others are here on bus
mess. Among those who were here yes
/. terday were the following: Mr.. James A.
I Henderson, OF Danville: Mr.. Kersey, OF
Maxwell & Co.. Danville: Mr.. Watt Mar
tin, Of Wilson, N. c.: Mr. r IL Harris,
/. of Louisa: Mr.. W. L. Clerk. Of Winston,
' N c.: Mr.. r. q. Knott, Of Oxford: Mr..
! 7. S. Williamson, OF Danvillc, and others
The sales on the Richmond breaks yes
terday were of fairly good order. Tho
/, entire breaks amounted to 10000 pounds.
Sun-cured tobacco Is suffering slight
decline brought -on by several causes:
The quality Of tho tobacco is not the best,
buying SO heavily. and the manufacturers
are pretty well filled up. Warehousemen
are hopeful that the drop is the result OF
the ordinary fuctuation Of the trade, and
that prices will advance again:
1 It is understood here that tho tobacco
{ folk Of Danville are moro or less disguised
that the Imperial Tobacco Company of
Great Britain and Ireland should establish
headquarters in Richmond. appointing as
representatives one Richmond man and
one Lynchburg man. thus ignoring Dan
. WIG completely.
!. Whether or not Danville and tho other
markets are to get representatives is not
Iyet known In its current issue the Dan
Vile Tobacco Journal says: THE next
proper step for the Imperial Tobacco
Company to take is the establishment of
a plant on the Danyille market, the main
supply point for tobaccos suitable for the
export trade"
A leaf department will be established
by the Butler s; Bosher tobacco manu-
featuring company in the large building
near Twentieth and Franklin Streets
row occupied by ". A Smith & Co.,
representatives of Mr.. Thomas Gallaher,
the big tobacconist OF Belfast, Ireland
Mr. A st. Clair Butler has recently
purchased the place. which will be va
Gated by the present occupants about the
first Of April or chortly thereafter.
I Mr. Galaher is in Richmond now.
He was on the breaks yesterday
and was not in very talkative mood
when asked about his plans for the fu-
ture Up to this time he has not yet de-
cided with reference to his plant at this
place.
AS stated above he will have to vacate
his present quarters very shortly and es-
tablish himself elsewhere. Whether no
will buy build. or rent is as yet undo
termined. It is even possible that he may
move his factory away from this point.