The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
fWAR[HOUS[MEN
HOLD A Meeting /:
New Bright Scheme the Theme
for Discussion.
ADOPT PREMIUM SYSTEM
Reported That A. T. Company viii Do
So on All its Brands-lnforma-
ton Concerning Caro-
lima Crops.


held an informal gathering yesteroay q
ternoon at the office of MT. VIII Ha lNh,
proprietor of Shockoe Warehouse CIV
discussed plans for meeting the oeIndhus
. of the next season. The CONFER ei lS, 20
not one for the transaction Of business
but was designed more for general tdiA
over the situation.
The chief matter Of interest, OF cur sc,
was the new bright scheme. All seemed
- think that the proposition to develop
Richmond into a. big bright market ana
to open the sale of this variety of the
weed here next August was feasible.
Everybody expressed himself to be heart1-
ly in favor of the movement ana mol
Gated willingness to push 1t forward
without further delay At least three
of the four warehouses will soon make
arrangements to put solicitors IN the
bright regions Of Virginia and North caro-
lima and to take such other steps as may
be thought necessary. Additional en-
couragement is given to those working
for the success of the scheme by the
announcement that Mr.. w. A. Smith.
who is the representative here for the
Gallaher Company. Limited, of Belfast,
Ireland, and Mr.. F. NJ. Boykin, large
local dealer in brights, will buy bright
tobacco here if the warehouses succeed
in bringing it to Richmond. Still others
will be seen within the next week or
two, and it is hoped that they will fol-
low the example Of the American To-
bacco Company, the Imperial. and the
two gentlemen named above.
Among those who were present at the
conference were Mr.. HAZEL, Mr.. L. 3.
Vaughan proprietor of Crenshaw Ware
house, and Mr. Julius Hobson, Of the
same warehouse; Mr.. George A. Haynes
and Mr.. Butler, of Stonewall Warehouse.
and Mr.. silas Shelburne. proprietor Of
Shelburne's Warehouse.
It Is reported that the American To-
bacco Company and the Continental will
adopt the premium system on all of its
brands. These two concerns have seen
fit to use this method of advertising on
several of its products already. Prizes
are given away for a. sufficient number
of the tags from F'lorodora. cheroots.
manufactured by the Continental. and for
some time a package of chewing gum
accompanied a package of the N1inaret
cigarettes The method is evidently a sue
cessful one
According to reports from warehouse
men there is a distinct falling off in the
price of the higher grade tobacco now
being offered on the Richmond Tobacco
is selling extremely we'll. mainly due to
the activity of the Continental Company
and one or two local concerns. but for
the better grades from SIS up there is not
such a strong demand usual. Medium
to good wrappers are selling from $50
to SIS.
The sales on Change yesterday were
possibly little larger than usual Dick
ir1son and Shelburne sold 60 packa ges, the
highest price being $26.
Two well-known tobacconists from
North and South Carolina. were in the
city yesterday and gave to local dealers
some valuab BILE pointers concerning the
Forthcoming crop in the Old North State
and the region Whereabouts. One was
from Darlington. S. c.. and declared that
In mis- neighborhood the plants are
in fine condition. The crop is already
we'll advanced, and there will be an aver
age increase of from thirty to forty
per cent. over last Year. The report made
by. the other visitor, who was from East
ern North Carolina. was not so encouras-
ing. In that section there are indica-
tions of a late and inferior crop. due
to a lack of transplanting seasons and to
great scarcity of plants.
The business Of the Wells-W hitehead
Company. of Wilson. n. c.. in this CITY.
is evidently on the rapid increase. Mr.
Thompson. the Virginia representative of
the concern. made a statement yesterday
to the effect that since he came here
three days ago he has taken orders for
100000 Of the Carolina Brights cigarettes.
One firm alone took as mans as ten cases.
Mr.. G. T. Patton. of Darlington. S: c..
was in the CITY yesterday.
Mr. r. !. Corbett and Mr.. John S.