The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-01-28
THOMAS. GALLAHER
MAKING BIG FIGHT
Trying to Defeat the Anglo.
American Tobacco Alliance
According to AdviCes.

A hand.bil juat received In this city
from England contains the unusually In
tcrcstNg news that MIR. Thomas Gallaher,
OF Belfast. Ireland. Is standing In tho
way OF the Imperial Tobacco Company
enc the American Tobacco Company
Mr.. Galoher is exceedingly well known
hero. Flo has n rohnndlinE plant IN Rich
rn0nd and several other places In the
country. and he makes periodical visits 10
tll5 side OF tho world. Moreover, the
success Of his plans In England arc OF
d;roct interest to the CITY, He has al
ready announced HIS intention or invad-
inG the American field and building n
factory In Richmond. His attitude In
Great Britain toward tho amnlEanlatod
forces is tie first step.
The circular received here contains an
article from the belfast Evening Tolc-
graph printed In Ireland about two weeks
ago. This article which describes the sit
uatlon In detail says In part:
Public interest In the tobacco war iB
becoming intensified by tho announcements
AS to tho programme OF tho Combine. :
Hitherto the amalgamttion In the tobacco
trade has not produced tho results which
Its promoters anticipated and hoped. They
have been boldly mot, and all efforts 10
crush Messrs. Gnlaher, Limited. the we'll
known Belfast manufacturers, havo 40
far failed. Irish and cross-channsl con-
sumers and retailers have been keeny
alive to their own interests and fully
recognize the necessity of supporting Mr..
Gnllnhcr in tho fight to maintain nlive
una vigorous firm independent OF COM
hlnes and competitor against them
Tho trust has failed to injure or prevent
tho continuous growth of Measrs. Gala
hers business The Anglo american al
Ennccs are becoming desperate in their
efforts to complete their monopoly, by
which, IL once established they would
in n very short time rocoup Themselves
by an Increase In prices for the expense
to which they have been put In carrying
on their present costly propaganda The
retailers would be powerless IL such 20.
sition evcntuuted because no othor source
OF supply would then be available; that
s tho danger against which the retailers
In this country have to guard and hay
zig becn forewarned they should be fore
aimed From tho press extracts given
below 1t is apparent that Mr.. Gailnhcr ia
the one who IS tho lion In tho path and
Is standing in tho way OF the Anglo
American trust capturing the trade of
Great Britain and Ireland. He Is working
Il splendid and characterIstlcally pucky
hsht. ard 80 long as the home TRADE
stands by him In the present loyal man
nef tho white nag of surrender to the
nionopollsts will never be exhibited"
Then follow several extracts from other
papers. setting forth the methods Of the
amalBnmated forces. The article con-
Guides as follows: with respect to tho
statement that no arrangement with Mr..
Thomas Gallnher will be discussed. and
that the cut will be continued until he is
driven out OF business, It may at once
be stated emphnucally that no arrange
ment whatever has ever been suggested
by Mr. Gallaher. and that no himself is
distinctly hostile to anything of the sort,
Tho paragraph in that respect is mislead-l
Ing. Mr.. Gallnher has chosen his attitude
after careful consideration, and SO far
as he is concerned tho last word has been
spoken"