The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-04
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But the British American, as u no" tutns
out bought the business and NOT INC
buildings. and this business VIII pc d'-
yidcd up, and the bulk OF 1t VIII pc taken
away from Richmond. Only one OF .he
three buildngs--the largnst-Was ihcluueu
In the sale and by no special desire OF
the Rritsh- American. But 1t had to take
# and now 1t has promtly gotten rio OF
q the building In question has Just peen
sold and to the r. A. Patterson TOBACCO
Company, an independent concern.
To Go to Petersburg
1,or no present the tsh-Amerlcan has
transferred its business to factory No,
stil held by the Williams estate, but this
arrangement Is temporary. AS indicated
ahova no positive statements can be mace,
INF there Is every evidence Of solid
foundation for the conjectures. According
to these r,lmors the entire export pusl-
ness OF the Williams Company VIII be
transferred to Petersburg-to the Dunlop
factory recently acquired by the trust.
This report Is given cast by the announce
ment from Petersburg that the entire en-
mort trade from all trust factories VIII be
concentrated there. The domestic trade OF
the Williams plant will be handled by
Butler and Bosher. of this city, which
has also recently passed into the control
of the great corporation. In this way the
Williams Company will be no more Ihere
will be the old popular brands, of course,
hut the familiar name of the firm VIII no
longer occupy place on the list,
In this connection 1t Is further report
ed that eventually the concentrated eXr
mort trade at Petersburg, or big portion
of it. will be removed to Australia AS
stated before 1t is absolutely necessary
10 manufacture the tobacco there NO
ANTIQUITIES stand in the way OF the raw
leaf But to compete with the home
trade the trust will have to have It's
factories on the spot, else the tariff on
manufactured tobacco VIII prove prac,
tically prohibltive, When tlla move to
Australia is made there will be another
big struggle. this time between the in
yading British american and the Au-
stralian combination. of which Mr.. Alex
ander Cameron. of this city, is one OF
the chief officers and stockholders,
The Patterson Plant.
The Patterson plant is at the present
time overrun with orders, which II can
not fill on account of Its limited capacity.
It's enlargement is forced by these de-
mands for larger output,
The factory just sold to 1t by the
British American for a spot cash sum
not given to tho public, is just across
the street from It, and 1t will DO con-
nected with the old building by a bridge.
The building is the largest of the three
factories owned by Williams when. IT
sold out It's acquisition viii more than
double the capacity of the Patterson
plant already one of the largest in the
city. Several hundred more hands will
be employed, a lot Of machinery has
already been employed, and lot OF
other is on the way here now, The Pat
terson Company will secure possession
by, sspember list and Will have the new ne y
factory in operation before October, The
ooncern will then be one OF the largest
IN tlle country, It's output will be from
eight to ten million pounds year, Most
of the business is done In New England,
Rumors have been abroad for some time