The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-25
FIGHT TO
BITTER END :. i:
Independent Tobacco Men Will y i'll.
Garry Contest Into the
s Courts.
AN ADDRESS 10 0 THE I E. TRADE I \ j
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Paper Has Been Prepared and
Will Be Scattered Broadcast
throughout the Country. IS
AN ADDRESS TO THE TRADE

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Tho independent tobacco manufacturers
Of Richmond. allied with other concerns
OF d like nature throughout the coun--IE
try, have, as a rcsultsot the secret con-
ference held recently In Boston, begun
an active and bitter fight against the
American Tobacco Company and Its new
scheme to close the doors Of New Eng
land jobbers against everything except
trust goods.
1t Is gathered here that plans have
been carefully laid for q fight that will h
be ono Of the most vigorous and ably
manoeuvered cverEput up BY. the allied 4
independents against their common enc.
my. They wi III mako every Of fort to check
announcement which promises dealt to-
them It succeeds, ard believe ZIG, that
4 they will win out In the end. Work Is 4
already being quietly done n In several \
quarters, and committee is preparing
ito take tho whole matter into the courts
5 Of the land, both State and national. This
legal aspect Of the a fair assumes posi-
I ton Of no incorsiderable import nce,
and there will probahly be some Inter-
osting developmen IN this direction.
Will Employ Counsel.
I Il The particular Incident which called
forth the action ofg tho Independents was
/. d 3proposition submitted by the American
To6ucco Company 70 the 5obbers Of New
sively, which Of fer and cons derat ton az
nunlb er,S OF them accepted The Richmond
independent manufacturers, not to speak
Of those from other sections. do \ a. vast
sbusiness If, this section where the union
label, not allowed to the trust IS pow
~. t..k <reI IA Ia
doors or the jobbcrs and the retailers
OF New England to the independents Of
Richmond and other places would have
the immediate effect OF putting many
of them out Of business. It Is to them,
therefore. matter, of vital Importance =
the American Tobacco Company. For
this reason the conference was held, and B
for this reason. the fight Is SOW to be-
waged to the hitter end. Il While they are
! unable to count on the jobbers, the 1n--s
dependents. according to epresen tations
will stand by them. ard the only diff
Guilty is In getting them supplied with
! stuff IL the jobbers close their doors,
| Plans to meet this issue have been m ade.
I5however. Stuff heretofore handled by
l!jobbers will now be shipped to other
Wholesale houses, and Individual rderSs
l4from tho retailers will be accepted by
Ialls the firms. 'Es W. be-
v Tho most important decision reached
IEby the conferences however, wa to- en-
4 ago counsel mt once and invoke the aid
4 Of both State and national courts to
81 keep the arlsets of New ngland open
.i and to have all agreements such as that
\ between tho a. T. Company and the job;
/ hers declared illegal This matter is left
In the hards OF a special comn,i ttee COM
4 posed OF Mr.. John Landstreet, of the!
4 r. a. Patterson Tobacco Company Of
this city; Mr. Hugh Campbell, OF tia
!. United States Tobacco Company, OF this
4 city. and Mr.. F., W Paul. OF the Uni
lsvcrsal TO bacco Company, I
Address to the Trade,
AS Indicated before, the conference was
secret and details of tho session are
scanty, 1t is gathered, however, that
I there we're representatives present from,
Rgchnond, Petersburg, Lynch burg. WHEEL
ing, ". Va; New York. Byfield, NJ ss.;
Detroit, Mich; Wilson, N. c.; Louisville.
Ky, and Rochester, N. ". Mr.. John
I Landstrcet, Of Richmond, presided over
1 the meeting. The Richmond concerns
represented wero as follows; United
1 States Tobacco Company, r. a. D. Patter-.
/ son Tobacco Company, Halpin-N eWeomh
Tobacco Company, Wright Caesar CON-
pany. Larps g. Brother Com anS, !. Y.
II uill q NutiRduy allu -Sa*|'St W. ~
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i AN address to the tobacco trade at
!. large has been prepared and will be scat
4 tered throughout the country, It is
signed BY t"sThe independent Manufac-i
4 turers League. composed Of al the IN
4 dependent tobacco mnnufac turers doing
business In the New England territory
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