The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-16
NEW FACTORY To
WORK IN TOBACCO
Faik Tobacco Company Of New
York to Build Large Estab-
hshmcnt in Richmond.
A COMBINATION FACTORY


j. Thompson Brown Is co. closed last
week d. deal Of more than local interest
o. the manufacturing business ~ Rieh-
mo-u. especially 90 tie tobacco trade OF
Richmond and New York Contracts have
just been slgued Dog them for Nr Arthur
j. Stratus. conveying property fronting ll2
feet on the west side ol Twenty-secoud
street between Main and Franklin
Streets upon which 81 la~-e new four-
story ru-to-date bflck factory wl Dc
~ once erected Coz t.e lse 0t the Faik Too
htcro Company This property is ler-
ter known a- t1e old 81. B Pace factory.
ana was occupied for many years by the
Pace Tobacco Company. It was acquired
several years ago bv 1Ir. Arthur J..
Straus. ~ the Straus-Gunst CO.. of th.s
city. as an investment.
Up-tO-Date Factory.
il will be- entirely pulled down. and or
It's site "a modern up-to-date factory Will
be built for the FaIk Tobacco COMPANY.
whose headquarters ore No $40 Broad
way. New York Their Richmond branch
Is az present using the Boyd factory at
tho corner az Sixth and Cel~r Streets. but
their increasing business demanding larger
accommodations. Mr. NJ A. Falk. n~e-i-
dent OF tho company. who resides in New
York mas been in Richmond FOR the past
three or four weeks looking around fo~
D
resulted in their closing the deal last week
i'm which they acquired the property above
referred TO- Air. Arthur Fax. q promi-
neut attorney Of New York. and secretary
and treasurer OF the company. was in
Richmond last week. and au necessary
papers were prepared between him and j.
Thompson Brown g. Co. ronreeentiuc a.
/. Straus. finally closing tile deal 10 the
Fax Tobacco Company. who are manu-
facturers Of high-grade smoking tobacco.
They have met with phenomenal success
since their organization. their goods be-
ing sold from Maine 20 California AS well
as i'm ign countries. The president Of
the company is an old tobacco expert
and was for number ~ years connected
with the Camcrons OF this city before or
ganizing the present company.
Not in Trust
Mr. i. ~ Collier. OF this city. resident
MANAGER Of the Richmond branch. is well
known 10 the tobacco trade and business
men Of Richmond generally. and to whose
skill and ability much OF the success OF
the concern is due.
The company proposes TO materially en-
large their business. not only increasing
their output Of high grade smoking to-
! bacco. but viii install iu their new fac
! tory the latest improved machinery for
the manufacture of cigarettes and che
roots. As soon as the new factory is built
| the large number OF hands already en-
pioNed hy them will Doc greatly increased
a prominent banker of Richmond Of
I Tered to build for This company fac
| tofY or any size ANA kind They might de-
/ sire. and In arcordnncc with flaf. ouru
plans and specifications. i'm another Sec
ton OF the CITY. but after careful inspec-
! ton or the various sites offered them
by Brown & Co. ana others. they finany
selected. on account OF it's many superior
! local advantages. The site referred TO-
Falk Tobacco Company IS or fnFo-
pendent concern, not in any way con-
nocted with any trust or combine and
their success is not only gratifying IA
! their many friends In this city ana else
where, but 10 the tobacco trade generally
The present occupants OF the ola bund-
ing have been notified to vacatc. ana ihe
work Of tearing down and rebuilding will
commence Immediately. and Will be COM
pleted by next Max.