The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
.sURBRUG CO.
LANDED QUICKL 7
Tobacco Factory Burned We'd
ncsday, New Factory Bought
Friday.
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THAT Is RICHMOND HUSTLE
THAT is RICHMOND HUSTLE

a striking example of Richmond TWEEN
tieth century business methods has just
been shown in the quick action of Mr..
j. w. Surbrug, president of the Surbrug
Tobacco Company, which was burnt out
in the Williams fire OF last Wednesday
morning. While the ruins of his estab-
lshment were still burning and not a
vestige of anything saved, he and his
business manager, Mr.. Alexander Gamer
on, Jr., began to look for new quarters.
Such calamity was enough to paralyze
the energies OF any average business man,
but not SO with these hustlers. 1t did.
not take long for ]. Thompson Brown and
Company. who are something of hustlers
themselves, to get in touch with Mr..
Surbrug, and few hours of negotiating
resulted in the sale to them of the large
three and fourstory factories Nos. 8
lib North Twenty-second Street, for
merly known as the Hancock factory.
In less than twenty-four hours after the
fire Mr.. Surbrug had closed the deal
and turned to keys over to his manager.
Mr.. Cameron who at once took possess
sion and directed his treasurer, Mr.. Wal
ter III. Jones. to settle for the same as
soon as the deeds We're signed and ready
for delivery.
Ample Floor Room.
The buildings secured by Mr.. Surbrug
have over 10000 square feet, are located
on Twenty-second Street. between Main
and Franklin. are admirably adapted for
their business, and are in whatgis known
as the Tobacco Manufacturing District
being near the American Tobacco Com
pany's plant. Larus's, Di.l's, Gallagher's,
and other factories.
Many improvements will be made by
tho SIrbrlly4 500 /,
of machinery having already been or
dered an. will be installed as soon as it
can be procured and steam and rails
deliver it. Mountaineering time will be,
made in getting to work, and with a larg-
er force of employees and with better
facilities than heretofore had, the Sur
brug Company will be better able to
supply the large and growing trade than
ever before.
This is an example, of Rtchmond's push
and energy that has hardly ever been
surpassed in the history of the tobacco
trade of this CITY,
Messrs J. Thompson Brown and Com
pany, when called upon and questioned
in reference to the above. did not feel at
liberty to give further particulars except
to confirm the report and to state the
price obtained was entirely satisfactory
to both purchaser and seller, Mr.. Leroy.
Brown went u step further to state that
these factories We're purchased about two
months go by c. r. Saucr and CO., who
expected to use thcm for their own pnr-
pose; but they concluded that the grow
ing demands of their business necessitat-
ed n still larger factory than this, and as
public spirited citizens, desiring to en-
courage the Surbrug people all they
could, they concluded to make out with
their present6plant for awhile until they
can perfect their arrangements to buii,l
in the West End, and assigned their pur-f
chase to the snrbrug Company at ngures
that are satisfactory all around
The tobacco people OF this city arc
much sratified at the permanent Local
ltion In Richmond Of the S,ltbrug people,
who VIII add noflittle to the material
prosperity of the city generally3as we'll
us the tobacco trade sneciplly.