The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-06
'ALL THE WORLD
LOVES TOBACCO
So Declares President Tazawell
Darlington in Report Before
u. S. Association.
PAYS RESPECTS TO TRUSTS
Says Best Type Of Man Is He
Who Conducts Business
Independently.
Especial to The Times- Dispatch

iyE Especial TO inc eSrl0lapntCn,I
4 M 1lsToWN ExPOIsITION
GROUNDS, VA, July 6.--Members Of
the Tobacco Association OF tho United
States fro the States Of Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten
nessee. Kentucky and Ohio We're here
III large numbers to-day for the
eighth annual convention Of the aaso-
citation, called to order In tho inside
Inn. Tho address of President Taze-
we'll NJ. Carrirgton, OF Richmond, W.,
which gave deal of statistical data
bearing on the growth and consump-
tlon OF tobacco. and tho reading OF
the minutes of tho last meeting Of the
association held In New York consti-
tutcd the work of the first day Of
the convention, This afternoon this
members Of the convention took q wa
ter trip to the Virginia Cnpes. .
The annual. election of officers Of
the association will occur Tomorrow.
day were: Tazewell Nj. Darlington, OF
Richmond, presidents w D. Collins. OF
Louisa, Ky. first ice-presldent; w. l.
Petty. Of Rocky Mount, y. G, second
vice. president; G, II, -Eahmer, Of Louis
Willie, KY, third vices president, and
John G, Hagan, OF Richmond, Va, sec
rotary and treasurer,
Presidents Report.
President Darlington In his report
paid his respects to the trusts and the
| monopolistic tendencies Of the times
declaring that tobacco, recently de-
| clared by a duly constituted court tc
be necessity, had become deeply In
yolved In the various economic and con-
stitutional questions Of the day. The
speaker declared that tits the mar
| who owns his business unafflliated with
| a trust OF any kind, the farmer and
all others Independent in business who
form the embodiment Of the best type
OF me nation, and everything that
lends 70 minimize this class must be
to the hurt of the country" said he
| Among the great results TINT have flow
cd out from the occasion OF the landing q
Dur ovra lo9r,etathers. tho event which this grea
| the use OF that wead we SO strenuously
Point !, q importanae, and while nav il.
~ introduced to us as q symbol OF love ant
peace, for the chronicles first mention It il
Iaeserlhing eompaGts anG treaties brought t,
!. cnneluslon over the pipe Of peace. tho an
/ tetype Of countless numbers Of social pine
I. doubt having the same benign Influence
linus we see that i Is to tobacco many 0
torefathers may have been massacred Will,
out THIS ceremony no, ono can say.
/ =. ne type OF TOBACCO raised In this scctio
Is evidently the origin of all the species noy
rails raised : IN Virginia, North and South Carr
i INA. Kentucky and Tennessee, and possb
the sun and air-cured tohaccos of a 10,
counties In Virginia represent more closet
l tho original than any other species. AS til
sons Of Virginia emigrated West to Ken
lucky and TENNESSEE, they carried the to
bncco- raising habit Will, them, land Ii,
Shipping types now grown In, these tw
Il States very nearly resemble the Virginl
4 type. The flue-cured. the. one sucker, tn
Pryor and tho other export and manufactu,
4 Ing types have all been developed by eli
4 matte and soil conditions. but more part
cularly By the manner Of curing. The blu,
ley seems to have been first made In Brow
county, O.. IN 1854, and Hths species is no
SO deveoped that It enters most largely int
the manufactured article or this countr,
The cigar species seems to beaa decided
ainarent tyne. and ,Waa first. found in tn
islands OF the Antilles whep this countr
was first discovered This species in ii
I United States. strange to say, Is grow
principally in the States of Connection
New York, Pennsylvania. Ohio Mlchiga
etc. and to some extent In the Sonther
States Of Florida and Texas, and large quar-
titles arc exported from Cuba and Port
! Rico ~ ~ -I.7I