The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-24
BIC TOBACC0GHOW
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But 1t Wants to Be a
Big Thing, Worthy
the Name.
A TOBACCO SHOW
EV EN- BY ITSELF
Such Is the Tobacco Interest OF
Greater Richmond-An Inter
national Exhibit. Which Will
Depict Great Resources of
the South-Philadelphia
Is After It.
BY FRANK s. WOODsON,
Industrial Editor.

BY FRANK s. WOODsON,
Industrial Editor.
Editor Webb, of the Southern To-
Salem, N. c., has launched schema
for a great tobacco exposition to be
held at some central. interesting and
entertaining point within the tobacco
growing section of the South. and he
has nominated Richmond as the best
place for the big show Editor Webbs
proposition has taken we'll with the
tobacco people throughout the South
ern country. ~ trade journal publish
ed in New York under the name OF
Tobacco referring to the North
Carolina EDITORS proposition and also
to the discussion it has started among
| the Tobacco dealers throughout the
country, says:
There has been some desultory talk
| in the trade recently in regard to ar
| ranging for another tobacco exposi-
| ton One plan advanced is for an eN-
| position in the interests of the South
| ern leaf growers. to be held at soma
| point in the South. the name of Rich
mond having been mentioned in this
| connection"
Philadelphia Wants II.
!
| tor Webb. among some of the mem
bers of the trade in Philadelphia, who
| had part in the organization and
| the management of the first real to-
| bacco show ever held in this country
| that they would like to try their hand
| in running another exposition
The third proposition according TO
! Editor Webb, is for another tobacco
| exposition TO be held in New York,
IL
| titled with the trade, but from the
| management OF the Madison Square
| Garden, who would naturally welcome
| an arrangement which would enable
them to secure tenant of the Garden
for two weeks at daily rental of ST.
O0o'
/ Doubling Thomas.
/ This New York trade journal called
Tobacco" believes that it is extreme
ly doubtful If anything in the shape
of big tobacco exposition on largo
scale can be pulled off, at least for
several years to come, and in support
of its contention. says: The tobacco
| exposition idea has been given a thor
ough trial. both in New York and in
| London. and 1t, has been pretty effect
! ually demonstrated that the general
! public cannot be counted upon to buy
tickets for suoh an exhibition In suf-
I iIiSHtlS iiISe nuinpeTS 10 insure the
fnancial success of a tobacco show"
Nowhere Like Richmond.
Replying to this Editor Webb, in
his excellent Southern Tobacco Jour
nal, says:
We are satisfied that tobacco ex-
position such as was held in New, York
Two or three years ago will not pay.
The expense Is too great. and there
are so many things of great interest
n 10
paratively few people care to pay 90
cents to see a display of cigars and
tobacco. But an exposition OF tobac-
co in all its forms. in its manufactures,
| growth, sale, ETC., in some place like
Richmond would create great inter-
est in the tobacco world"
| Commenting further along these
lines, the Southern Tobacco Journal
| says:
"a number OF years ago panyir,s
pulled off tobacco fair that was OF
| great benefit to that market. Later
| Winston had two tobacco shows that
/ created interest and attracted atten- n
| ton from all parts of the country,
| These fairs We're of permanent benefit
/ to the Danvlle and Winston tobacco
/ markets. But such tobacco eXposi-
1 ton as we now suggest, held at some
important, tobacco point. would be .
u.
| But New York Isn't Richmond.
| In a later edition of the Journal.
Editor Webb returns to the subject
and says,
I'VE find that our suggestion that
a big world-wide tobacco exhibit be
| held at Richmond is attracting a great
deal of notice throughout the tobac-
co world. Some of the New York to-
! bacco journals are saying that tha
Of tNt
| wise. and they refer to the big fail
ure of the tobacco shows that were
/ held in Madison Square Garden, as
| proof of the fact that a tobacco expo
| siton cannot be made to pay. We GER
| tainly agree that a tobacco exposition
cannot he made TO pay in New York.
nor In London or Paris, nor In arr
| other Very large city far removed
| from the tobacco growing section, but
| we contend that a great show can be
| pulled off successfully from every
| standpoint, If the risht location IL
/ found. and we believe Richmond is tila
! place, II Richmond does not want II.
we have other nominations to make"
| Nothing small f"r Us,
Well, il there is ANYTHING big scins
! on Richmond, Greater Richmond IL NAV <
be said is right in for IT,. There Ger.
| tainly can he no better place TO hold
/ n great tobacco show than Richmond.
! 1t he!ng tho hlsSest TOBACCO market n
| in the world. and in the dead centre
| or the biggest tobacco growing sec
| tion OF the world
/ However. Richmond will not ne sat
Listed with any little, one.horse tohac-
! 20 shows, or ona-horsa shows OF any
/ kind or description such showGas
lrdltor Webb Is trying 70 arrange FOR
/ should h.. and could he, a great na-
| tonal affair. or mavhe inteTnaunnitl.
aod Richelapd IS right in for that
| kind OF a thing,
! The Times Dispatch man hNs called
ON a number az leading TOBACCO llan.
'$both manufacturers and leaf dealefs.
and finds them all heartily In favor
| Of the show II it II o be hlg thing.
I Continued on Third Page.)