The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-06

bered on account of its winning the
New york to Paris race. defeating all
foreign cars, as well as American, in
this event
The booth is decorated with photos
of this notable event and some OF the
trying conditions which the car en-
countered in winning the great race.
The above cars are shown by the
Jones Motor Car Company. Allen Ave-
nue. and Broad Street, city.
A Big Tobacco Factory.
am sure / do not exaggerate a
particle when / say that the most at
tractice place In all OF the Industrial
Building is that great big corner where
the r. A. Patterson Tobacco Company
is doing business in miniature just as
they did in greater shape every day in
the year. They are operating in the
building perfect tobacco factory. in
the which the chewing and smoking
goods are being made right straight
along. And 1t is being done with all
Of the old time tobacco factory ac-
compartments. In the chewing tobac-
co department. where the famous brands
made, there are at actual work twenty
all sing as only can the old Virginia
negro.
Crowds stand all the day long around
the Patterson factory to hear the ne
groes sing and to see them work. In
the smoking department dozen hand
some young women are packing and
stamping the smoking brands known
| to the whole world as Tuxedo" and
| Lucky Strike" More than Atty hogs
heads of the raw weed is stored in the
factory" to keep the steamers and
twisters and cutters busy. A dozen or
more managers and clerks are on hand
to keep the factory moving right
! along just as the big factory of which
| 1t is but picture keeps moving 3s5
/ days of the year. Sundays and legal
holidays excepted.
Varied Attractions.
! can hardly tell in one day an of the
attractions in this most attractice build
ling. but there are some of them that /
! must mention. for the building as q
| whole is industrial Virginia in minia-
ture and. thing that all Of Virginia
and The Times-Dispatch in particular
lis proud OF.
| L. c. Younger, Wholesale grocery
man and coffee rooster Of much fame.
has fne exhibit, and his corps Of as
sistants were busy all the day long
yesterday serving COTE to the thous-
ands OF visitors. I reckson 10000 cups
OF cofee must have been served.
| hard by Is the exhibit of the Smith
Courtney Company have on NV note
Dock long list Of things they are
showing, including everything in the
way OF mill. railway and contractors.
supplies. but space is short and I
can't tell all about them oG and
see for yourself
The State Department of Agricul-
lure has big space In the Industrial
building. and through the enterpr!s e
OF Commissioner Koiner a great az
| ricuitural exhibit Is made. 1t consists
OF everything that Virginia makes.
from potatoes and oysters up to wheat
ana corn and hay. Perhaps the most
| interesting thing in this great exhibit
is the alfalfa. It is interesting because
Alfalfa is something comparatively
new IN Virginia and exceedingly prof.
! table
A Myers & Co. OF 7s1 East Cary
Street. are exhibitors in this building,
] and they have a fine display Of surreys.
buggies. runabouts and wagons; also
tuH line pony vehicles manufactured
by Michigan Buggy Company, OF Kula-
| mazoo, Mich, and Peters Buggy oCm-
pany. of Columbus, o. These firms are
represented by z. p. Lane. of Kala-
mazoo. Mich, and r. A. Smallsreed,
of Columbus. o.
| r. L Barnes Safe and Lock Com