The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-26
T11T DIMES RICHMOND VA SUNDAY NOVEMBER e. 1911
R|CHMONDANDlTS
TOBACCO MARKET
CONTINUED From tllst parel

VDnVVU UTUaNEH
continued From tnst page)
He bought the property ut the corner
or Sixth and Cary Street. and early in
the month last August commenced the
erection thercoa OF the finest and best
arranged leaf tobacco and storage
warehouse in the South. I.ie building,
winch was especially designed by eX.
perienced men for the Leaf tobacco
business. was completed November l,
In time for the opening OF the to-
bacco season. since 'vIich date the
spacious, wel-liShted floors have been
hlled every good sales day with the
loose weed 10 receive the attention
OF tho strons-lunged auotioneer and
the enthusiastic buyers.
The hutchinson Warehouse-and
that Ia what it was chrlstened-Is q
magnificent three story concrete steel
reinforced building, stricuy ilreproot,
anu Is an ornament to that part OF the
city.
Enormous floor Space.
The building stands Los feet on Sixth
Street and l20 on Cary. The steel
and concrete roof is covered with tar
felt paper and Stag. In the roof thore
are five splendid skylights, and the
floors are further lighted by eighty.
two side windows.
al tne hoors OIL the Two upper stories
there are prism lights. which convoy
aauitiohal light to the second and
ground floors. In the two upper floors
there are 1900 square feet OF space,
ana on the ground floor there
are $4,000 square feet for the
loose leaf sales, anu thus II will bs
seen that the warehouse has 5000
square feet of floor space for the dis
play and sale of the loose leaf in the
selling season and for storage the re-
niaihoer OF the year. On the ground
moor there are also $50 stalls for the
care OF the countrymen's teams when
they bring thor tobacco to market,
and these stalls are we'll lighted and
are divided By eight feet aisles. The
hoofs are connected by an electric
elevator OF 5000 pounds capacity and
room enough to carry two of the
largest hoSsheads of tobucco. or
twelve largo baskets OF the loose leaf
at time. and there are scules on every
moor thus the upper floors are just
as convenient for the sale Of the leaf
as Is the ground floor There are two
wagon entrance doors. one on Cary
street and one on Sixth, and there are
four loading doors.
Oiiices aud Lodging Rooms,
On the second moor there are besides
tue moor managers Office ample lodging
rooms for the farmers and these nrn
Kept as neat as pin and us comfort
Ado as a nome place. Necessary wash
anu toiiet rooms are also on this floor,
ana also on tho third floor. The com
modlous offices are on the third floor.
anu they are we'll arranged for thei
prompt transaction OF business Tho
entfe building Is electrically lighted.
the wire Tor the purpose being run
through stormProof conauts.. AN i'm
mense Watering trough Is soon to be
erected by the city on the sixth street.
side OF the house. The Hutcheson
warehouse is admirably located, being
convenient to several of the tobucco
iuotories. near TO the freight depots
of the Chesapeake und Ohio. AIian,,o
Coast Line and the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railronds. A,
iiltie later on Captain Hutcheson en-
poets to have Il track run right To
inc warehouse from the Ninth street
chesapeake and Ohio Freight Depot.
Inc warehouse is also especially
VEL located Tor the wagoners who
counties TO the north OF Richmond
aHa rom the tobacco counties south
or the James.
The Once Force.
Last season Captain Hutcheson sold
a. the OLD Davenport mouse in ali
th 100000 pounds of leaf, more
slate. ana the balance in package
goods. With the better facilities nov
completed he expects to double his
record Tins tobacco year.
captain Hutchinson has surrounded
hiinseiI with strong office force He
10 ASSISTED IN the general management
OF the business by his eldest son, j,
become associated with him, and whose
experience in the business makes him
the equal in all respects OF the "oid
the whole shop. L. f. Watson, who
has been with the captain twenty-five
years and is known by all tobacco
m EN-, 20 pc an expert In the business,
Less stay there to the end of his career.
The balance of the strictly office force
is made up OF good bookkeepers and
lightning caieulators. and this force
mas adopted the system OF paying of
the sellers as fast as their tobaccos
are sold The calculations and ac-
auctioneer cries the bids. and when
a mans last pile Is sold his check or
the cash Is about ready for him, and
Ne Mt iah ha eh home rejoieng Or proceed
may elect. The eloquent lecturer,
otherwise known as the auotlonoor, at
the HMtcheson Is John ~ Valentine.
natural born cryer. who. with six
teen. years OF experience as tobacco
auctioneer, Is better to-day than ever
before. Mr.. Valentine. although
pSSI "hS 'oF beVtTHl years
tobacco auctioneer at the leading
warehouse In I>ynchburg.
Some of the tobacco men OF this city
are predicting that notwithstanding
the alleged shortness of the crop OF
this year, Richmond will sell this
season at least 25,000.000 pounds OF
the loose leaf, and nobody can come
anywhere near guessing how many
pounds of the package goods will be
sold by sample. Everybody knows,
however. that Richmond's left to-
bacco business is growing at rapid
rate, and those OF the pronos tica tors
who place their figures the highest
will probably come nearest to the
mark to be made by this market for