The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15
RICHMOND MAKES
MOST CIGARETTES
Leads Cities of United States IN
Manufacture OF Popular
DopestlckS.
COL ECTS $1027,140.69
Commissioners Report Ranks
Lowry's Office Fifteenth in
Point OF Receipts.

Richmonl leads the cities Of the
United States in the manufacture OF
cigarettes According 10 the annual
report Of the commissioner of inter-
nal revenue. just made public. there
were manufactured in the second rev.
enue district Of Virginia during the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1912. q
1886 5O3.s25 cigarettes, or twenty-siN
for each man. woman and child In the
United states.
While the figures att for the Second
Virginia District. thug concern Rich
mond almost exclusively, for this city
has practically all the cigarette making
business Of the distrit. The relative
standing of the cigarette making
cities of the country at the end of the
next fiscal year will probably show
Richmond farther in the lead than
ever. because Of the large increase in
the consumption of several popular
brands manufactured exclusivey IN
this city.
shows Large Increase.
While the past year saw large IN
creases in the output OF both cigars
and cigarettes. the latter took the
lead by a large margin According to
the report. rS24 .694 more cigarettes
were manufactured in the united
States during the past fiscal year than
in the year preceding. The increase
was more than 20 per cent. COMPARED
with this gain. the cigar making IN
dustry showed an increase OF only II
per cent.
Despite adverse legslation in many
tates. the consumption of cigarettes
is on the increase. and is evidenced
by a corresponding increase in pro-
duc.ion To some SXtent this Is due
70 the extensive advertising of rival
brands of cigarettes following the DIS
memberment OF the American Tobacco
Company by the supreme Court
The organization in this State re-
Gently of the s50.000000 Tobacco Pro-
ducts Corporation for the manufac-
lure of cigarettes and allied products,
indicates a still larger consumption Oh
cigarettes in the future. One OF the
big companies making in this city
Turkish cigarette which is sold over
every counter IN the United states
will il is reported. spend more than
$500. 600 in the next few months IN
further advertising its product
Some Cigars Too.
In the production of little cigars.
weighing not more than three pounds
per 1000, the State Of Virginia ranked
third with 212..47.23o to its credit.
Maryland manufactured $50, i9-.eso'
and Pennsylvania, 32.S6f,240.
North Carolina led in the production
OF chewing and smoking tobacco. the
report showing that SS.S62.o92 pounds
Of the weed We're prepared in the Ola
! North State. Missouri was next. with
11.5lS,I25: Ohio third. with 1850, $50
Kentucky fourth. with 3S.113,lS1; Elr-
GINA fifth. with 29.9i5,595. and New
of1
While the second revenue district
of Virginia led An the manufacture of
cigarettes, the State as whole fell
behind New York The Empire State
vas first with an output OF 5,I05.s3o.-
33I. Virginia was second with 2-34S.-
455.425. and North Carolina third, with
I.39s,564.oo0.
Lowry Collected 1927, 1900.
The report shows that Collector NJ
n Lowry. OF the local revenue office.
reported receipts for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1914, amaHnting t.
s1O271i0.69. There are sixty-seven
collection districts in the United
States. and the second Virginia ranked
fifteenth The aJth Illinois led the
country with Vceipts totaling, S29.-
ssS.439-Se.
/bling up sis sketch Of the years
re - operations, Commission Royal
Ia Cabell says.
The fiscal year 1872 witnessed a
record production of distilled spirits
and a large increase in the withdraw
ais of distilled spirits; there was also
an increase in the amount OF tooecco
and snuff manufactured, an enormous
increase in cigarettes. a slight de-
crease in the production OF beer, a
slight decrease in corporation tax as
sessments. and a considerable increas'
in the manufacture OF oleomar garlne-