The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
PATTERSON SAYS
PLANT WILL STAY
Declares Tobacco Factory Is Not
Going TO Louisville, Despite
Reports to Contrary.
SOON TO GET NEW HOME
Part of Plug Business Trans
ierred to Louisvillc-Morc
Room Needed.

Concerning the published reports that
the Patterson Tobacco Company would
move TO Louisville. NJ. c. Patterson.
Company, has given out tho following
statement:
Tho Patterson Company's business is
IN Richmond and Will stay III Rich
mond. All OF this talk about it's sing
removed to Kentucky is poppycock.
OF course. in the rearrangcment of the
business of the American Tobacco Com
pany, of which the Patterson Company
was and Is part, there had TO DC many
changes. and then there ure some local
conditions. not necessary now TO speak
of. that suggested material changes.
IN these temporary changes IT was
thought advisable to have a certain
Burley plug tobacco. heretofore made
in the Patterson factory, duplicated IN
factory in Louisville that Is owned
and operated by the American Tobacco
Company. This is absolutely all Of the
business of the Patterson Company that
has been or will bs moved TO Louisville
and that Is not a drop in the bucket
For economys sake and by way OF
temporary arrangement 1t was thought
best 10 have part OF the suncured
plug tobaccos of the Patterson Company
made for n wh!lo in the Mayo Branch
of tho American Tobacco Company, In
this city, SO that the present plant Of
the Patterson Company could have more
work room and more shipping room for
It's enormous smoking tobacco trade.
"Of course, in the reorganization OF
tho immense business OF the Am erican
Tobacco Company. as ordered by the
highest court in the land. there must
he many changes In the working ar
rangements. but there has nsver been
and is not now any intention TO remove
the Patterson plant from this city:
VIII Tnkc Up Options.
AS you we'll know. the Patterson
Company was making plans to remove
its plant from the antiquated quarters
at the foot of Seventh Street. and held
options on ground in South Richmond
and In the western part of Richmond.
It still holds these options and expects
TO close both of them. for the Ameri
can Tobacco Company, as reorganized
and Is is being reorganizcd. will have
mead for all of the ground tho options
cover.
The Patterson Company has But re-
Gently taken in the big building al
sixth and Cary Streets and placed
therein machinery capable of turning
out 5000, 900 pounds of smoking to-
baco n year. and that is being worked
to its utmost capacity, and yet vs. need
more room. Hence 1t was deemed wise
10 have some of orr plugs made in the
Mayo Branch. so that we might have
more room al the foot OF Seventh Street
for the making OF our smoking tobac-
cos. and every inch Of this Increased ca
pacity Is being utilized.
Other temporary arrangements will
have to be made until ths company can
build the big plant 1t has had Ia mind
for several years. This contemplated
plan has never been nbandoeed. It was
just halted while pending tho opsr-
aiions OF the courts and the elopuence
of the attorneys gcneral OF sevcra!
States.
THE American Tobacco Company and
the Patterson Company end of II will
stay right in Richmond. and IL given
half chance will do double as much
business here al ever before"