The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-29
HILL LOOKS OVER
RICHMOND PLANTS
SITUATION VERY SATISFACTORY
TO HEAD OF AMERICAN
TOBACCO COMPANY.
OFFICIALS GREET HIM
BRirIsH-AMENiCAN REPRESENTA-
riyEs VISIT CITY TO CONFER
WITH HEAD OF LEAF
DEPARTMENT.
|OFFICIALS GREET HIM

Following a trip OF inspection to
Durham. n. c., President Percivai
Hill. of the American Tobacco Com
pany, spent yesterday in Richmond on
a similar mission. During the day he
visited the several branches OF his
company here. with Malvern {. Fat
terson, OF Richmond, who was elect
ed vice. president OF the big tobacco
corporation about the time Mr. tHH
succeeded James B. Duke as president.
Mr.. Hill was accompanied to Rich
mond by T. b. Ewell. OF New York.
another viee-president Of the COM
pany. The two officials will return
to New York this afternoon.
Aside from looking over companys
plants here. Mr.. Hin desired to be-
come personally acquainted with the
officials located. This he did in
the course Of the day He found the
situation very satisfactory.
The new head Of the American To-
bacco Company IL a tall, broad
shouidered man Of powerful physique
that betokens energy and endurance
without limit. A heavy black nous
tache adds to hts general rugged app
pearance He liz business from the
bottom up and will doubtless have
successor.
Before being elevated to head posi-
ton, he was In charge Of sales de-
partment Of the company. with head
quarters in New York.
= - ARRIVES on LMAr- Day. p
1t 10 something Of coincidence
that Mr.. Hill arrived In Richmond on
tho last day allowed by the Federal
court for dissolution by the giant to-
bacco corporation. Thomas r. Ryan
also executed something Of diver
sion by resigning from the directorate
OF the company yesterday.
There II nothing to indicate that
Mr.. Hills visit to Richmond has any
the company to remove the leaf de-
partment Of the Patterson Company
from Richmond to Louisville. these
details having been previously work.
ed out. 1t 10 stated.
Mr.. Hin was accompanied from
Durham by J. H. MAILER. head Of the
leaf department of the American
Company in that city. and In Rich
mond he was greeted on his arrival
by r. ]. Walker. head Of the leaf
branch here.
Another coincidence In connection
with Mr.. Hilfs visit was the fact that
several OuuClAA u tHe DTltAbA-AtueHl~
can Company also assembled In Rich.
mond yesterday to confer with Peter
Arlington, head OF the leaf depart
ment Of that company, with head
quarters In New York. Three Of these
ot11cials, =. G. Curran. Henry Buell.
and Horace Flowers, came up from
Durham.
A stated in these columns recent
ly. the British American took over tho
Mayo stemmeTy 1t Seventh and Cary
streets. early In January, and 10 d.
ready conducting leaf operations
there. Though the British American
for the most part prepares tobacco
in this country for shipment abroad
to be manufactured. there u talk 10
the effect that X proposes to engage
more extensively In the manufacturing
business In the Staten hereafter, and
may build . plant of this kind In
Richmond IN the course of the next
year or two.
So long ~ the American Company
was intact, II appears that II had an
understanding with tho foreign con-
Germ that the latter Mhould allow Il
TO enjoy monopoly Cf the manu-
facturing hNejnaeo n thu country,
but now A4t eG3eoGnenk NJ Hangar
AoId& Il \ AoyEeaF14 $500 ~ Aaasst-
eaa fsnlsa6 + ~ II - -
s.
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