The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-01
BIG FIGURES FOR
TOBACCO TRADE
Railroads Brought 144,347,OOO
Pounds to Richmond During
the Past Year.
STILL HOLDS OLD POSITION
John M. Taylor Reelected Pres
idcnt at Annual Meet
ing Here.

President John NJ. Taylor, submitted
yesterday to the annual meeting Of
the Richmond Tobacco Trade 15o,7Ss,-
600 pounds OF tobacco were manufac-
tured or rehandled in this city during
the past twelve months. From these
figures President Taylor naturally
proves that Richmond has not lost it's
world Reports from the railroads
show that they brought 144.347,0Oo
pounds of tho staple into Richmond
within the year.
Onicers were elected as follows:
John NJ. Taylor. president; VIII T.
HAZEL. vice president: Edward Win
free. secretary and treasurer and in
speGtor Board OF directors-John NJ
Taylor. VIII l.. HAZEL. S. w. Tompkins
John l.. Wingo. julius A. Hobson, w
w. Morton. r. NJ. Darlington, r. T. Ar
rington and l.. L. Strause.
President Tnylor's Report.
President Taylor. in his annual re-
port says:
in briefly reviewing the business OF
the Richmond Tobacco Trade for the
past twelve months there Is much 70
encourage us.
In the beginning OF the year the
seVcral large companies which had for
nerly been embraced by the American
Tobacco Company had hardly had time
TO adjust themselves to changed condi-
fna
certainty. but the adjustment seems
TO have been worked out. and all OF
our manufacturers seem 10 have had
n profitable year. Our leaf dealers
have also had Il good year, prices on
bright tobacco ruling higher than for
many years. stocks in the hands OF
dealers are very small, and they are
in good condition to enter the market
for the new crop
our loose sales. amounting to IL
f4l,oi3 pounds from Sept /. 1912. 10
September l. 1913, show come falling
of, owing to the shortness Of the
crop. but with larger and better
crop now IN sight every Indication
points 10 increased sales the coming
year. and IT is TO bc hoped that the
manufacturers using the sweet sun
cured tobacco grown In the territory
tributary TO Richmond viii see their
way clear to pay better prices rernern-
herring that the cost OF producing a
crop OF tobacco is far more than for
merry. and the farmer reasonably cx-
poets more. The trade and the entire
community are to be conEratulatcd
upon The erection In the city during
the past year OF what is pcrhaus IN,
largest and best equipped plant in Tho
world FOR the rehandling OF leaf to-
bacco. as well as several other fac;orie,
ana warehouses of enormous capacity
giving employment to many people anC
largely Increasing the volume OF bust.
ness done here
Richmond Trade Figures.
Because OF changed conditions. tn,
IDEA has been prevalent that Richmond
! mas lost the position she once held as
tobacco market and manufacturing
CITY: in one sense this is true. Their.
Is perhaps not as much tobacco bought
by Richmond dealers from Richmond
dealers and commission merchants. bu,
II Is undoubtedly true that more TO.
hacco is r@handled and manufactured
here than ever v'efo,e in its history
The transportation companies en-
. tering Richmond report that for III.
Year September /. 1912, TO Septcmbe,
/. 1913. they brought into Richmond
and delivered to manufacturers and
dealers l4i.34,.000 pounds
allowing deduction OF 5000 600
which may have been included in oui
loose sales. and we have total OF
$50, ,eS.0o0 pounds. either manufac.
/ tured or rehandled in Richmond Thi.
enormous volume OF business will
probably surprise even some of GU,
own members.
While other cities derive consider.
able satisfaction III claiming to be su.
prcme in some branch Of the tobacco
business. Richmond can pursue The
even tenor OF her way conscious OF
the fact that she is by reason OF be.
Ing the headquarters OF the leaf de.
partments of many OF the largest cor.
porations, as we'll as OF foreign coun.
tries. one of the most important to-
bacco centres OF the world.
Kept Freight Rates Down.
II Enjoying, "a Richmond does, ampl,
banking facilities. with cheap storage
and low insurance rates and with ar
inspection second to none. the bushes:
should go on. increasing year by year
| The thanks of the trade are du,
w. T. Reed and l.. 5. Goodman, man.
ager of the traffic bureau of the Rich
nond Chamber OF Commerce, for max.
Ing successful protest to the oHicia
classification committee OF the rail
roads. which met in New York las
| fall to consider raising the classified
tion rating on leaf tobacco in less thar
car loads from Western to Easter,
points. Had this been adopted. 1
would have meant about doubling tn,
freight rate from many Western
markets to Richmond on tobacco /.
less than car load lots"