The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-30
TOBACCO TRADE
ELECTS VII. HAZEL
Well-Known Man Chosen Prcsi
dent at Annual Meeting
Of Association.
LOOSE LEAF SALES INCREASE
Report Submitted by John M.
Taylor Shows Business to
Be in Good Shape.

/ nent in tho local trade. was elected
! president OF the Richmond Tobacco
! Soard OF Trade at the annual meet
Ing. which was held yesterday. Other
officers were named as follows: Nat
Frazier, vicc-president. and Edwa ri
! Wlnfrec. MISUNDERSTANDING Board
OF governors ". T.. HAZEL Nat Fra
flor. S. w. Tompkins. J. l.. Wingo
Julius a. lIobson. w. W. Morton. T. NJ
Darlington. Il. IT. Arlington and I. G.,
Strause.
The members of the arbitration and
sales committees will be announced
later by President IIaxcll
Tho annual report Of John A. Tay-
Tor. retirin; president. proved OF un-
usual interest.
LOOSE LEAF SALES SHOW
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE.
II am glad to be able to report" Mr..
Taylor said. that our loose sales show
substantial Increase over the sales
OF INC previous year. From September
/, 1"'2. TO September l, 1919. li.3l7.-
5ts pounds we're sold at an average
OF AS'i. From September l. 1913. to
september /. 1914, l3.s9?.3G2 pounds
wore sold at an average OF 1854"
Continuing, Mr.. Taylor said:
Inc transportation companies en-.
tcrinS Richmond report that for the
Eear-Sep,embcr ]. 1912. TO September
l. l9l4--thcy brought into Richmond
and delivered 10 manufacturers and
dealers 152,207.oo0 pounds OF leaf to-
pecco; adding to this our loose sales
of i3.s?9.362 pounds and we hav. a
totai Of 1s6. lo6.362 pounds Allowing
a deduction OF 5000. 600 pounds which
is a conservative estimate OF what may
have been brought In by rail- for thu
loose sales. and we have a total OF 100
tOJ,352 pounds, either manufactured
or rchandlcd in Richmond-thist s mn
Increase of over 100000 pounds over
70 cay that this showing is not cqualed
by any other tobacco marked in tho
United States. and proba bly, cata blishcs
II record for Richmond
according to official figures Of tho
United states Internal Revenue De
partncnt Tor the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1914, the Richmond district
shows Il very satisfactory increase In
the output of cigarettes cigars and
cheroots and small cigars. and a small
failing off OF plug and cmoking 10.
bacco. Taken as a whole our manufnc.
turers have apparently had a very good
year.
OUTLOOK Fon BIG
CROP OF FAIR QUALITY
owing TO very dry weather last
spring mt transplanting time n much
smaller crop was set than was intended
throughout this section; thi. wns cs
pecially true In the counties which mar
ket their tobacco in Richmond At one
time IL looked ms If there would be nj
most complete failure. Favorable
weather later on however, caused great
Improvement and the outlook nov. I,
for crop OF probably two-,hirds tho
size OF 'thc last one and OF fair quality I
The bright crop OF the Carolinns anu
virgins last year sold at phcnominally |,
nigh prices and broke all records M
10 the amount OF money received by !
inc farmers. In this district for a crop
II was not surprising, therefore. that
preparations were made to p!ant n |
very large crop last spring. Just at
planting time a drought set in ana /
materially curtailed the planting. par !
In tho Old Belt, but even then /,
n fairly large crop was grown, ana
while prices are ruling lower than this /
timc last year, they are being main |
tanned far more satisfactorily than the !
price OF that other and greater staple I.
of the South-cotton.
WAR WILL INTERFERE:
WITH DARK CROPS |
The dark crop OF Virginia will be |
much smaller this year than usual;
a large proportion of this Is Usually !
,aken by Continental Europe. and tho
war now raging there will materially !
interfere with the marketing OF It,
probably moro than with any other
type or tobacco grown In our section,
but this will present an opportunity
for the much maligned p1iddleman TO
mission merchants and the banks o.
Richmond have ever done their part
towards taking care OF the tobacco
crop, nnd in this hour of stress they
can confidently DO relied upon to do
their utmost to relieve n situation.
The like OF which the world has never
seen before.
During the winter the trade ac-
lively co-opcrated with other organ
cations OF the city in the effort to
nave ono OF the new regional banks
established in Richmond. and we arc
III, or course, mnch gratifed that our
Efforts were crowned with succcss"
Tho report OF the secretary treas
iTer showed the organization TO be in
sood financial condition. +
The new president OF the trade Is
me OF the best known tobacco men
n Richmond. His first experience was
IN the "pinhook" line in the bright
ohacco market OF DanvilIe. In n short
iine he became factor in the Eastern
Worth Carolina markets About ten
ears ago he came to Richmond, and
llce has been head OF the Shockoc ,
y arehousc. Mr.. Hazel has done much
o build up the Richmond leaf market,
nd II is largely due 10 his efforts that !
moro loose leaf is now sold in this
lily than in decade. He Is expected 6
o DO much toward making the Tobacco
'oard OF Trade q real factor in Rich
nond development I
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