The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-04


The funeral services Will be con-
Quoted at the Second Presbyterian
Church at IL o'clock noon. Friday. the
pastor, Rev Or Russell Cecil. Of
flciatng, and interment viii be in
Hollywood Cemetery.
! The career of Colonel Cameron was
one of close application TO his bust
ness interests, until his retirement ten
years ago, when he and his brothers
associated with him for many years
sold their holdings in the tobacco in
dustry To the American Tobacco Com
pany and the British American To-
bacco Company The manufacturing
interests were takens over by the
American, and the great export bust
ness done from Petersburg and from
I Richmond. by the BtEish- American
/ Attentive TO Business.
( Mr. Cameron vas Always actively at
tentiye to his business and his close
application to the various details iu
! tho handling and manufacture of the
leaf rapidly brought him into pos =
itiou as a leader in the industry in the
nation His was a large and very sue
cessful business, and 1t enjoyed a
steady and profitable growth and
when sold to the bigger companies in
1905, II was one of he greatest single
tobacco enterprises in the country.
In additt> n 10 his attention to his
business interests he found time to
aeNote 10 civic and phlanthropic
c4rcles. His giving for the benefit
OF the less fortunate was without dis
play. Mr.. Cameron never having iden-
tilted himself with Any public or
semi-pub'ic rhilanA,ropic or charit-
able institutions Those who we're
among his beneficiaries and those
who have proflted by the growth and
! development of the city of Rich
mond. to which he, ia his more ac-
live years, contributed largely. deeply
regret his passing.
! Honorcd by Fftz Ice.
! 1hough he never participated In
4 political affairs, he was honored by
Governor ntzhugh, Lee by being made
member Of his staff. In the pur-
suit OF business and to the aid of
the confederacy. during the War Be
tween the States and to the South
Immediately after the wars close. he
was successful blockade. runner. OPP
Grating principally between Whining
/ ton. \. c., and Nassau. in the Ba-
hamas.
Alexander Cameron was born in
Grantown. Scotland Novemb Der |.
| 1888 His father. Alexander Cam
eron, a sturdy Scot. died few years
later, and when Mr.. Cameron was a
boy of twelve. his mother, two
brothers ard sister came to the
! United States. They settled in Nir-
GINA at Petersburg.
/ Early in life Mr.. Cameron turned
his attention to the tobacco indus
| try. associating himself with the late
/ David Dunlop After several years
/ he. with his brothers., William and
George Cameron entered as manufac-
! turers. l,ae, built rapidly and sue
successfully The firm in Petersburg
was known as William Cameron &
brothers.
Came to Richmond in 1863
In 1858 Mr., Cameron came to
Richmond and here established the
manufactcry OF Alexander Cameron
! 2 Go. Later. with his brother. VIII
! liza I'M Cameron. he established the
! Cameron e. Cameron plant here.
/ From Petersburg and Richmond
much tobacc" was exported. large
quantities being sent to Australia,
/ where some YEAR, later plants for
me manufacture of tobacco were es-
tablish"o ami operated.
Stree his retirement Colone! Cam