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Letter to Editor
July 23, 1881
The Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia
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A letter to the Richmond Dispatch editors celebrates Virginia tobacco companies winning silver prizes at the 1881 Australian World's Fair in Melbourne, listing winners like Hams & Co. and Allen & Ginter, and notes a special imperial award to Cameron Brothers.
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Richmond Dispatch
SATURDAY..............JULY 23, 1881.
"Never Tire."
Editors Dispatch: The prizes in the Australian World's Fair have been distributed, and it must be very gratifying to a Virginian to see how the old State holds her own. Here is the full prize list on tobaccos, from the Melbourne Argus of May 20th:
Hams & Co., Richmond, Va., manufactured hard tobaccos, silver; T. C. Williams Brother, Petersburg, Va., manufactured hard tobaccos, silver; William Cameron & Co., Richmond, Va., manufactured hard tobaccos, silver; Alexander Cameron & Co., Richmond, Va., manufactured hard tobaccos, silver; Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Va., cut tobaccos, silver; William S. Kimball & Co., Rochester, N. Y., cut tobaccos, silver (two awards); Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Va., cigarettes, silver; Gail & Ax, Baltimore, Md., cut smoking and cigarette tobaccos, silver.
The Emperor of Germany offered a prize worth 4,000 for the International Fair, to be given "to an exhibitor of one of the Australian colonies as an acknowledgment of the efforts in promoting art and industry shown by the high qualities of the goods manufactured by such exhibitor." In each grand division of local manufacture the best exhibitor was named by the jury having it in charge, and we find that Jury 20 gave the award to "Cameron Brothers, of Melbourne." The head of this house is William Cameron, Esq., formerly of Petersburg, and well and widely known in the tobacco and business circles of both hemispheres. We all wish him joy.
Mr. Ekin.
SATURDAY..............JULY 23, 1881.
"Never Tire."
Editors Dispatch: The prizes in the Australian World's Fair have been distributed, and it must be very gratifying to a Virginian to see how the old State holds her own. Here is the full prize list on tobaccos, from the Melbourne Argus of May 20th:
Hams & Co., Richmond, Va., manufactured hard tobaccos, silver; T. C. Williams Brother, Petersburg, Va., manufactured hard tobaccos, silver; William Cameron & Co., Richmond, Va., manufactured hard tobaccos, silver; Alexander Cameron & Co., Richmond, Va., manufactured hard tobaccos, silver; Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Va., cut tobaccos, silver; William S. Kimball & Co., Rochester, N. Y., cut tobaccos, silver (two awards); Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Va., cigarettes, silver; Gail & Ax, Baltimore, Md., cut smoking and cigarette tobaccos, silver.
The Emperor of Germany offered a prize worth 4,000 for the International Fair, to be given "to an exhibitor of one of the Australian colonies as an acknowledgment of the efforts in promoting art and industry shown by the high qualities of the goods manufactured by such exhibitor." In each grand division of local manufacture the best exhibitor was named by the jury having it in charge, and we find that Jury 20 gave the award to "Cameron Brothers, of Melbourne." The head of this house is William Cameron, Esq., formerly of Petersburg, and well and widely known in the tobacco and business circles of both hemispheres. We all wish him joy.
Mr. Ekin.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Australian World Fair
Tobacco Prizes
Virginia Manufacturers
Cameron Brothers
Silver Awards
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Ekin
Editors Dispatch
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Mr. Ekin
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Editors Dispatch
Main Argument
virginia tobacco manufacturers won multiple silver prizes at the australian world's fair, demonstrating the state's strong position in the industry, with a special award to cameron brothers.
Notable Details
Prize List Includes Hams & Co., T. C. Williams Brother, William Cameron & Co., Alexander Cameron & Co., And Allen & Ginter From Virginia
Emperor Of Germany's Prize Awarded To Cameron Brothers Of Melbourne, Headed By William Cameron Formerly Of Petersburg