| Show A SURPRISING c TOBACCO DEAL OEAL DEAL The Tho Imperial Company of England Boosted by an on American SHOCK TO ro DESIGN ni lUI v Dun I ell U I Ibo tb 1111 lies leu on UI 01 I lit isis hll i Side UI of the lily Ilij l Now York Jan UTha iThe d iliin upon tin Ih tb market und Its Il position In iii II trade trado tr do In the tho United line Ims received a n surprIse In II the tho ot or a which hat ham ln been nt b Mr ll tt leo deo P F ft n well iselt 11 klow American tobacco man anti brother o ul ot Mr William Wilam II 11 I of tin thc Universal company of ot Am Amerl rl ra co cables calle tho the London correspondent ol ul the Au Al a n result resul of o this this deal tho the of ot the tue Imperial Tobacco lo company ol of Great Groat Britain and Ireland which whIrls coin conr COl NIseI somo thirteen big II Irm and ami which will wi bo be hooted early In February Is Fm probably strengthened The jim I papers have haa been full tull n ot ol rumors rumor during the week of ot till all ni kinds cC or t combinations and allIances between the tho British imperial Tobacco combine and ond the that have so for fat preset ved their independence The Tho Dally DaIly Daty Express it a I report that the th Henry lenry C company limited has his been purchased by b tho the American combine Mr Ir when scon S I at R the carlton Corlon hotel announced that ho he had acquired a I large Interest In tile the Henry company and andIn andin In II time the Havana companies limited Mr Mv Duller would not acknowledge that he ho Buter was all acting on behalf ot 0 Ilia Ihl Havana Commercial company In this transaction but It I Is stated on excel excellent excellent lent authority that the purchase of an nn Interest In the Henry com corn company pany add nM Havana companies limit 1111 with cd ed Indicates an all amalgamation the Iho el Havana company comp ny lie no sides cIties being a n brother of the president lt of ot the Universal It is s stood that Mr Duller Butler luter Is 18 also 1110 a 1 tentative of the present reorganization Commercial committee of this the Havana corn Mr Duller Butler when asked what would bo the benefit of ot the tho new combination replied It means closer clonar relations between the I Universal Tobacco company of America the tho Imperial Tobacco com coin company COl pany of England the Henry enry company the Havana Un companies lim limited limIted anti and the tho Havana Commercial com corn company pany This combination will wi be he op opposed opposed posed by tho the tobacco combinations hot the time time the Imperial Tobacco company of England Ingland and the American companies II Iii n the tho deal there will exist n II most lost harmonious working understanding Mr Ir Gustav Dock Doc managing director nt ot Henry company came cameto cameto to London wIth will me mo a n n short time ngo ago The Tho Thi question of a salo zak of an nn Interest In the tho company was wa laid before the tho di dt directors rectors Mr Duke lluke who was hero hem nt at the time same sam lr time also endeavored to se so secure cure for Jor his combination control of ot this company com pan but he failed and sailed for America last week Now INow a n deal has been heen closed by which h the tho combination which I have spoken of was affected Those These compan companies ics ies control l o wn time the market for Imported cl cI pars for Great Britain which Is enor nor enormous antI are In a it position to fedr but little time the Ih threatened Invasion of this market by any other combination |
