14,000 persons. Annual payroll has been in the range 

 of $54 million. Some 7,000 workers are, additionally, 

 in the category of seasonal employees. 



The complex, modem tobacco factories, the stem- 

 meries, rehandling plants and other units essential to 

 the industry in the state represent a large capital invest- 

 ment. Real estate and personal property of tobacco 

 manufacturers in Virginia are valued at $537 million. 

 The latest report of new capital expenditures, which 

 does not include plants under construction, totals 

 $6,786,000. 



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obacco consumers and suppliers 



Per capita consumption of cigarettes in Virginia is 

 around 160 packages a year. There are 30,314 outlets in 

 Virginia that supply tobacco goods directly to con- 

 sumers. Two-thirds of these are in retail stores. Some 

 10,000 are represented by vending machines, armed 

 services canteens, clubs and places other than stores. 

 A recent trade report (1959) estimated the wholesale 

 value of tobacco products distributed in the state at 

 $109,565,514. Of this, cigarettes alone had a wholesale 

 worth of $91,775,048, and cigars, $12,462,492. Pipe and 

 chewing tobaccos, snuff, pipes and other smokers' ar- 

 ticles accounted for over $5.3 million. 



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he revenue value of tobacco 



Virginians were long free of a state tax on tobacco 

 products though they paid a considerable share of the 



