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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[Mav I, 1894. 
INDIAN TEA IN AMERICA, 
It the following telegram, whieh we find thic 
afternoon in the Times of India, prove oorreot, it 
will show that the Indian Tea Association have 
forestalled the decision of the Oeylon Planters' 
Association on the point of united action in America. 
Our neighbours have resolved, apparently, to act 
independently. We Euppose that the Calcutta 
Ooicmittie finding no responBO to their propcBal 
before Sir John Muir left Ceylon, nor any favourable 
advioe from Mr. Buobanan, decided to go eheed 
on their own accoant. Here at any rate is the 
announoement : — 
The Inbian Tea Tiiadb.— Caloutts, April The 
Englishman states that <be Indirn Te» Associa ion b^a 
(leoidud tu seud Mr. Bleibyaden to America for two 
yu«rj to reprBxent the intereats of the Iu<1ian tea 
trade. He will work in conjunction with tho lool 
trading firms and through the ordinary trad« obannele. 
Unlike Oeylon, the Indian tea trade does not purpose 
to pasb the trade icdepetidently, l>ut will offer certain 
eiicoaragement in the shape of advertising charges to 
Mr. Lipton, Metete. Held, Murdoch and Co., atd 
otber Brme, which have practical control of American 
eales. 
TboOatiadian tariff reform is viewed is distinctly 
favourable to the Indian trade. The new iinport is 
intended to check the import into Canada of teal re- 
jected at American ports as unfit for food. The ru- 
jectiona at New York last mouth were on each a 
tirale as to attract public attention. 
The telegram is otherwise intiresting as showing 
the belief ot the Indian Tea Assooiation in adver- 
tising through (he large American wholesale houses. 
It is also worthy of note what is said about the 
new Canadian TariH and the rejection of teas 
at New York. We ehould have telegraphed the 
eubatancs of the Enf/lishman'B information to the 
Chairman, Planters' Association, Nuwara Eliya, as 
soon as it came into our hande, save for some 
doubt as to its authority and full authenticity. 
At present the information seems to be published 
by the Englishman on its own authority or that of 
Mr Bleobynden ? 
^ 
CEYLONS IN AMEKICA. 
Mr. Baohanan writes under date (April 14): — " A 
gentleman I met this morning seems to think that 
because I told you that ' as often as not the 
generic term of ' Oeylons ' was given to iLdian 
and Ceylon teas in the States indifcriminat^ly," 
theietore dealers there do not know the difference 
between the produce of the two countries. This, 
of course, is absurd : dealers kcow perfectly well 
tbe q ialiti^s of both and which to ask for to suit 
their requirements. 
" in old days the London trade spoke of all 
' Indians ' as ' Assams '; bat ell the same they 
knew the difierenoe in value and quality between 
the produce of Caohar, Sylhet or Assam, though ia 
common trade parlance tbey usrd the term 
' Assams' for them all. 
" I hope you will urge people who criiioiae the 
suggestions of others to make somo sUbgebtions 
themselvef. In this way we shall arrive at a sound, 
(onclusien 
As we said the Joiat-Committee, if appointed, 
ought to call for suggestions up to a certain date, 
which could be taken into ooQeideration along 
with the published schemes. 
INDIAN TEA ASSOCIATION : 
THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN. 
We hare leeeived a copy of the proceedings of 
a Special General Meeting of Members of the Asao- 
tiOD held on Tuesday, the 20th iUnrcb, at the rooms 
of the Begal Chamber of Commerce, to receive Mr. 
B Bk-cbjLdf.n on Lis rctcr from Chicigo. Tit Hon- 
J N 8tu«it, Chiirmao, pre'ided. 
Mr. Bitctiycdtn tesd txttbc't from bis report, wbiob 
stated amongst oihtr things. 
Purcbasert of tea were aiw&js invittd to lock 
th<-ir orders tbioagh their otvii grocers ; *ni kocb 
orderf, with infcrmaiiou at. to '•►•ere the tf-xs c.nld 
be pio.'ur'd un.i their [jH' et, hchc fCL,! diit^ct lolLc 
grocur. Ibis atts the meaus of diatrilutiig tt>e tea 
diiectlj iuto the reja ar trade cuaui-t-lr, ai,d tLuj 
cre-i'ing an immediate supply to mett ti y dci au'l 
tb»t was created. A list of the grocete ttock.ng tbe 
tea wat then prepared aud tbiti was not only linty 
in conapicuous places in th« P»viliop, but tbousauda 
of copies were oietributed in the sample boxs of ten 
given awey. 
The teruiS latde with Meesis. Keid, Mur<<ocb & Co., 
ot ChicajjO, are described in the report. Er.eflt, ihtty 
are tbat ilie trade marks »d>crti!,eH, became th« 
property of tbat firm, and tl.ey paid for the da« 
cop>-r'gb(iug of tbem. The 6rm was euppiied witk 
a cerikin quauti!; of tes, ana it was agreed thai 
their f urtder rt quire meuts for teas of the two ttand»rd 
only should be met on the bi-is of f>;ur month'* 
creflilat market rates. Ttefi .ni for their p*rt were 
to push the tea tbrou^h th ir r.ameroas truveliers, 
and in other woyf. Tbe net reeolt I ae been ilut 
np to the close of the Eshibitic n ovei 1.500 grocers 
bad stocked Indian 'i'< a> throuf;h Messrf. Keid, 
Murdoch lit Co., tbe total ezFen-iiiute advised to the 
AesnriHtion being the interest on the |irioe of tie 
tea supplied, apart from tbe ezpenies ot ihe Chicago 
Exhibition. Thete is no furtber riak, involveid. 
AN AGENCV IN NEW VORX. 
At the close of tbe Cbicaxo Eibibit 00, Mt. Blecb- 
ynden attended a small Eihib ticn at N''W York, 
retaining for the purpose lour kliitmutgarf. Xi-6 
obj«ct in attending this "sl ow"nii8 at aited, as ens 
of the most influaotinl New York wboleaale frrotera 
agreed to accept the rgency of the Astocisticn, 
Ihongh tbey, as weil as others, had eteadfaitl; refuced 
to do this before. The terms ciiide with I'hia firm 
ace even more eirople than thote with idessr*. Reid, 
Murdoch & Co., »nd are tbat on the Asaocistion 
advertising a given brand of lodiun Teas, the firm wilt 
undertake to put up packers io a suitable ma' ner, and 
to supply any grocer at a given price. The A^sociatio:} 
nndettake no reBpocaibility aid are at 10 fceparatA 
charge beyond that of advertising in the matter. 
TheCHAiEMAN said they were iLdtbted toMr.BIechvB- 
den for tbe remarks which he had made rega' ding his 
operations. He moved tbat:— The IndiauTea ABsooistioi 
places on record its cordial appreciation of tbe eer- 
vicee rendered to tbe Indian Tea Indostry by Mr 
Blechvnden, the ddegste of tbe A'sociition at the 
E»hibiticn at Chicago, and desires to oo:;vey to him 
their tbanks for the manoer in which ha has Jsrougbt 
Indian Tea before the American pabl-p, aid ' for the 
tact and skill displayed by him ia fnrmounting the 
many difiScnlties attendant upon his important task. 
The resolution was seconded by Mr. A Q Wal'sea 
and carried unaoimoasly. 
CONTIXTJIKG THS CAMPAIG.V, 
The Ohairmao then aaid there were two resoiaticas 
which he would like to put to them while tbey were cn 
the subject. It was very evi'^eot chat haTlcg occi 
started the campaign with America it wocld be t 
waste of money it they did not tike sdvanta^e of the 
position gained. He then prcpo-'ei : — 
That aSub-Committeeof the lot ian Tea AFseciatioii 
be formed to be called tbe "Indian Tea' Fond 
Committee," to collect fcuLscripticns and organise 
arrsngementa for the further introduction of Indiao 
Tea into the American and Cinadian markets, and 
that the foDowing gentlemen be asked to form the 
Committee : — 
Hon'ble J. N. Stuart, Chairman; Mr. C. Lawrie 
Johnstone, Mr. D. A. Sibthorp, Mr. G. G. Ande'oon 
Mr. A. K. Muir, Mr. A. F, Bruce, Mr. D. A. Oamu-' 
bell, and Mr. W. T. Cirter. 
It was not proposed to fetter them, bai to give th°m 
hy\ powers to do the best they could to work out the 
sciiLme and to do their best for the Indian T^a 
industry. 
