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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[Nov. r, 1894. 
and the tea of the futnre. Ouly last Sunday we en- 
tertained some company at my home, China tea 
drinkers yon may be surf. Iprodnced my pride " pure 
Ceylon tea"; at Bret they seemed afraid of it ; I fonnd, 
however, no trouble to urge a second cap. 
Our endorsement at the W' rld's Fa 1 of a ba'f a 
million cut's I am sure does not stand fcr nothing 
and I am sure the good it did the weary people is 
not forgotten, a-;d 1 am ture many would use only 
Ceylon tea if it were only pu' wilhin their reach. 
So-called Ceylcn teas are sold that are not Ceylon, 
others are gambling on our success at the exhibition, 
the people do not wish to be deceived, give the 
American public and put ihem in the way of our 
delicious teas and I repeat the market is ours, but 
in order to win we must be up and doing, activity 
is required without any intermission. The work so 
■well and faithfully performed at the World's Colum- 
bian exhibition by your active Conomisiioner and his 
staff should have been followed up without any delay 
whatever. 
Now that the Tariff question is settled insuring a 
hew impetus to business generally, with the Cotton 
States and international exposition in view and tor 
ruinating the year 189"), will give us between now 
and then an opportunity that it would be suicidal 
to throw away, and I am sure that if the work be 
taken np and pushed at an early day we may pos- 
sibly gain ground and make up for the valuable 
time lost. 
It seems to me the man for the Planters is the 
man that understands the requirements, and not only 
the requirements but the tea as well. Iam not en- 
tirely selfish in putting forward my propositions in 
this matter, another gentleman, now on this side of 
the water, who is from Ceylon, and one who I am 
satisfied from my associations with him at Chicago 
is a thorough Oeylon man, with the Ceylon inter- 
ests at heart and with an opportunity and 
proper backing I am sure would do the uusine-s 
justice- This is a big U. S. and I am sure he of 
whom I speak, Mr. Thomas A. Cockburn could be 
placed in a position of usefulness that Ceylon would 
not regret his appointment. Hia position at tha 
woman's court required a gentleman of no ordinary 
ability or euduiauce as the pressure of business was 
so great, and from all reports that have been made 
show that he filled the place in a most satisfactory 
manner, and I do know that your honorable Com- 
missioner now the Hon. Sir John J. Grinlinton was 
more than pleased with his ability. 
Unfortunately fate associated him with another at 
the Midwinter Exhibition at San-Francisco. I very 
much regretted the alliance at the time and the results 
are just what I expected they would be. From the word 
Co. nothing succeeds unless all parties concerned 
thoroughly understand their business and are inter- 
ested, honestly interested in the enterprize. If Mr. 
Cockburn had received diiect backing and rent to 
Fresco as a direct representative of Ceylon I am 
sure the results would have been far different and 
the show would not have ended as it did. Parti- 
culars, I am sure, have reached Ceylon before this. 
If he with whom Mr Oockburn was associated un- 
derstood the requirements and possessed the proper 
interest, the interest that Mr* Cockburn did, I am 
sure the record would have beeu more satisfactory 
and that Ceylon Court would not have been turned into 
a restaurant selling sandwiches at five cents a piece, 
served by German waiters. The real object was 
never accomplished for the reason that the attention 
was divided ; coffee and cocoa, were served, wheni 
only tea and nothing els 3 but pure Ceylon tea should 
have received the most prominent attention as at' 
Chicago. Mr. Cockburn, being under pay of thist 
man who proposed to be boss, was helpless, and 
could not express or dictate his wishes. An al- 
lowance must be made in bis favor as things 
Btand, I understand he has lost quite considerably 
by not being pa>d all that was dr?e him, and I 
Bincerely trust that he will stand exonerated from 
any blame for mismanagement at the Mid-winter 
Exhibition and not have his future prospects affected 
in anyway. 
To manage an Exhibit rightly require* tact and the 
proper experience and understanding which bring 
in economy, and proper economy and managmcnt 
bring in the end results that are satisfactory and 
successful. I am very much afraid Mr. F. lacked 
tie qualifications required to the detriment of him- 
self and oihe'8. 
Now, Mr. Editor, I have given you a long letter 
in detail, trusting that its contents will iulertsl and 
that my propositions and schemes will receive iLe 
fas ourable ftttent on of the Joint Coinroit'ee. the 
Planters' Association and the planting public gene* 
rally und that Ceylon elects for a represent- tim 
at the Cotton S ates and International Exposition. 
With kindest regards to yourself and all Ceylon 
friendd, I am yours faithfully 8. BIERA.CH. 
25,000 ORANGES FROM TWO TREES IN 
11ANGALA. 
Rangalla, 9ih Oot. 
Deab Sib, — In your paper some lime ago one of 
your correspondents — anUva man I suppose— wrote 
that if Haputalo were planted with fruit trees they 
would rival Ca'ifornia in their productiveness. I 
do not for a moment wish to dispute this— all I 
assert is that this side would run it pretty close. 
A neighbour of mine has given me in 
" black and white " the following facte :— Two 
Mandarin oratge trees belonging to bim 
gave in 1891 '25,000 oraugae. Of last year's 
crop of which no account was taken 3,500 fruit 
sold in Eandy for It 1 00. At this rate the crop 
of 1891 would have eo'.d forBl.000! Can Uva or 
California beat this ? Now, tht.nl* - to our Chairman 
and his august Council of XXX, the markets of 
America are in a fair way of being opened op 
to Ceylon tea, it is a pity something in a less 
dignified way is not done for Ceylon fruit and 
afford us all an opportunity of retiring in a few 
years as millionaires. — Yours faithfully, 
PLANTER. 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES IN CEYLON. 
Deab Sib, — Why should not some of the Govern- 
ment Gardens come to our aid about suppljirg 
fruit and vegetables, as they hare started a Da : ry ? 
1 don't m an that they should be turned into 
Market Gardens and supply steamers, say, with 
their produce ; but I do think that residents in 
the island ought to be supplied with fruit and 
vegetables at a re.sonable ooet. It would not only 
be a great boon to she public but would make the 
Gardens self-supporting. I saw in the Observer a 
correspondent asking a recipe for "canning fruit." 
Well, the difficulty would, lie in getting the fruit 
to can. Our cartman has orders to bring us fruit 
twice a week, and he can never get anything but 
plantains and not always these Vegetables just the 
same. Our butcher charges Rl-50 for a handful 
of vegetables that you would get at home for 3d; 
the same with our fowls that are bought from 
villagers. There is much room for improvement 
f Government were to excite emulation amongst 
he villagers and give prizes of good fowls; f.r 
he be3t kept or most productive native gardens, 
much might be done at littie cost to auyone. 
Natives, as we all know, can work it it is made 
worth their while. — A better class of cattle ought 
to bs introduced, too; when the young stock gets 
too numerous in the Government dairy it ought 
to be distributed amongst the most industrious of 
the native farmers. —Yours truly, 
NORTH OF KANDY. 
