THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST, 
475 
January i, 1892,] 
gAtd to the advantages of tea-drinlriiig or the merits 
of Indian tea wonld have soon uieoppcsred. Tbecotn- 
mittee therefore wisely resolved to tiud a little more 
money, and continue the work in Paris iu the hope of 
recovorine at some future date aome portion of the 
outlay. With tlra io view, a h u.^'o for the sale of 
dry Indian teas waa opened at 2<>1, Kue de Hivoli. 
hVom the experieucc of the Asfoiiiattd Tea Piantara 
iu America it was felt that this aloue would D( t load to 
very satisfactory teaults* It waa neoessarj ton ach the 
tea-drinkiag publio, and no aimpUr wuy of doing this 
could be deviated than to cootinne in outside permanent 
cst&blishioenls the work that had btea commenoed 
in the Indian Palace. Tea rooms wer therefore, 
fitted up in the Indian style in the most frequented 
parts of the oity at which pure Indian tea ia acid iu 
and in packets. The firat of these places was 
only opened on Noveniber 25, 1890, almost a year 
fl'go, the second iu the end of April, aud tho third 
*n the month of May this year. At tbia stage tho 
present company was formed. It waa thought that 
the buaiueaa had sufticieDtIy developed to warrant 
the enterprise being taken ov«t by those who had 
hitherto found the bulk of thn capital, fo .hat, as 
it oeciimo lucrative, iboir previous outlay might be 
reconpod. A proapectua wsa ia.iued in July last, and 
n scheme arranged under which the previon** guarantors 
ntainly found the additional capital ueoestiary for 
preaent requirements in Paris. Owing to the short 
time tho branches have boeu opened it will be seen 
that opinions aa to ultimato sucoeas must bo inoro 
or ItisB speculative* Kev^rthelea**, the time that baa 
parsed docs much to warrant an op nion being formed, 
n ® **^®**’^o®H we iu the best part ot 
Paris, one near ibe Opera House aud tho other 
in tho Avenue dcs Cuampa Elyadus. Tliey are 
roost oonvem’eiitly situated for that portion of the 
rreneb poop.e that have been, even iu n small way, 
accu>tomed to orirk tea. From tho moment the 
doora were opene<l these eata.'l;.Hiimei>tn received a 
c »uaiderHble mt ssu f i support. It was evident that 
th.y met a vtbich bad boeu felt. In each. 
‘ poi, with nulk aud 
**! (rtHy 4id). and tho*»ecvico is 
muen better than anytliiug ot lot kind in England. 
the business in the midst 
of the holiday season, when everyono who can 
afford to do so leavoa Paris for about two mouths. 
During that period the returns fell off, but they did 
not sink to a lower point than might fairly have 
been expected, and with this exception the progress 
as been oontinuou) from the time each house was 
opened. It is most satisfactory, therefore, for us to 
be able to report that at the moment tho holiday 
makers the roturna at ones increased 
praotioaliy to the highest level they had even reached. 
Now every week and mouth shows such satisfautory 
progress that it sMins probable that each of these 
places will be paying witbiu three or four mouths. 
As refreshment houses of this nature cannot be expected 
to a g(^d return on (ho day they are opened, 
probably thw le as good a result as could be anywhere 
achieved. The committee felt that their work in 
Pans would not bo satisfactory if they did not break 
new ground ^d try to develop a taste for tea amongst 
ft portion of tho population not yet accustomed to 
drink it. It waa with this tnd in view that the 
third premiues were Ukan. They aro more in tho 
^#t of PariSi aitnated in the Boalevardo Boone 
JSouvolle, nearly oppo.ito the Lyceo, and in tho 
®®*8hhi^urhood of some of the largo theatres. 
hi8 place also is showing steady progresR, 
and as tho premisea are most advantageously 
suunted, there is every reason to hope that in a 
mtie time they will be as satisfactory as the others, 
tronably these three establishments ore the oulv 
pl^oB in which one is sure of getting a drink of pure 
indtan tea. Nothing else is supplied in the restaurants. 
Aunongh we consider it advisable to keep other kinds 
are “*9 ‘“‘•1 '"‘e" 
taken per cent Indian. Every opportunity is 
atloDliou to Indian teas. Siuoo the 
great exhibition, where a gold and silver medal were 
obtained, two other medals have been gained. This year 
there was a very interesting exhibition opened in the 
Champs Glysu :& in tho month of August, which remains 
open till the cud of November. The company were 
offered a large salon here, rent free, subject to a mode- 
rate oommission on their takiugs, aud in tbia room 
an increasing business bn. been done. In August 800 
persons were served there, iu September OfiO, ami 
I iu October 1,586, showing n satisfactory inorease. A 
business of this nature requires more capital than 
shops in whien dry tea uuly is served. Saitable 
fittings and furniture must be provided, and the 
best situatious must be secured, allot which oost a good 
deal of money. Probably there will be not diflioulty in 
huding of the money that will be required for extension 
from time to time, if it can bo sliowo that a fairretnrn 
will be made- Tho figures that are utour disposal up to 
tho present are, oi course, not conclusive ; nevertheless, 
I think, they will be regarded as satisfactory. Our 
total sales in the joar ISeO was over 16,000 francs, in 
1891) over 30,000 francs, and in 1891 (estimating the 
two last months of the year on the basis of the others) 
they will be over 120,000 franos. Seeing that two of 
tto places have only been opened since May, it is 
fair to autioipate that next year will see a very con- 
siderable, if not quite proportionate increase. Tliere 
is tho striates. supervision from the London ufBoea of 
the company, where daily returns nre received. The 
directors feci ihat these fsots should be sufficient to 
satisfy cLe shareholders. It will oe asked, “ What is 
Io be our future progress There is no iuteution at 
presen: Io open mure brauchea in Paris. Efforts will 
be conoentraied to improve those already going. There 
is a st.'oug feeling, however, that something shonld bo 
done iu other i|iiartera, A favourable apace for build- 
ings at the Obicago Exhibition has Lean praotioslly 
secure 1, aud seeing that the consumption ot tea 
there is about l^lb. per head of the populatioa 
against about I oz. in Franoe, gool results will prob- 
ably attend an enorgetic oSort made in the same 
judiaiujB manner. If the resources of Ibe company 
admit it the direolors wonld consider tho praotiaa- 
biiify of opening similar branchus in other parts of 
Europe, Possibly good prospects also await such 
attempts in Nice, Milan, Vicuna, and Berlin. Tbecu 
can be no doubt but that the work of opening new 
markets becomes more important year by year. In 
the face of the large estimate of the present crop 
and tho low London prices, together with the annually 
increasing yield, I think that even tho busiest should 
be willing to spare a few momeuts to eousider whether 
the organisation that is furnished by the Palais Indiun 
Tea Houfes Limitel, ia not one that would pay all 
those who are interested in Indian tea to support. 
Mr. Bullock (chairman of the Upper Assam and 
Assam Frontier Companies) referred to a visit he had 
paid to the company’s lirauobes io Paris, aud expressed 
a desire that only Indian tea should be sold at them, 
Mr. Setoii wished to point out, in ease there might bo 
any misoouception about what Mr. Bullock had said, that 
the questiou ot a certaiu admixture of other teas with 
Indian tea in tho first place bad been frequently before 
the Board. The matter had been fully disoussud and it was 
not without a fall knowledge of all the aspects ot 
tho question that what had been referred to bad 
taken place. Quite recently, however, tho Board 
feoliog that there had been a great deal ot oriti- 
oism about the tea sold not being all Indian tea, 
called for special reports ou the subject of the respeolivo 
quautitirs of Indian and other teas sold aud they were 
pleased to tied from those reports that the teas sold, 
o'lier than Indian, ooustituted a very small propor- 
tion iodeed — only one per cuul. 
Sir. Thomas Lough said that in the ooursu of a 
few months Sir. Bullock's wishes would be carried 
into effect. There were several practical diSioulties to 
deal with, but the board had taken stops to obtain 
the end desired. 
After some further discussion, the proceedings oon- 
ctuded with a vote of thanks to the chairman, pro- 
posed by Mr. Bullock and seconded by Mr, Sst 0 D.-< 
H. and C. MaU, Nov, 20, 
