Sell Teas in whole, half, and quarter chests, in tins of 10, 5, and 1 lbs., in packets of 8, 4, and 2 ounces once a week (the market day) in country towns; daily, in different localities in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, and such like cities--all by auction to the highest bidder for _cash_, in lots which would suit both retail dealers and retail purchasers. Never mind if there be a loss at the commencement; the quantities sold, till we felt our way, need not be large. What would be the result? Retail dealers would shortly sell as much Indian as China Tea, _if they could get it_. Our Teas would go into thousands of houses where it has never been tasted yet. The demand would increase on all sides; prices in Mincing Lane, and consequently in Calcutta, would rise, and no fear of a glutted market could then exist. In two words, Indian Teas would, I believe, six months after such operations were commenced, become the rage in England, and we, the owners of Tea property, would add 50 per cent. to the value of our estates. Is not even the _chance_ of all this worth an outlay of Rs. 120 for each garden? I am proud to head the list with my Rs. 360, and I do beg of all interested in Tea to follow my lead. In the plan I have sketched, like Mr. Drews, all the operations would be simple. The necessary supervision would be small: the details easily arranged. The Teas would of course be bought in the open market in London and distributed for public auction to the different localities. There might be some loss at first (it is for this the capital is wanted), but if always sold to the highest bidder, there would be none--nay, a handsome profit after a time; and though I do _not_ think with Mr. Drews, nor should I wish, that the prices would eventually equal Cooper and Cooper’s, I do think that the said firm would soon find it useless to advertise their _cheapest_ Indian Tea at 3 shillings a pound--Tea for which they certainly paid no more than 13 pence! I may add that I quite agree with the last paragraph of Mr. Drews’ letter; but a sale for India and a sale for England are two different things, and I will not treat of both together. EDWARD MONEY. Western Dooars, _January 7, 1882_. Alas! in this case, like the one of supply of Tea to natives, nothing practical came of it. A _very few_ gardens agreed to subscribe, and the matter dropped. Of all the plans that have been mooted, this of Mr. Drews I believe to be the best. I wish a small company in England would try to initiate it. No greater boon, in my opinion, could be conferred on the Indian Tea industry; and were such a Company, with good names, launched in England, a large proportion of the shares would probably be taken in India. A very moderate capital would suffice. CHAPTER XXXVI. TEA MACHINERY.