, 1863-12-25
TIE TEA TRADE.

Sanitary Agent-Present Mag
nitude Of the Trade in Great
Britain and the Uni
ted States.
THE CHICAGO TEA WAREHOUSE.
III certainly pleasing duty for tho jour
palist to turn aside from the contemplation
Of 'tgrim-Yi6egcd wnr," with a1l his t9etern
alarums," If pcrchance lie can find aught to
note Of improvement or progress in his
community. In the s'piping timcs Of peace"
it is no longer subject for marvel that we
record tho changes: which in a young and
thrifty centre like our own arc constantly de-
.yeloping into forms which arc thereafter to
become sourccs Of influence, power and
wealth, and which from their inception aro
indiccs Of wants felt only to be supplied.
But the case becomes widely different
when the sharp tattoo Of the re-
cr1itting drum and the trumpet notes
Of the morning reyellle arc echoed back
by the sound Of the mason's troWcl and the
busy hum which proceeds from Heart of
Commerce, throbbing and heaving with the
beat of one hundred and fifty Thousand pull
ses Of money-sceking Humanity. These arc
stirring times, yea, "the times which try
mems eoula;" and it is fact which Is, per-
hnpB, not less apparent to others than our
selves, that our 'tlines" are castina communi-
ty which has no parallel In tho Old World or
in the New, for Vigor, Thrift, and all the Ele-
mcnts Of substantial, enduring prosperity.
Whilst In her early days It was predicted by
the enyloua or the foolish that our newly
fledeed city would add another to the 1ony
ca+e,oorv Of upo1den drcaus and 1eaaar ~
.i;t.ee,s IN which +ba was+ .,,.a a.. -.
t,;tfn1 e1nl,nx ;nto a ,ner. r.f,na 81. +,,e
..a1o. ond ii. hsta sho bos 1on,< .,.,so S..sss
- p,,h,co,, which ,;;as - ~. ho.. -
:,,,.t,a. .na h.r. -,,,, a,a ~ ~. -.
m ninilAtiou a' aaa as1 .u' ,ou ~, "e Nv" accept
1ae consiaeula'i's III, aue ~ .ne wonder o.
tno s1tanse1 ~ oeeou'1ns pnae
ana agmty' pomns te'"tn TO cur
"ha1'es, out pps' oof s1atnu11es'
our railtoaos, oul naau,ules' oar ln.ong-
ing st1ee's, = ~ 't .a,tm p.asos s.s "nste,u no
ono heea stuu .111 a.. 80 uu s' iae.4s' ~ oeng
tne mos. nnpolne eup.so u,Ia ~ 1ae.' pro,
oaeng ,ness ns-"o uha. ~ pns ,s. "asn pl,ae anu
s1a''tuoo ~ '.os~ ~ palu, -, stl..eu- ..:
Ing on"ata a'a un"a.u a. 'o"a'us tle ee1ans
SUM- .een,ns W. tno voui.t''es f1eaos VI
an cxnansucss Naeuls. a1'p W seep IL tnis
treat Glt5 oi .no pinlns aoSanclpg IN Ill
that Is F9osless,ve, peyono Tug gfo"ta OF ner
elder sisters " o.neannal' LUZ anu ~. Aoals' ano
keen'y cnleilns lu.o tus .aes WILL eue oniy
cen11e on LUG eoat4n'n. "4AIa WV eoupafe
Win ncri 1na e'eu Ne" 4otA 4esse4 nas
noth1ns !" ae' nnnu' "n.e+ ean W aAeneo
10 oai o"A ~, ~ -p1 ''4. w. "nea oui
CITY i'as w ''1sa5 1au SUI, asseitca uct
comnefcial p1en'nse ~ @nu pos,''on al .ac
"ofso. W. "eaau ees onlseasss - osh-
cts ste ne' ie' us 'utu w oui nh5 asn COUSINS
vino are oee'anans W ana ae o"1' ma $40"
a. tncy ate ~ 'ee1sn n14' Auu neAuo"ieaso
mer1f' II " gy u ne" uayS ago
1hat Inc 1nnnue,e1 nao ni8
"spcclat' IN cur "aAe' WIN "o1as
OF commentator ~, uhu ma''e,' "nae
the LONDON Asn.sfotea 1'fss seh1aleu ING pre-
aac1on Inal tninote' "1ln u:t ,'0'ooV aen
IN the teh1oo ae1o' was uestlaea 10 DC Tue
mother ol 1ne sIeatest nal1oa tae "o1o mas
yet seen, WIN cnlcaso lor ncf capatai anu
NeW YORK ner seaport. surely, taen, Il We
are already estee"ea 90 n'sh.y os our itlenas
and by the Stranger, we may DC pardoned 1or
any exhibition OF e1nDerant pride. and ne
confess We are proud Of our cltJ anu onr
country. May dod preserve them both!
And now Thllc tnesc past years, few In
number though they De, haSe found u pro-
grees1ng Us Aarket LOT 1ne great staples Of
the world, to an extent lar surprising the
brightest dreams OF the Widest enthusiast
amongst Us, there has been steadily growing
up in our midsta branch Of Commerce which,
large as it is at present, SO far as the Western
States arc concerned Is only Just In its infancy.
We mean none other Than the Ira TRADE, Of
which it may be safely computed that the
amount annually consumed IN Illinois alone
is fully equal to the entire trade Of the Brit
ish Islands In l!s-or l,@3,GS pounas-of
which " far the larger portion u that com"
monty known as greer. Asthe history Of this
valuable commonly ls nue understood ny
the pubic genc1auy' We may DC excused Tor
referring to sach 1eatnfes as we talnk Will DO
Of lhtefeet 10 our 1eaoels-
And, nrst' VIC may premise that the Iea~
| plant Is an evergreen sa1uo' usually growing
| to heasht OF from th5ee 10 Ass aect. Inc
! stem Is oosny, VALE numerous ana very lea1y
branches. Inc leaves afc mfge ana: placea
on ahort 1oot-s1alks-the Ao"efS WING ano
slightly tfagrant- IL Is cul''1atea more or
less IN every pfosiuee u cnina, anu Is
brought 1fom tne sIna1l tAt1l1s ~ MM II LUG INFERIOR
| fof SAC 10 enc he1ca@ue7 =! TUG seaports' III
macn INC same 1Asaon Us tatm p'oo"cLs arc
n.on Wv =" w 80 of tea w.a scarcs,r tno.n IN
- -, 49, Cnrrn,as.+,ro - .,h,ch H. 49, -
eaaet ~ Tathar .1a~onaor nap,a1o. rvho
eoan. a ~ 49, ~ 1coe -arna,nn. +hasa 49, 49,
su1esa e..s.... -aau. @ 49, sfta-a.aaaa .s..a,as -
taan sxss a.5.. .s,s. ~ As,s ~ r,,o asso,t.
~ ,,sa - ~, w. 1va. t,,on oao -
luA' ~. as ~ " - "A -, Nunu ~. se'u
aoh - =. ns.'s,' @ ' -. m u ss ', - ~,
80 - sss.,,5.. -. t,r
Inc "o..a, & on!s ." ~ ~ ionaa u t"o pIos. :.
1cee -. on'ua. .nons =. 1I nuu ~
i.enean' "ueIe .ne satn'.s ~ :. oee9, u,
PEE tne peop'e rs ne 'in'ssse occuples us. AZ
ch1na' 9apan, 1onau,h' ana oine1 Ahgoo1ns u
use II, anu Tue aoununnce 10 ~ * gteas 1nst
ID soio ~ . .ess eneap .1le An.' u1iuA
H. ne adds, Al all nours. nc louno II II als m
own cxpef1enee IN 'ns1an'aneous 1e1aeuy ~.
heaoaene' anu "nen conpsAea 70 slt up ~
night 10 hear CONCESSIONS 'ls use saved nm
ootn from efo"slness ano 1lom soosequent