Show TELEGRAPHIO The Tea Trade Chicago sno report from Washington Wash-ington that the secretary of the treasury had ordered samples of tea ftnirinK in San Francico ror Chicago market ehcu d be sent to New York for inspection before be-fore Ibo tea is delivered here has caused coma talk among those moet jnHreatod here as to the reason for such order and the influence it would have on the tea trade in this oily If tho report as published pub-lished should prove true that samples of all teas arriving in San Francisco consigned con-signed to Chicago should be sent to New York forinspeciimi before tea is delivered here would it in any way be detrimental detri-mental to tho tea trade in this city was asked Mr J W Doane one of the heaviest importers of this city todas That would depend a good deal onbow it was done if samples were sent to Now York ahead of tho arrival of tho tea and examined there without loss ot rims soS so-S to allow the tea being delivered here immediately on arrivalsuch order would not make any diffls once but if any delay was caused in delivery of tte tai oo arrival then it would be injurious to tho interests of the tea trade We dont want to have any time lost in the delivery of tea on Its arrival The gentleman gentle-man al o stated that the only excuse which could be cCored was the fact that no tea inspector had been appointed for Chicago Are tea interests in this city not of such importance as to warrant the appointment ap-pointment of au inspector for Ibis place in any case uch yes the tea interests d this city are the largest in the country Recent statistics chow that far more tea arrives at San Frarcieco for distribution at Chicago than arrives at New i ork The amount of business done is large enough to have an inspector hero and that one has not been appointed i3 only because as I have already said no inconvenience has thus for been experienced under the present arrangements Should it be necessary = ne-cessary to have an inspector here one will be appointed Mr Spalding collector of custom declined de-clined to converse upon the subject |