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creased prices for his product, will be of decided 

 advantage to the producer. Thus, with the rapid 

 growth of Pacific coast industries, the develop- 

 ment of Oriental markets, and the lowered freight 

 rates to Europe, the future of this wheat region 



CouTttsy oj Pennsylvania Railroad. 



Three ocean going steamships can be loaded at the same time at the rate of 60,000 



bushels per hour. 



seems promising. More intensive farming methods 

 will also gradually win favor and the result will 

 be that general production and prosperity will 

 become even greater than at present. 



The Exportation of Wheat in the United States. 

 In common with other exporting countries, the 



