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the while it was reaching out into the export field in 

 an experimental way. 



Then, in 1911, a situation arose unexpectedly that 

 caused turmoil among the officers of the pioneer com- 

 pany and led to considerable anxiety among the Grain 

 Growers all over the West. For, through an excess of 

 zeal upon the part of an employee, the Grain Growers' 

 Grain Company suddenly found itself dragged into the 

 maelstrom of " The Pit." It was accused of trying to 

 corner the oat market and was forced to fight for very 

 life. 



So that at last it looked indeed as if Chance had 

 delivered the farmers into the hands of those who 

 preferred to see them eliminated altogether from the 

 market. 



