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Had the Government combined them with efficient 

 Grain Granaries they would have proved their utility, 

 but unfortunately the grain deposits were to be any shed 

 or place that happened to be standing idle, thus imped- 

 ed the issue of Warrants and depriving the farmer 

 of the sole means of enjoying the benefits which the 

 measures promised. 



In the failure to appreciate the need of sound stor- 

 age and to provide for such, with its consequent emis- 

 sion of warrants, lay the whole error ; 'the absence of 

 Elevators with Grain Granaries alone impede the mea- 

 sures attaining their promised success and there still re- 

 mains to complete the work of regenerating our agri- 

 cultural life. 



OUR ACTUAL STORAGE CAPACITY. 



Estimated Storage capacity, according to official fi- 

 gures, including every, sort of warehouse, port (aduana) 

 buildings and cellars, sheds, deposits, along railway lines, 

 etc 6,000,000 tons or 60 per cent, of crop. 



1165 sheds at Stations, capacity total approximately 

 5,000,000 tons, Private storage, 250,000 tons, Port Stor- 

 age 450,000 tons. 



Elevators alone then will provide the necessary re- 

 medies for the evils which the farmer and the "Ace- 

 piador" both agree are afflicting their trade. 



The farmer wants cheap sacks, the elevator pro- 

 mises to do away with them altogether. 



The farmer wants better prices for his cereals, the 

 -elevator promises him this by giving his cereals a clean- 

 ing and a better aspect, so that the good does not fetch as 

 little as the bad grain. 



The farmer wants cheaper living, the elevator pre- 

 mises that with the money it will put in his pocket ke 

 won't need to worry about the cost of living or labour. 



The farmer does not know what to do, the elevater 

 promises him that he won't know what to do first, so 

 profitable will it make his business. 



The Grain buyer and "Acopiador'' says the freights 

 are high, the elevator with bulk handling will reduce 

 the costs. 



The Grain buyer says that labour is dear, the ele- 

 vator with mechanical handling will reduce the cost *f 

 labour . 



The Grain buyer says the cereals are delayed in dis- 

 patch, the elevator at the station and at the port will 

 facilitate the loading, and where delays occur the safe 

 storage of the cereals will avoid any losses. 



