to he told to that of the Argentine grower and seller, 

 whom we sec scarcely a whit hetter off for all Ills prodig- 

 ious efforts, and those of his (Government. 



The fanners themselves in North America attribute 

 iheir success to elevators and the facilities they offered; 

 may well believe them and take their word for it. If 

 we have not achieved such enviable results it is our own 

 fault, or rather that of those in authority when there 

 <cailie offers to provide the country with proper facilities 

 mud which, had they been put into execution at the time, 

 would have left us in quite another situation. The res- 

 ponsibility must also lie with those who made it their in- 

 terest to deter the railways from continuing to invest 

 money in elevators; the few elevators which do exist owe 

 Their existence to railway enterprise. 



Owing to the circumstances which attend railway 

 enterprise, there is little prospect of any extension of 

 loading facilities through elevators by the railway com- 

 panies. Those that have been built of late have been 

 chiefly private ventures by grain exporters. As the cri- 

 terion by which business affairs are judged has changed 

 in official circles, there remains only one line along which 

 progress can be attained : that is directly under the aegis 

 *)f th State. Unfortunately there is no great prospect 

 of the State being able to undertake the construction of 

 elevators in our ports although there are at times reports 

 of such being contemplated by the authorities. The con- 

 dition of State finances does not allow much room for 

 premature rejoicing. 



It seems more reasonable to suppose that the same 

 method of procedure as practiced heretofore, that of 

 granting adequate concessions to private enterprise, might 

 ^achieve something, although there is no gainsaying th* 

 fact that if future progress in this sense is to be at the 

 same rate as in the past then there is little hope indeed 

 for the future. Immediate action is necessary, for only 

 in the establishment of a complete network is any real 

 and substantial result to be expected. 



For this we must either call into activity some of 

 the latent spirit of enterprise among the inhabitants of 

 this country, or let the work be undertaken by foreigners. 

 If this last course is the only feasible one, then, certainly 

 it will be ridiculous to attempt to belabour foreign cap- 

 ital and to prevent those who have ventured "their mo- 

 ai ey from enjoying the legitimate gain thereof. 



LOADING FACILITIES WHICH MUST* 



BE PROVIDED. 

 We must, then, look forward to our loading faciliti 



